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Old 01-15-2007   #2 (permalink)
Chad Harris


 
 

Re: Windows Explorer hangs when deleting or renaming files

TCTUTOR--

I don't know of any Office 2007 issues that would cause this, but you might
have a look on the Office group and see if any are there. There also aren't
any KBs that address this.

Try some of these steps to reduce CPU demand but first run sfc /scannow from
an elevated cmd prompt. Right click cmd on your start menu and click "run
as admin." Type in "sfc /scannow" and lose the quotes. Then...

Speed PC and Control CPU Tips/Steps

SPEED AND CPU:

_______________

1) Trim processes you don't need in TM. Google them or "search engine of

your choice them" if you have to.

2) Go to

services.msc in run box and turn off services not needed and there are some.

Vista Services Guide Part 1

http://www.tweakvista.com/article38662.aspx

Vista Services Guide Part 2

http://www.tweakvista.com/article38664.aspx

3) Run System File Checker.

SFC: http://www.updatexp.com/scannow-sfc.html

In Vista run it from an elevated command prompt. Right click command on

start and run as administrator.

4) Run 3 or so spyware scans Windows Defender, , Adaware, and Spybot

5) Probably the most important for speed consistently and efficient resource

use DEFRAG with www.raxco.com or www.diskeeeper.com with 15% free space on

drive if DK and or >5% if Raxco's Perfect Disk.

http://groups.msn.com/windowsxpcentral/spyware.msnw

Download Adaware and

Spybot from here.

GOOD Overall Review for Defending Your PC:

http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

MSFT Defense Site MSFT Security:

http://www.microsoft.com/security/default.mspx

Protect Your PC from MSFT Security:

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...t/default.mspx

MSFT Windows Defender

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...e/default.mspx

MSFT MSRT: (Malicious Software Removal Tool)

http://www.microsoft.com/security/ma...e/default.mspx



MSFT "Windows One Care" in Wings (AV and Spyware Scans)

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/p...OneCarePR.mspx

6) Unck items from msconfig start tab you don't need starting and some

won't start--peoiple who think just uncking for many are naive because there

are 12 places things can be started including several reg keys like Run Once

keys and there are serveral.

7) Turn off Messaging service--it's a security vulnerability and it slows

you

8) Defrag very often every other day actually.

9) Turn off indexing.

10) Clear TIF and %temp% files (delete) and go to safe mode to get as many

as u can.

10) Do troubleshooting with msconfig.

11) Do Clean boot with msconfig utility and search for the directions here:

SERVICE CONFIGURATION REFERENCES*

*Vista Services*

Part One

http://www.tweakvista.com/article38662.aspx



Part Two

http://www.tweakvista.com/article38664.aspx

Windows Vista Services Tweak Guide v1.0

http://www.msfn.org/board/index.php?showtopic=87443



Vista RTM Tweak Guide (Tweaks to Improve Performances)

http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...tm+tweak+guide



1) Task Manager lists the services on the services tab in Vista.

2) Type services.msc in run box and using the list of services, click the

service and you'll get a description of services.

3) There is a list here of the default services and a description>>click

"default settings for services" in the left pane.

http://technet2.microsoft.com/Window....mspx?mfr=true



4) To view service dependencies

1.

Open Services.

2.

In the details pane, right-click the service that you want to view

dependencies for, and then click Properties.

3.

Click the Dependencies tab.

4.

To view services that are associated dependencies of the selected service,

in the list on the Dependencies tab, click the plus sign next to the

service.

Many of the services but not all in Vista are the same as in XP, so in that

context:

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/services.htm



Also see the extremely helpful site:

Black Viper's Service List

http://www.dead-eye.net/WinXP%20Services.htm





Black Viper's Site (Many of the same services in Vista)

http://www.dead-eye.net/WinXP%20Services.htm



http://www.z123.org/techsupport/xpservices.htm



http://www.geocities.com/ziyadhosein/xpserv1.htm



http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php



This will be helpful

http://web.archive.org/web/200411280...servicecfg.htm



______________________________________________________________________________________________

How to troubleshoot by using the System Configuration utility in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310560/



Resources for troubleshooting startup problems in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308041/



How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;316434



How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310353/



How to Disable a Service or Device that Prevents Windows from Starting

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/310602/



Also ck out these references:

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,5155,00.asp



http://www.speedupyourcomputer.windo....com/index.htm

and

http://www.extremetech.com/search_re...app=&site=4P.S.



Defragging with a decent defrag every day will make a huge dent inefficient

resource/CPU use.

Perfect Disk has a 5 month full functionality trial on now for Windows

Vista.

Good luck,

CH







"TCTUTOR" <TCTUTOR@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C417DF1B-DE70-4CB5-8DE1-300EF9C301CD@microsoft.com...
> I've been running Vista Business Edition RTM since the November 17th
> release.
> I've begun having problems with Windows Explorer hanging every time I try
> to
> delete a file, empty the recycle bin, or rename a file. The "Calculating
> Time Remaining" dialog comes up and then just sits there until I
> eventually
> try to close it (8-10 minutes!) and then I get a message that Windows
> Explorer has quit working, a lot of data collection goes on, and then a
> problem report is sent to Microsoft. It's getting pretty old...does
> anyone
> have an idea what's going on?
>
> It may be unrelated, but I suspect the problem may have started around the
> time I loaded Office 2007. I had so many problems with Outlook 2007
> (couldn't get it to run in anything but safe mode, even with all add-ins
> disabled) that I finally unistalled Office 2007 and went back to Office
> 2003.
> This problem with Windows Explorer hangs began while I had Office 2007
> loaded, and it did not go away when I uninstalled Office 2007. It may be
> unrelated, but...
>



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