Explorer Slowdown 1

[jomtones2]

Getting strange delays (up to 5 seconds) on my Toshiba laptop when opening an explorer window eg. My Documents. Everything else seems to be fine and the windows respond OK once they've started.

BTW the window appears in the task-bar 1st almost straight away, and then eventually the window pops up as normal.

 

[linney]

FAQ779-4784 may help.

windows XP running very slow
thread779-796508

Slow IE6 Browser and "My Computer" after SP2 Install
thread779-1071537

Check your speed in Safe Mode, if it is OK, work through these.

310353 - How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310353&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

316434 - HOW TO: Perform Advanced Clean-Boot Troubleshooting in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316434&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

310560 - How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;310560&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

 

[jomtones2]

Cheers linney I'll see what I can do... BTW already tried cleaning up the registry etc, defragging the HD now.

Not quite sure what's happening as everything is fine EXCEPT opening a new Explorer window - other apps perform as B4.