starbearer
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Hello,
I'm having the exact same problem posted by Karmashock here: techspot.com/vb/topic48091.html. (please add www as I'm not allowed to add links) However, the fixes mentioned in that thread aren't working for me.
Symptoms:
-Explorer takes ages to open a folder and display its contents. Most of the time displaying the flashlight which you see while browsing a network drive
-While trying to delete a file, most of the time, I receive the message that the file cannot be deleted
-On using "Unlocker", majority of the times it as being locked by Explorer which is preventing it being deleted
-Problem solves temporarily for 5-10 minutes or so when right clicking on the start menu and then opening 5 to 10 "explore all users" but it comes back every-time
-Problem not seen in other file managers like command prompt, Nero file browser or even XYplorer
There are no network drives which I use. In fact, this is just a standalone PC without any home network.
As mentioned in the above thread, I have deleted the "Windows" folder from "c:\documents and settings\<profilename>\local settings\application data\microsoft\" by logging in through a different admin account but that hasn't made a difference at all.
I would really appreciate if someone can suggest a solution as the only once I'm seeing now is a fresh install.
P.S. I'm using Windows XP SP3 with most latest updates installed
I'm having the exact same problem posted by Karmashock here: techspot.com/vb/topic48091.html. (please add www as I'm not allowed to add links) However, the fixes mentioned in that thread aren't working for me.
Symptoms:
-Explorer takes ages to open a folder and display its contents. Most of the time displaying the flashlight which you see while browsing a network drive
-While trying to delete a file, most of the time, I receive the message that the file cannot be deleted
-On using "Unlocker", majority of the times it as being locked by Explorer which is preventing it being deleted
-Problem solves temporarily for 5-10 minutes or so when right clicking on the start menu and then opening 5 to 10 "explore all users" but it comes back every-time
-Problem not seen in other file managers like command prompt, Nero file browser or even XYplorer
There are no network drives which I use. In fact, this is just a standalone PC without any home network.
As mentioned in the above thread, I have deleted the "Windows" folder from "c:\documents and settings\<profilename>\local settings\application data\microsoft\" by logging in through a different admin account but that hasn't made a difference at all.
I would really appreciate if someone can suggest a solution as the only once I'm seeing now is a fresh install.
P.S. I'm using Windows XP SP3 with most latest updates installed