Windows Explorer slow to open files and "my computer"

[Guest Bob]

Whenever I try to view files with windows explorer, it is extremely slow

(greater than five minutes) to open up and display the contents of the C:

drive or "my computer." This is happening with applications as well when they

do a search.

 

If I open Word, I can open quickly a document in the default location but

once I try to go to a different folder it takes five minutes to find the next

drive or folder. Oddly other application don't stop working. It is only when

it is looking up a directory.

 

Similarly, if I try to find imaging devices in the control panel it takes

about five minutes to find the scanner. I don't know if this is related as

other components of the control panel works well.

 

Any ideas? I did a system restore and repair installation and that did not

help.

[Guest news.microsoft.com]

Re: Windows Explorer slow to open files and "my computer"

 

I would highly recommend checking to see who the manufacturer is of your

hard

drive and downloading and installing the diagnostic software for it. Sounds

like

you are fighting a near dead HDD.

 

 

 

"Bob" <Bob@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:7718F00B-5ABF-42FB-8FD2-4CD96E301B05@microsoft.com...

> Whenever I try to view files with windows explorer, it is extremely slow

> (greater than five minutes) to open up and display the contents of the C:

> drive or "my computer." This is happening with applications as well when

> they

> do a search.

>

> If I open Word, I can open quickly a document in the default location but

> once I try to go to a different folder it takes five minutes to find the

> next

> drive or folder. Oddly other application don't stop working. It is only

> when

> it is looking up a directory.

>

> Similarly, if I try to find imaging devices in the control panel it takes

> about five minutes to find the scanner. I don't know if this is related

> as

> other components of the control panel works well.

>

> Any ideas? I did a system restore and repair installation and that did

> not

> help.