explorer *process* is bunged :(
will my installation survive
Friday, October 27, 2006 by werewolf | Discussion: Personal Computing
Hi all,
My computer has been freezing lately, probably some connection on the motherboard. I think I fixed that part of it, but...
During one session, it froze a number of times very quickly. During reboots, during ad-aware and virus checking sessions, etc.
It seems that now anything in the explorer *process* is verrrrrryyyyyy slow. Sys tray refreshes are slow, taskbar refreshes are slow, opening the start panel, opening windows explorer.exe (it loads quickly, but navigation is painful).
All ad-aware, spy-bot, virus scans are negative and I've used CCleaner.
Applications seem to be running well, but if I use an open/save dialog box and try navigating somewhere, it slows down. Very slow. Go make a sandwich and a cup of coffee slow.
I tried to set a restore point to a date prior to this all happening, but it didn't help. Same problems.
I REALLY don't want to have to re-install the OS, but what other options are there? Is there a way to "re-tune" the explorer process?
Is there anything I can check in the registry, are there any proggies which can do this? Does the system recovery option in the disk handle this?
**update** I just updated FastOne viewer and winamp and the installations were flawless. However, when winamp fired up, I can't do anything with it. Clicking the playlist button did nothing, media library same thing. Can't even move it around the desk top. Have no idea if this has anything to do with my problem or if winamps messed up.
Hope this isn't too much information
I dl'd something using Firefox and when it was done I clicked "open folder". Explorer came right up (I performed those updates mentioned above) and while I had explorer going, I clicked the 'up' button and explorer moved up one folder level. I did this all the way up that one drive. When I clicked 'up' again it went to 'My Computer' and did it's crawling through molasses thing again.
Also, if I right click on something and my mouse hovers over the 'send to' item, I have to wait a couple of minutes before anything happens.
**end update**
Do any of you gurus have any suggestions? I really need to fix this asap.
I thank you so much in advance
David
My computer has been freezing lately, probably some connection on the motherboard. I think I fixed that part of it, but...
During one session, it froze a number of times very quickly. During reboots, during ad-aware and virus checking sessions, etc.
It seems that now anything in the explorer *process* is verrrrrryyyyyy slow. Sys tray refreshes are slow, taskbar refreshes are slow, opening the start panel, opening windows explorer.exe (it loads quickly, but navigation is painful).
All ad-aware, spy-bot, virus scans are negative and I've used CCleaner.
Applications seem to be running well, but if I use an open/save dialog box and try navigating somewhere, it slows down. Very slow. Go make a sandwich and a cup of coffee slow.
I tried to set a restore point to a date prior to this all happening, but it didn't help. Same problems.
I REALLY don't want to have to re-install the OS, but what other options are there? Is there a way to "re-tune" the explorer process?
Is there anything I can check in the registry, are there any proggies which can do this? Does the system recovery option in the disk handle this?
**update** I just updated FastOne viewer and winamp and the installations were flawless. However, when winamp fired up, I can't do anything with it. Clicking the playlist button did nothing, media library same thing. Can't even move it around the desk top. Have no idea if this has anything to do with my problem or if winamps messed up.
Hope this isn't too much information
I dl'd something using Firefox and when it was done I clicked "open folder". Explorer came right up (I performed those updates mentioned above) and while I had explorer going, I clicked the 'up' button and explorer moved up one folder level. I did this all the way up that one drive. When I clicked 'up' again it went to 'My Computer' and did it's crawling through molasses thing again.Also, if I right click on something and my mouse hovers over the 'send to' item, I have to wait a couple of minutes before anything happens.
**end update**
Do any of you gurus have any suggestions? I really need to fix this asap.
I thank you so much in advance
David
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werewolf
Reply #62 Saturday, October 28, 2006 2:33 AM
Reply #62 Saturday, October 28, 2006 2:33 AM
okee dokee, perhaps a little sleep is in order as well
not sure where you live...it's 1:30 here...been a long day.
I will do all that hardware stuff in the morning.
quick question though: Why would my 'add/remove programs' be empty?
is there some service which needs to be turned on for that one? I've been cutting those back.
not sure where you live...it's 1:30 here...been a long day.
I will do all that hardware stuff in the morning.
quick question though: Why would my 'add/remove programs' be empty?
is there some service which needs to be turned on for that one? I've been cutting those back.
yrag
Reply #64 Saturday, October 28, 2006 2:38 AM
......and stop doing that!!!
Reply #64 Saturday, October 28, 2006 2:38 AM
| I've been cutting those back. |
......and stop doing that!!!
werewolf
Reply #66 Saturday, October 28, 2006 2:50 AM
Reply #66 Saturday, October 28, 2006 2:50 AM
still borked...
why stop cutting back services? I'm hoping that one of these times, I'll kill the one which is causing the problem and then I'll know what to tell you so you can tell me what's wrong
or something
anyway, all I get in add/remove is 'please wait while the list is being populated'
why stop cutting back services? I'm hoping that one of these times, I'll kill the one which is causing the problem and then I'll know what to tell you so you can tell me what's wrong
or something
anyway, all I get in add/remove is 'please wait while the list is being populated'
yrag
Reply #67 Saturday, October 28, 2006 2:55 AM
Might I suggest using a bazooka. Now there is some good news....sort of...........if that's not showing then it's the OS files. Leave the hardware alone and re-install the system. Like I said....sorta good news.......
