Folders opening slow in Windows Explorer - Windows Vista
I'm running Vista with all the updates upto date from MS. However my windows explorer has been behaving really slowly. For example there is this one folder which whenever I click on it, Explorer freezes for about 15 secs before showing its contents.
Is this a common bug, and what can I do about it? I'll defrag today, but on my XP2100+ it really shouldnt be that slow.
Thanks
Re: Folders opening slow in Windows Explorer - Windows Vista
Hey guys, I had the same problem...but I figured it out...
I have a folder with 60GB of Movies, and I changed my Utorrent settings to dump completed files into that folder. Thats when I started experiencing the slow response times.. I changed it back to the way it was, and its working fine. So check your Utorrent settings as it may be a culprit..
Re: Folders opening slow in Windows Explorer - Windows Vista
i have been having the same problem now. when i boot my windows, the explorer works fine for a while, afterwards, when i open a folder, it freezes for 5-10 secs and then opens, and when i close it, it again takes 5-10 secs and then closes. other programs work fine. any suggestions?
Re: Folders opening slow in Windows Explorer - Windows Vista
- May be your pc having a virus or malware. Download Norton Security Scan , its free. Perform a free virus scan.
- Also to make your pc free from spywares Download Ad-Aware and
- And it can be because of some unsigned drivers, see this help Verify Unsigned Device Drivers in Windows XP
- Perform a DISK CLEANUP as Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Disk Cleanup.
- Also do the defrag of your hard disk partitions.
Re: Folders opening slow in Windows Explorer - Windows Vista
@ badboyzasr,
What is the memory status of your OS drive which has to be C drive by default?
If its full then its obvious to see such behavior. Try to do a Virus scan too with an updated antivirus & spyware.