My Computer slow to reveal

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"Karla Leavelle" <karla@leavelle.com> wrote in message
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> Whenever I try to open "My Computer" the flashlight appears and it takes
> exactly two minutes each time to show the contents of My Computer. Once
> there, I can open folders below fine. However, when I go back up to My
> Computer, it again takes two minutes to open.
>
> Any ideas what could be causing this?
>
> It seems that the problem appeared about the time I upgraded to Service
> Pack 2.
>
> Karla
>

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>> But is having that service disabled causing the problems of not
>> recognizing some drives?

Shell HW Detection is need for AutoPlay functionality and I don't know how
disabling this service affects the visibility of the CD drive in My
Computer. Have you checked the Device Manager for any error codes for the CD
drive?

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"Karla Leavelle" <karla@leavelle.com> wrote in message
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> Thank you. When I stopped it, there was no improvement. However, when I
> disabled it after right clicking and choosing "properties," my problem was
> solved.
>
> However, what does that portend for my scanner that's attached to this
> computer?
>
> And is this related to another problem I have?: Often My Computer doesn't
> recognize one of my CD drives or removable storage devices.
>
> These problems came up after the upgrade to Service Pack 2 a couple of
> months ago. The only way I could get Service Pack 2 to work right was to
> disable "Shell Hardware Detection" service. Otherwise, once I clicked on
> the Start button, the computer would freeze for a couple of minutes. Then
> when I clicked on one of the icons in the start menu or "Programs," it
> would freeze again.
>
> It was suggested I remove services until I found the offending service.
> But is having that service disabled causing the problems of not
> recognizing some drives? I've also had problems installing a printer.
>
> Karla
>
>
> "Ramesh, MS-MVP" <ramesh@XOX.mvps.org> wrote in message
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>> http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -US;819017
>>
>> --
>> Ramesh, MS-MVP
>> Windows Shell/User
>>
>> Windows XP Troubleshooting
>> http://www.winhelponline.com
>> http://windowsxp.mvps.org
>>
>> Windows XP Newsgroup Setup Instructions for Outlook Express:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp [...] setup.mspx