"My Computer" is acting strangely 2

[CCNewbie]

I need help. I'm not sure what has cause XP's My Computer to take forever to show the drives. Every time that I try to view My Computer, the search flashlight goes on for about 3-4 minutes before it shows my drives and the various folder. I do notice a (Z) drive that has the name memory_card NFIC.... The problems did not start until after I install the driver for HP 2510 all-in-one printer. Take the drivers off, it work for a little bit better, but quickly fell back into the "search" mode. Any idea? Thank you in advance.

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[bcastner]

This is usually a WIA issue, or a USB device driver issue. This article is not exhaustive, there are many USB devices that can cause this:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;819017&FR=1&PA=1&SD=HSCH

 

[BadBigBen]

What AntiVirus proggy do you have installed, uninstall it and reboot, still the same? of course you should reinstall an AntiVirus progy thereafter... for safety...

had the same problem with a friends PC, tried everything I could thing off, nothing worked... then I uninstalled the AntiVirus proggy, cuz my buddy didn't like it and wanted another one, rebooted and the system ran like a charm?

You can also set the Service (WIA) to manual (not Automatic)...


Ben

If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer...

 

[CCNewbie]

bcastner & ben, many thanks. That did the trick. I can always start WIA manually.

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