In the last month or so, Windows Explorer has begun to load very slowly. It used to load almost instantly but now it takes over 30 seconds.
My System:
Windows XP Home SP3 (with all updates)
AMD 2100+ CPU
1.5 GB RAM
120 GB HD (35% free space)
5MB/sec DSL Internet
D Link Router (hardwired net to one other computer, AV receiver & WDTV Media Server)
After Internet searches here & elsewhere, here's what I had done so far:
-Disabled WIA service
-disabled ZoneAlarm firewall & Avast Virus scan (temporarily)
-full virus scan
-looked at all running processes (all are recognized and valid)
-completed a full defrag
-completed a chkdsk /f
-watched Task Manager to see CPU usage & running processes while Win Exp is loading. (System Idle Process is 99% prior to loading Win Ex. While loading, Idle Process never drops below 97% and taskmgr.exe occasionally shows 2% or 3%.)
-Accessed all network drives, the local HD, optical drives, floppy drive (yes I have one!) and card reader. (They work correctly)
-none of the above helped
More detail:
-Win Ex is very slow to load but once loaded, it works normally.
-Other posts have suggested that "My Computer" should also load slowly if there is a drive problem. "My Computer" opens instantly.
-Firefox also seems to load a little slower but there isn't a huge difference.
-Web pages seem to load a little more slowly than previously and certainly slower than on the other networked computer. (but the degradation isn't as noticeable as with Win Ex.)
-Outlook Express opens and loads normally.
-other programs seem to load normally too.
Does anyone have a suggestion?
Is there some kind of logging program that I can use to find out what the computer is doing while waiting for Win Ex to load?
My System:
Windows XP Home SP3 (with all updates)
AMD 2100+ CPU
1.5 GB RAM
120 GB HD (35% free space)
5MB/sec DSL Internet
D Link Router (hardwired net to one other computer, AV receiver & WDTV Media Server)
After Internet searches here & elsewhere, here's what I had done so far:
-Disabled WIA service
-disabled ZoneAlarm firewall & Avast Virus scan (temporarily)
-full virus scan
-looked at all running processes (all are recognized and valid)
-completed a full defrag
-completed a chkdsk /f
-watched Task Manager to see CPU usage & running processes while Win Exp is loading. (System Idle Process is 99% prior to loading Win Ex. While loading, Idle Process never drops below 97% and taskmgr.exe occasionally shows 2% or 3%.)
-Accessed all network drives, the local HD, optical drives, floppy drive (yes I have one!) and card reader. (They work correctly)
-none of the above helped
More detail:
-Win Ex is very slow to load but once loaded, it works normally.
-Other posts have suggested that "My Computer" should also load slowly if there is a drive problem. "My Computer" opens instantly.
-Firefox also seems to load a little slower but there isn't a huge difference.
-Web pages seem to load a little more slowly than previously and certainly slower than on the other networked computer. (but the degradation isn't as noticeable as with Win Ex.)
-Outlook Express opens and loads normally.
-other programs seem to load normally too.
Does anyone have a suggestion?
Is there some kind of logging program that I can use to find out what the computer is doing while waiting for Win Ex to load?