Reply #67 Saturday, October 28, 2006 2:55 AM
| I'll kill the one which is causing the problem |
Might I suggest using a bazooka. Now there is some good news....sort of...........if that's not showing then it's the OS files. Leave the hardware alone and re-install the system. Like I said....sorta good news.......
werewolf
Reply #68 Saturday, October 28, 2006 2:55 AM
Reply #68 Saturday, October 28, 2006 2:55 AM
this thing seems to be messing up on a schedule...my brain is fried not sure how to explain this...
hangs for specific period of time then is fine for a specific period of time. hangs then fine, hangs then fine. but there is no change in cpu activity or memory usage from one period to the other.
hangs for specific period of time then is fine for a specific period of time. hangs then fine, hangs then fine. but there is no change in cpu activity or memory usage from one period to the other.
werewolf
Reply #69 Saturday, October 28, 2006 2:58 AM
Reply #69 Saturday, October 28, 2006 2:58 AM
i was just waiving the mouse pointer over the quick launch icons watching them go into their 'selected' state and back to unselected. they stopped changing for about 10 seconds and then started doing it again. i didn't click on anything.
yrag
Reply #70 Saturday, October 28, 2006 2:59 AM
Reply #70 Saturday, October 28, 2006 2:59 AM
I'll tell ya what......we'll both contemplate that "schedule" thingy in our sleep. I don't know about, but I'm gettin' dizzy.........
werewolf
Reply #71 Saturday, October 28, 2006 3:01 AM
Reply #71 Saturday, October 28, 2006 3:01 AM
me too.... seriously thanks yrag. sleep well, hopefully I'll be able to get back in here tomorrow.
Erk.
Reply #72 Saturday, October 28, 2006 3:10 AM
Reply #72 Saturday, October 28, 2006 3:10 AM
...Erk turns off the lights ...these two were too dead to it, and forgot. 
ZubaZ
Reply #75 Saturday, October 28, 2006 1:20 PM
Reply #75 Saturday, October 28, 2006 1:20 PM
Have you bled on it yet?
I find that things work better *after* I scrape my knuckles on some solder points and bleed a little.
I find that things work better *after* I scrape my knuckles on some solder points and bleed a little.
werewolf
Reply #76 Sunday, October 29, 2006 11:41 AM
Reply #76 Sunday, October 29, 2006 11:41 AM
hmmm coffee and donuts
and OMG yrag, what a great tutorial!!
So here's the deal. I needed to find out if it was hardware or software. I had one of those duh moments when I woke up yesterday, but had too much to do yesterday to try it out.
*werewolf looks down at his feet and shuffles a bit...* I have linux on dual boot (hmmm no embarassed emoticon)
I fired it up and opened as much as I could possible open including 3 different instances of the file browser all browsing on my ntfs disks, music player and a video player. Not one single problem.
I realize that linux drivers may not stress the hardware in the same way XP does, but there ya go.
I'm going to give that installation tutorial a shot. I had no idea I had an option like that.
Zubaz...I have indeed bled on it.
Thanks for hanging in there. will be back after.
and OMG yrag, what a great tutorial!!
So here's the deal. I needed to find out if it was hardware or software. I had one of those duh moments when I woke up yesterday, but had too much to do yesterday to try it out.
*werewolf looks down at his feet and shuffles a bit...* I have linux on dual boot (hmmm no embarassed emoticon)
I fired it up and opened as much as I could possible open including 3 different instances of the file browser all browsing on my ntfs disks, music player and a video player. Not one single problem.
I realize that linux drivers may not stress the hardware in the same way XP does, but there ya go.
I'm going to give that installation tutorial a shot. I had no idea I had an option like that.
Zubaz...I have indeed bled on it.
Thanks for hanging in there. will be back after.
werewolf
Reply #78 Sunday, October 29, 2006 12:33 PM
Reply #78 Sunday, October 29, 2006 12:33 PM
yeah, that's what I did too.
I already have a slipstreamed sp2 install I made with n-lite, but it's not going exactly the way his tutorial is reporting.
I never got a lot of the DOS part install screens he mentioned.
I'm either going to end up with 2 installs or I'm going to have to reinstall my software, or I might end up with something else
oh well...will report later what ended up happening.
I already have a slipstreamed sp2 install I made with n-lite, but it's not going exactly the way his tutorial is reporting.
I never got a lot of the DOS part install screens he mentioned.
I'm either going to end up with 2 installs or I'm going to have to reinstall my software, or I might end up with something else
oh well...will report later what ended up happening.
werewolf
Reply #79 Sunday, October 29, 2006 12:41 PM
Reply #79 Sunday, October 29, 2006 12:41 PM
ah yes, well crud. Not only do I have 2 installs, but I don't have the grub installer anymore to get into linux. sigh. do you, by any chance have a quick way to put that back in there without reinstalling ubuntu again?
sigh
sigh
sigh
sigh
sigh
sigh
werewolf
Reply #80 Sunday, October 29, 2006 12:44 PM
Reply #80 Sunday, October 29, 2006 12:44 PM
mein got en himmel
is there anyway to delete the new install?
is there anyway to delete the new install?
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Reply #61 Saturday, October 28, 2006 2:26 AM