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| Thread ID: 66225 | 2006-02-15 10:57:00 | mycomputer file slow to load | kiwikeith (1273) | Press F1 |
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| 430630 | 2006-02-15 10:57:00 | Probably nuthin' but when i open my computer file lately it starts to use the torch icon and takes forever to find all my drives..only started doing this recently,i am running win xp 1.3gighrz 1gig ram 80gig hd which is 50%full,any ideas please. thanks in advance Keith |
kiwikeith (1273) | ||
| 430631 | 2006-02-15 14:24:00 | See if anything in here helps support.microsoft.com |
otter (8288) | ||
| 430632 | 2006-02-16 11:20:00 | Thanks Otter but nothing there seemed to help unless it is because I have a broadband router which is causing the problem (suppose I could tun it off and see if it makes any difference) |
kiwikeith (1273) | ||
| 430633 | 2006-02-16 17:38:00 | I'm guessing the 80G HD is a 7200rpm (any slower, then that may be your problem. If that isn't it - I would suggest running a Spybot S&D, Adaware SE, and a reg cleaner. I use Abexo Free Registry Cleaner (all of these programs are free, and downloadable at download.com) Warning - with any reg cleaner - make sure you backup your registry BEFORE running the cleaner and deleting bad entries... If that still doesn't help, check your Device Drivers - make sure you don't have any conflicts, then check programs - IE - two antivirus softwares will screw everything up :P ****EDIT**** another thing - check your User Profile - if that gets too full, it will slow you down |
TiJay (6055) | ||
| 430634 | 2006-02-16 23:32:00 | You could try this: go into folder options under advanced settings and untick 'automatically search for network folders and printers'. That might help | Overdrive_5000 (4950) | ||
| 430635 | 2006-02-17 12:13:00 | I'm guessing the 80G HD is a 7200rpm (any slower, then that may be your problem. If that isn't it - I would suggest running a Spybot S&D, Adaware SE, and a reg cleaner. I use Abexo Free Registry Cleaner (all of these programs are free, and downloadable at download.com) Warning - with any reg cleaner - make sure you backup your registry BEFORE running the cleaner and deleting bad entries... If that still doesn't help, check your Device Drivers - make sure you don't have any conflicts, then check programs - IE - two antivirus softwares will screw everything up :P ****EDIT**** another thing - check your User Profile - if that gets too full, it will slow you down woah there! you will have to speak real slowly,dumass at work :-) Now where do i find info re HD speed? How do i find out if my user profile is too full? Thanks Keith PS OVERDRIVE,have tried unchecking the file folder thingy but it makes no difference but thanks anyhoo. |
kiwikeith (1273) | ||
| 430636 | 2006-02-17 13:28:00 | Don't worry about the HD speed, if it is slow, oh well - about the user profile: do you have alot of icons on your desktop? when was the last time you cleared your cache? It's easy - go to windows explorer, C Drive(unless windows is installed on another drive) Documents and Settings, Your username, Local Settings. In the folders called History, Temp, and Temporary Internet Files - delete everything (you may not be able to delete the 'index' but don't worry about that. If you don't see Local Settings, click Tools (on the top next to 'Help' then click Folder Options, the second tab over is View click that - in the screen look for Show Hidden Files and Folders. Now you should be able to see it all. Another good thing to do - Is transfer your 'My Documents' to another folder in the Root of C or D (create a new folder directly under C Drive) Don't worry about this unless you have alot of items in your documents and settings. That is a part of your user profile, and the more you have, the longer it takes to load. just FYI - the more stuff you have running in your task tray or the right of your start bar, the slower your computer will be. |
TiJay (6055) | ||
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