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kbreak   07-13-2005 at 03:42:03 AM

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Windows Explorer hangs about 60% of the time upon choosing a file to open,
such as a photo or a video.

Many spyware/virus scans run, registry fixes, most .zip files deleted... and
sometimes Explorer will work justfine x number of times, then hangs the
computer.

When it does hang, I can see it using up CPU cycles but I can't terminate it
or any other apps running from Task Manager.

This is costing me many restarts via the power switch on the computer and it
is DRIVING ME BATTY!

TIA

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Anonymous   07-13-2005 at 11:47:20 AM
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To repair all system files, go to Start/Run, and type: SFC /SCANNOW

How to Perform a Windows XP Repair Install: http://michaelstevenstech.com/XPrepairinstall.htm

--
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"kbreak" <kbreak@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FBB6604E-AC06-49EE-A893-4083DD533925@microsoft.com...
> Windows Explorer hangs about 60% of the time upon choosing a file to open,
> such as a photo or a video.
>
> Many spyware/virus scans run, registry fixes, most .zip files deleted... and
> sometimes Explorer will work justfine x number of times, then hangs the
> computer.
>
> When it does hang, I can see it using up CPU cycles but I can't terminate it
> or any other apps running from Task Manager.
>
> This is costing me many restarts via the power switch on the computer and it
> is DRIVING ME BATTY!
>
> TIA

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kbreak   07-13-2005 at 08:46:01 PM
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Now that is a very interesting thing to run that I never heard of.

I ran it this morning and it asked for my SP2 disk.
d'oh!

So I spent about an hour inside MS.com looking for just... SP2.

Ended up googling a link to the download, burning a disk now and we'll see.
thanks.

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