Windows Explorers hangs (freezes) and AUTOPLAY is disabled

[Guest Garry]

I have WinXP home SP2. After some cleaning of PC with third party software (I

know I screwed up) Windows Explorer hangs without any apparent reasons and

Autoplay is disabled on all discs including removable and mounted.

I already checked

http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?mode=a&query=windows%20explorer%20stops%20responding&catalog=LCID%3d1033&1033comm=1&spid=3221&range=1-43#

As I stated above I cannot see any specific reason for hanging.

I tried to repair setup by inserting REinstallation CD and typing /sfc

scannow in RUN box (was advised to do so on other forum) - nothing happened.

For autoplay I tried to "start>run>regedit>

navigate to

HKLM>System>CurrentControlSet>Services>Cdrom

change the dword value of "AutoRun" to "1" from "0"

As was advised somewhere else - I have "1" already.

 

I am out of ideas (I really don't want to reinstall Windows)

Please help

[Guest neil]

Re: Windows Explorers hangs (freezes) and AUTOPLAY is disabled

 

You should have typed sfc /scannow is that what you meant.

Neil

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

news:872CB10A-1CB0-4410-8E60-ACAC8D7BEA0A@microsoft.com...

>I have WinXP home SP2. After some cleaning of PC with third party software

>(I

> know I screwed up) Windows Explorer hangs without any apparent reasons and

> Autoplay is disabled on all discs including removable and mounted.

> I already checked

> http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?mode=a&query=windows%20explorer%20stops%20responding&catalog=LCID%3d1033&1033comm=1&spid=3221&range=1-43#

> As I stated above I cannot see any specific reason for hanging.

> I tried to repair setup by inserting REinstallation CD and typing /sfc

> scannow in RUN box (was advised to do so on other forum) - nothing

> happened.

> For autoplay I tried to "start>run>regedit>

> navigate to

> HKLM>System>CurrentControlSet>Services>Cdrom

> change the dword value of "AutoRun" to "1" from "0"

> As was advised somewhere else - I have "1" already.

>

> I am out of ideas (I really don't want to reinstall Windows)

> Please help

>

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Windows Explorers hangs (freezes) and AUTOPLAY is disabled

 

Try running sfc /scannow in a command window rather than a run box. Type

"cmd" in the Run Box to start a command window.

 

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

news:872CB10A-1CB0-4410-8E60-ACAC8D7BEA0A@microsoft.com...

>I have WinXP home SP2. After some cleaning of PC with third party software

>(I

> know I screwed up) Windows Explorer hangs without any apparent reasons and

> Autoplay is disabled on all discs including removable and mounted.

> I already checked

> http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?mode=a&query=windows%20explorer%20stops%20responding&catalog=LCID%3d1033&1033comm=1&spid=3221&range=1-43#

> As I stated above I cannot see any specific reason for hanging.

> I tried to repair setup by inserting REinstallation CD and typing /sfc

> scannow in RUN box (was advised to do so on other forum) - nothing

> happened.

> For autoplay I tried to "start>run>regedit>

> navigate to

> HKLM>System>CurrentControlSet>Services>Cdrom

> change the dword value of "AutoRun" to "1" from "0"

> As was advised somewhere else - I have "1" already.

>

> I am out of ideas (I really don't want to reinstall Windows)

> Please help

>

[Guest Garry]

Re: Windows Explorers hangs (freezes) and AUTOPLAY is disabled

 

 

 

"Colin Barnhorst" wrote:

> Try running sfc /scannow in a command window rather than a run box. Type

> "cmd" in the Run Box to start a command window.

>

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

> news:872CB10A-1CB0-4410-8E60-ACAC8D7BEA0A@microsoft.com...

> >I have WinXP home SP2. After some cleaning of PC with third party software

> >(I

> > know I screwed up) Windows Explorer hangs without any apparent reasons and

> > Autoplay is disabled on all discs including removable and mounted.

> > I already checked

> > http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?mode=a&query=windows%20explorer%20stops%20responding&catalog=LCID%3d1033&1033comm=1&spid=3221&range=1-43#

> > As I stated above I cannot see any specific reason for hanging.

> > I tried to repair setup by inserting REinstallation CD and typing /sfc

> > scannow in RUN box (was advised to do so on other forum) - nothing

> > happened.

> > For autoplay I tried to "start>run>regedit>

> > navigate to

> > HKLM>System>CurrentControlSet>Services>Cdrom

> > change the dword value of "AutoRun" to "1" from "0"

> > As was advised somewhere else - I have "1" already.

> >

> > I am out of ideas (I really don't want to reinstall Windows)

> > Please help

> >

> I have done it. Explorer still freezes and AUTOPLAY still off. Any other suggestions will be greatly appriciated.

Thanks Garry