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[Guest]

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Hi all,
I'm running Win XP Pro. A7N8X Deluxe Motherboard, Athlon 2500+, 1 G Dual
Channel Ram, Ati 9600 Pro video,
For the past few days, whenever I go to Start > Search the system freezes
for a minute or so and then unlocks but the search function never starts.
I'ver scanned with Adaware, Spybot, and MS Spyware. I've also reinstalled
video drivers. I've searched around and found a few similar problems but no
solutions.
Any ideas?
Thanks
Gary

 

[sharon]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?)

My computer will not do a Start > Search either. Windows Task Manager shows
2 lines of 'not responding' when attempting to search. This problem seemed
to start after the last Windows update just a few days ago, which incidently,
hung. Can I uninstall and reinstall the update hoping that will solve the
problem? Any other suggestions?
--
Sharon


"algae" wrote:

> Hi all,
> I'm running Win XP Pro. A7N8X Deluxe Motherboard, Athlon 2500+, 1 G Dual
> Channel Ram, Ati 9600 Pro video,
> For the past few days, whenever I go to Start > Search the system freezes
> for a minute or so and then unlocks but the search function never starts.
> I'ver scanned with Adaware, Spybot, and MS Spyware. I've also reinstalled
> video drivers. I've searched around and found a few similar problems but no
> solutions.
> Any ideas?
> Thanks
> Gary
>
>
>