Hello. I am having a problem with "My Computer" not responding whenever I try to browze it. I am running Windows XP Pro SP2. I ran Symantec, spybot, and a-squared and nothing was found. I can browze other files and folders, but as soon as I go up to "My Computer" or as soon as "My Computer" appears in the folder list, the window I tried to access it in stops responding. The problem started occurring about five days ago and there is nothing I can think of that happened to trigger the problem (no new installs, abnormal web browsing, etc.)
If I start the computer in safe mode I do not have the problem. I assume since windows explorer runs properly in safe mode that the problem is being caused by something that loads in normal mode. How do I figure out what is causing the problem?
Here is what I have tried so far:
- I have restored to a time before the problem occurred.
- I have run registry mechanic on the system.
- I have disabled all third party startup items under msconfig
- I have run ShellExView and stopped all third party extensions
If I start the computer in safe mode I do not have the problem. I assume since windows explorer runs properly in safe mode that the problem is being caused by something that loads in normal mode. How do I figure out what is causing the problem?
Here is what I have tried so far:
- I have restored to a time before the problem occurred.
- I have run registry mechanic on the system.
- I have disabled all third party startup items under msconfig
- I have run ShellExView and stopped all third party extensions