Windows Explorer super slow opening photographs...

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I would suspect a corrupt 'thumbs.db' file. You can set the system to view 'hidden and system' files, to see and delete it. It will
rebuild automatically.

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Mark L. Ferguson
FAQ for Windows Antispy http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
"Mr. Miyagi" <Mr. Miyagi@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:91C69F46-5291-4F0E-8E2F-303939E4EC03@microsoft.com...
> For the past couple of days WE has started acting strangely - previously, I
> was able to open a folder with photos, and it would open right up with
> thumbnails in the right window....I could move from one folder or subfolder
> that has a pack of photos, to another folder or subfolder with photos at
> will. Now, however, when I open a folder or subfolder with photos, the right
> window is blank, and after a period of up to a minute, the photos start to
> appear sort of ghost-like - then they switch to icons and sometimes back to
> thumbnails. I have to "refresh" the window to get the thumbnails I want in
> the window.
>
> Additionally, if I "wave" the cursor around in the right window, WE will
> close, the screen goes blank for a moment, and then I'm back at my desktop
> and have to open WE again...
>
> This occurs in any folder or subfolder with photographs, regardless of where
> it is - even in the recycle bin...
>
> How do I get back to being able to use WE without this frustrating problem...?