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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by miamitranceman
Okay, if I read your initial post correctly, I had the same problem on my XP Desktop. I had an HP printer installed. It would take minutes to access "my computer". All I'd get is the search flashlight icon. As soon as I uninstalled the printer, explorer ran at normal speed. I've tried other HP printers as well, and they all do the same thing on my system. I mean, it doesn't surprise me because HP printer installs are like over a gig! Who knows what the heck they're installing. I tried minimal installs and I always had the same problem. I now have an Epon and no explorer issues.
So check if you have an HP printer. The fact that it's an HP computer could be an issue in itself but I doubt it. |
if you were smart you would just install the driver and not the software. this keeps the installation to >5mb. :D |
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| miamitranceman |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
if you were smart you would just install the driver and not the software. this keeps the installation to >5mb. :D |
Yeah, that would probably help, but I'm going back to HP at this point.
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| idoru |
The answer to all of your problems can be summed up in one five-letter word:
Linux |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by idoru
The answer to all of your problems can be summed up in one five-letter word:
Linux |
lol jake i run linux...but i disagree. there are some things i loved about windows that i miss..but its all just stuff i was so used to having at my fingertips is all. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
lol jake i run linux...but i disagree. there are some things i loved about windows that i miss..but its all just stuff i was so used to having at my fingertips is all. |
stuff that is just there. no command needed. like a "my computer" thing to see how much space on each drive. its a bit different on linux.
btw: is there a way to make df show it in MB instead of KB? |
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| iclone |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
LOL just like format c:? |
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| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
there are some things i loved about windows that i miss |
like partaking in gay emoticons |
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| smakmagik |
| quote: | Originally posted by miamitranceman
Okay, if I read your initial post correctly, I had the same problem on my XP Desktop. I had an HP printer installed. It would take minutes to access "my computer". All I'd get is the search flashlight icon. As soon as I uninstalled the printer, explorer ran at normal speed. I've tried other HP printers as well, and they all do the same thing on my system. I mean, it doesn't surprise me because HP printer installs are like over a gig! Who knows what the heck they're installing. I tried minimal installs and I always had the same problem. I now have an Epon and no explorer issues.
So check if you have an HP printer. The fact that it's an HP computer could be an issue in itself but I doubt it. |
I haven't installed an HP printer, as I said, the machine i brand new, less than 3 weeks old, and I bought an Epson printer yesterday, and only downloaded its vista updated drivers, haven't installed the software yet. But that was yesterday, this explorer problem has been going on for a week. As gehzumteufel said, it runs fine when opening from an application, but direct usage causes it to say windows explorer has stopped working and needs to close down' |
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| smakmagik |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
umm indexing aint the problem. its hanging for some other reason. download processexplorer and autoruns from www.sysinternals.com. also download hijackthis and post your log. there is something else causing this. |
I disabled indexing and the problem's still there, so you re right.
Trying the processexplorer and autoruns and hijackthis now, will post what the results are. |
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| smakmagik |
I downloaded Hijack this, and it showed me a list of problems, but told me not all are unsafe, so I should show my log file to 'more knowledgeable' folks, so here goes
http://www.mediafire.com/?cuncl3t4mjc
i also got autoruns and process explorer, but have no clue what to do with them. |
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| BoReD365247 |
I didn't see anything out of the ordinary. Hmm. As a troubleshooting step: trying doing the same things in safe mode.
If it still has the problem then its probably a virus/spyware embedded in windows. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by smakmagik
I downloaded Hijack this, and it showed me a list of problems, but told me not all are unsafe, so I should show my log file to 'more knowledgeable' folks, so here goes
http://www.mediafire.com/?cuncl3t4mjc
i also got autoruns and process explorer, but have no clue what to do with them. |
after looking at the hijackthis log there aint anything you will find using process explorer or autoruns. as bored suggested it sounds like some sort of virus embedded. i saw some symantec entries. do you have norton antivirus? try to get NOD32 downloaded and installed and run that. |
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| smakmagik |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
after looking at the hijackthis log there aint anything you will find using process explorer or autoruns. as bored suggested it sounds like some sort of virus embedded. i saw some symantec entries. do you have norton antivirus? try to get NOD32 downloaded and installed and run that. |
yeah, i do have norton antivirus, but the trial period ran out. im trying to remember if it was before or after the explorer problem began. getting nod32 now, will post results. |
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