I would try Error Checking the drive. Rightclick the drive Icon in Explorer,
Properties, Tools tab, Error Checking.
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"Chuck" <Chuck@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thank you in advance for any help you can provide, and sorry in advance
> for
> the tome. I have searched the forum but have been unable to find an issue
> closely related to mine as far as I can tell.
>
> PC:
> I have a stock Dell Dimension DXPO61, 3GB Memory (RAM) (I did add 2GB when
> I
> bought it May 2007): Intel Core 2 CPU 6300 @ 1.86GHz, 250GB drive with
> 144GB
> free, 32-bit Operating System (Vista Business). I have PCcillin IS 2007. I
> feel I should install SP1 but I've been leery about doing so with all the
> prep and precautions I've read. Maybe that’s all I really need to do.
> Everything else up to date. I haven’t added any software lately that would
> seem to fit a time window for the following symptoms.
>
> Symptoms:
> I have recently (since early October) been experiencing Windows (Vista
> Business no SP1) Explorer hangs whenever I create or rename a
> subdirectory.
> When it does, I cannot do anything with that window, it appears as if I
> haven't hit the return key other than the pointer and wheel spinning. I
> cannot open another Explorer window to work with the new or renamed
> directory, as the one opened to do the renaming or creation is just hung
> with
> the little wheel spinning. Only way to close it is through task manager.
> When
> I do so I get "End Program - Documents" with the standard warning about
> losing documents and the choice to end now or cancel. Only 'end now'
> works.
>
> If I have another Explorer window opened when I rename or create a
> directory, although the one that is renaming or creating hangs, I can see
> and
> work with the change in the other explorer window. If I choose to close
> the
> hung one through task manager, I get the "Windows Exporer is not
> responding"
> and they both close. I've even left the hung one open and "running" for
> two
> hours or more. Doesn't seem to be an impact on CPU usage.
>
> If I download a file and create a subfolder to put the file in before
> downloading, it hangs. I can go right back to the file and tell it to
> download again, and put it in the new subfolder, but the other one is hung
> as
> if I haven't hit the enter key to create the folder. Again, no performance
> issue, other than the hung explorer window. If I right click on the
> recycle
> bin and tell it to empty, that hangs and I get an Explorer not responding
> via
> the task manager when I force it to close.
>
> I have run sfc /scannow, and it said it had fixed things but not all, and
> told me to go to the CBS.log file, which is 18MB. I searched and found the
> only error it appears it couldn't repair is the tcpmon.ini file, which I
> wouldn't expect to cause Windows Explorer to hang.
>
> Sample error reports from the Maintenance app indicate I had 3 of these
> errors in August 2007, and it began again in October 2008 and has occured
> about 10 times:
>
> Description
> A problem caused this program to stop interacting with Windows.
>
> Problem signature
> Problem Event Name: AppHangXProcB1
> Application Name: explorer.exe
> Application Version: 6.0.6000.16549
> Application Timestamp: 46d230c5
> Hang Signature: ad7d
> Hang Type: 6208
> Waiting on Application Name: SearchIndexer.exe
> Waiting on Application Version: 0.0.0.0
> OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.256.6
> Locale ID: 1033
> Additional Hang Signature 1: 3558838a68df63747b3611f1e4d29e11
> Additional Hang Signature 2: f1ed
> Additional Hang Signature 3: a9638ac8c868ea3f3f2839944aafbc02
> Additional Hang Signature 4: ad7d
> Additional Hang Signature 5: 3558838a68df63747b3611f1e4d29e11
> Additional Hang Signature 6: f1ed
> Additional Hang Signature 7: a9638ac8c868ea3f3f2839944aafbc02
>
> Extra information about the problem
> Bucket ID: 110972462
>
> Previous Bucket IDs have been 140985073, 96857809, 93636584 for the
> SearchIndexer.exe, and the following report indicating dllhost.exe:
>
> Description
> A problem caused this program to stop interacting with Windows.
>
> Problem signature
> Problem Event Name: AppHangXProcB1
> Application Name: Explorer.EXE
> Application Version: 6.0.6000.16549
> Application Timestamp: 46d230c5
> Hang Signature: 4a93
> Hang Type: 6208
> Waiting on Application Name: dllhost.exe
> Waiting on Application Version: 0.0.0.0
> OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.256.6
> Locale ID: 1033
> Additional Hang Signature 1: 368721e5fa07403564d8aece2c5d0188
> Additional Hang Signature 2: e3f8
> Additional Hang Signature 3: 8fc32c163811dacd3f93e3b74ce23237
> Additional Hang Signature 4: 4a93
> Additional Hang Signature 5: 368721e5fa07403564d8aece2c5d0188
> Additional Hang Signature 6: e3f8
> Additional Hang Signature 7: 8fc32c163811dacd3f93e3b74ce23237
>
> Extra information about the problem
> Bucket ID: 120897157
>
> If anyone can provide insight and help regarding this issue, I would
> certainly appreciate it. Thanks folks!
>
> Best-
>
> -Chuck
>