Windows File-Explorer Working Slowly

[OlldGranny]

Hi to all!
I've had several problems with my Windows Explorer. The opening or saving a file through several software is not working fast or sometimes not at all. Also the opening of big files (over 200mb) especially .exe files from the explorer freezes the whole explorer. For example: I want to download a file in Firefox from a web page. I click on the file ( coolfile.txt ) with my right mouse button and select "Save as..." then I choose the saving location, which takes a long time just to wonder around in my directories. I've found the place where to save the coolfile.txt. I click on "Save". After releasing the mouse button whole Firefox freezes.

I am in a big need of help! If you know something about this please tell me!

Windows XP Home: SP2
Firefox 2.0.0.6

 

[Kaiser]

This is more than likely attributed to your anvitvirus software. What brand and version are you using?

Also, if you have multiple protection software. When you try to open a certain file type like an exe, the kernel first throws it to whatever protection software you have. If you have more than one type of software like say you have 2 active antivirus, or 1 antivirus and 2 spyware protection suites, they will battle it out for scanning. Prior to openning, the kernel locks the file from execution until all scanning is finished and the file is deemed safe. When 2 or more try to accesss these files the file is essentially locked from one to the other. this causes a significant delay and sometimes a crash of the execution block itself because of a time out.

 

[Dave_19]

Hi to all!
I've had several problems with my Windows Explorer. The opening or saving a file through several software is not working fast or sometimes not at all. Also the opening of big files (over 200mb) especially .exe files from the explorer freezes the whole explorer. For example: I want to download a file in Firefox from a web page. I click on the file ( coolfile.txt ) with my right mouse button and select "Save as..." then I choose the saving location, which takes a long time just to wonder around in my directories. I've found the place where to save the coolfile.txt. I click on "Save". After releasing the mouse button whole Firefox freezes.

I am in a big need of help! If you know something about this please tell me!

Windows XP Home: SP2
Firefox 2.0.0.6

The fact that its taking a long time to browse through directories makes me think your HD could be on its way out, assuming your machine is not infected. I would run DFT to take your Hard drive out of the picture: http://www.majorgeeks.com/IBM_-_Hitachi_Drive_Fitness_Test_d2828.html you just need software to burn the image to cd.