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Files open slowly -- intermittent
Name: Lutefisq Date: June 26, 2004 at 15:37:54 Pacific OS: Windows XP home edition CPU/Ram: Pentium 4 2.81ghz/512mb r
Comment:
Hi folks.
I recently begun having an intermittent problem where I will double click a file, and will get an hourglass for about 10 seconds before the file opens.
This happens independent of file type/size/location/etc.
And there seems to be no consistency to when it happens. I can open 10 files fine, then one opens slow, then back to normal. Or three bad ones in a row, then fine for a while. Kinda weird.
Tried several solutions mentioned here -- disabled LMHOSTS lookup and NetBIOS over TCP/IP, checked for virii/spyware, disabled indexing.
Name: Richard59 Date: June 26, 2004 at 15:55:36 Pacific
Reply:
There are any number of processes that run in the background and may cause the symptom you describe. Press CTRL/ALT/DEL and bring up taskmanager. Have your processes list in view and then test opening various other things. Try to see what processes are using up your ram/cpu when the delays happen then research what those processes relate to and see if you need it/them to run.
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Response Number 2
Name: Lutefisq Date: June 26, 2004 at 16:08:56 Pacific
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That was a good idea, but I don't see any unusual spikes in usage when the problem occurs.
And if I watch the CPU Usage History graph, there's no unusual spike there either.
Hmph. Was a good idea though.
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Response Number 3
Name: dan_woodhouse Date: June 26, 2004 at 16:11:39 Pacific
Reply:
u have defragmented right?
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Response Number 4
Name: Lutefisq Date: June 26, 2004 at 16:17:35 Pacific
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Yes I have.
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Response Number 5
Name: Lutefisq Date: July 8, 2004 at 19:18:44 Pacific
Reply:
Well...after tearing my hair out for a few weeks I, uh, finally realized that file indexing was turned on.
Now, the thing is, I know it was off previously. So, is there some software I installed that turned it on without my permission. Or just XP decided it probably knew better than me and I must want it on?
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