Dealay on showing 'My Computer' Information

[tuant]

Hi

I have this problem which is often very annoying. Theres is about 10 sec delay when I try to open 'My Computer'. I not talking to abut the OS, this is for the icon on the desktop. The 'My Computer' window will open however all the drive information are slow to load/show. Any suggestions?​

 

[mscrx]

can you provide more information please?
do you use network drives for example? or do you have discs in the your optical drives? what sort of computer is it, specs maybe?

 

[tuant]

No, I don't have any network drives nor are there any discs in my optical drives.

Computer specs:

Abit IP35 Pro
Intel Q6600
4GB Patriot DDR2 PC2-6400
320GB HD (For OS, Windows XP Pro)
500GB HD (For Data)
Saphire HD3850 512mb DDR3
Modular 630Watt Power Supply

I think that should do it

 

[DelJo63]

dbl click any folder to open it
use Tools->Folder Options
click the View Tab
uncheck the following:

Search for network folders and printers
Display file size​

 

[tuant]

Thanks for the tip, this did increase the loading process however not completely. There is still a delay and it appears to be gathering information. This only occurs on the initial launch of 'My Computer'. Accessing folder/files from within 'My Compute' is almost instantaneous.

 

[gbhall]

Anything plugged into your USB ports? Any printers or other things? Unplug 'em for testing. Have you unchecked 'allow remote assistance'?

 

[mscrx]

good advice! you could also run a defrag if you have alot of data on the disc it can get fragmented pretty fast.

 

[DelJo63]

the delay is two fold:

1 network access (both to connected and non-connected systems)
2 getting fileinfo for every folder/file shown on the right pannel
​

The USB access will only occur if it is connected, unlike Ethernet must make the access to find it missing.

 

[tuant]

The only devices connected to the UBS are keyboard/mouse and external DVD-Rom which is rarely turn on. I've also defrag the drive twice to no avail and 'allow remote assistance' is also disable. Both of my drives are set up the same in terms of what is to be displayed when I open the drives, currently they include: 'Name', 'Size', 'Type', 'Date Modified'. I also removed all the attributes and still there is a delay. The odd thing is my 500GB (forgot the model) open instantly whereas the 320GB, for some reason, has a delay. If this is the case, I believe my boot time will greatly increase if I transfer my OS over to the 500GB drive.

Drive Info: (The one with the issue)
Western Digital
WD3200YS
WD Caviar RE16

Drive Parameter:
LBA625142448
320.0GB

 

[gbhall]

Is the slow device compressed or encrypted?

does the directory that the slow device opens on contain any zipped files? Those can cause horrendous delays, but there is a way to switch off the underlying unzip process.