Guest JimBal Posted July 8, 2007 Posted July 8, 2007 This started a couple weeks ago. It takes 2 minutes for display to work. The devices are then shown, but also some folders from Documents and Settings. What have I done?
Guest Uncle Grumpy Posted July 8, 2007 Posted July 8, 2007 Re: 'My Computer" display takes 2 minutes to display JimBal <JimBal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > What have I done? How far back do your restore points go?
Guest Elmo Posted July 8, 2007 Posted July 8, 2007 Re: 'My Computer" display takes 2 minutes to display JimBal wrote: > This started a couple weeks ago. It takes 2 minutes for display to work. > The devices are then shown, but also some folders from Documents and > Settings. What have I done? http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm 157. (r-h column) Prevent Delay Opening My Computer/Explorer -- Joe =o)
Guest JimBal Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: 'My Computer" display takes 2 minutes to display I have no idea. How would I know? "Uncle Grumpy" wrote: > JimBal <JimBal@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote: > > > What have I done? > > How far back do your restore points go? >
Guest JimBal Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: 'My Computer" display takes 2 minutes to display It took some nerve, but I ran this registry change. But, it didn't fix the problem. I hope I didn't create a new one in the process. LOL "Elmo" wrote: > JimBal wrote: > > This started a couple weeks ago. It takes 2 minutes for display to work. > > The devices are then shown, but also some folders from Documents and > > Settings. What have I done? > > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > 157. (r-h column) Prevent Delay Opening My Computer/Explorer > > -- > Joe =o) >
Guest Elmo Posted July 9, 2007 Posted July 9, 2007 Re: 'My Computer" display takes 2 minutes to display JimBal wrote: > It took some nerve, but I ran this registry change. But, it didn't fix the > problem. I hope I didn't create a new one in the process. LOL > > "Elmo" wrote: > >> JimBal wrote: >>> This started a couple weeks ago. It takes 2 minutes for display to work. >>> The devices are then shown, but also some folders from Documents and >>> Settings. What have I done? >> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm >> 157. (r-h column) Prevent Delay Opening My Computer/Explorer Are you networked to other computers? What other devices are installed? -- Joe =o)
Guest JimBal Posted July 10, 2007 Posted July 10, 2007 Re: 'My Computer" display takes 2 minutes to display It's a pretty vanilla Sony P4 XP/PRO with a couple printers and a web cam. I use Verizon FIOS Internet and have a wireless router that a laptop connects to for Internet access. The laptop works fine. This problem may have started with FIOS installation; I noticed it after FIOS was installed and talked to Verizon support about that and a couple other issues. They said it could not be FIOS. It was taking 5 - 10 minutes to shut down Windows and also the start up, and I had a problem that Automatic Update for Microsoft/Windows would not work, nor could I connect to the MS Update site. With some selective startup exercises using msconfig, I figured out that if I didn't start up Automatic Update, it ran pretty well. With some info from a MS knowledge base, I got Automatic Update to work. So, this issue is still hanging around. I have noticed a couple other "systems things" that just seem to sit with no disk activity for a couple minutes and then work OK. It's exasperating but just takes patience. I may just wait for a while and try to upgrade to Vista in a few months, once it is shaken out a little more. I thought about reinstalling XP, but am not sure I want to tackle that. I have another issue where I need some help. This PC has a 115GB drive configured C: 15 GB, D: 100GB. I moved all of my application stuff to the D drive to free up space on C. Now, C has basically Windows and Program Files, and is about 80% full. Can I move Program FIles to D and not screw things up? I run a Pitstop utility to analyze the PC and it tells me to free up some C space, but I'm not sure what I can safely move to D. Thanks for any help. ;~) "Elmo" wrote: > JimBal wrote: > > It took some nerve, but I ran this registry change. But, it didn't fix the > > problem. I hope I didn't create a new one in the process. LOL > > > > "Elmo" wrote: > > > >> JimBal wrote: > >>> This started a couple weeks ago. It takes 2 minutes for display to work. > >>> The devices are then shown, but also some folders from Documents and > >>> Settings. What have I done? > >> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm > >> 157. (r-h column) Prevent Delay Opening My Computer/Explorer > > Are you networked to other computers? What other devices are installed? > > -- > Joe =o) >
Guest Elmo Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 Re: 'My Computer" display takes 2 minutes to display JimBal wrote: > It's a pretty vanilla Sony P4 XP/PRO with a couple printers and a web cam. I > use Verizon FIOS Internet and have a wireless router that a laptop connects > to for Internet access. The laptop works fine. This problem may have > started with FIOS installation; I noticed it after FIOS was installed and > talked to Verizon support about that and a couple other issues. They said it > could not be FIOS. It was taking 5 - 10 minutes to shut down Windows and > also the start up, and I had a problem that Automatic Update for > Microsoft/Windows would not work, nor could I connect to the MS Update site. > With some selective startup exercises using msconfig, I figured out that if I > didn't start up Automatic Update, it ran pretty well. With some info from a > MS knowledge base, I got Automatic Update to work. > > So, this issue is still hanging around. I have noticed a couple other > "systems things" that just seem to sit with no disk activity for a couple > minutes and then work OK. It's exasperating but just takes patience. I may > just wait for a while and try to upgrade to Vista in a few months, once it is > shaken out a little more. I thought about reinstalling XP, but am not sure I > want to tackle that. > > I have another issue where I need some help. This PC has a 115GB drive > configured C: 15 GB, D: 100GB. I moved all of my application stuff to the > D drive to free up space on C. Now, C has basically Windows and Program > Files, and is about 80% full. Can I move Program FIles to D and not screw > things up? I run a Pitstop utility to analyze the PC and it tells me to free > up some C space, but I'm not sure what I can safely move to D. > > Thanks for any help. > ;~) > > "Elmo" wrote: > >> JimBal wrote: >>> It took some nerve, but I ran this registry change. But, it didn't fix the >>> problem. I hope I didn't create a new one in the process. LOL >>> >>> "Elmo" wrote: >>> >>>> JimBal wrote: >>>>> This started a couple weeks ago. It takes 2 minutes for display to work. >>>>> The devices are then shown, but also some folders from Documents and >>>>> Settings. What have I done? >>>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm >>>> 157. (r-h column) Prevent Delay Opening My Computer/Explorer >> Are you networked to other computers? What other devices are installed? If you don't share files and printers, disable "Client for Microsoft Networks" and "File and printer sharing". -- Joe =o)
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