This worked. Thanks
Now I hate to be conspiratorial but this happened just after I got rid of
Internet Explorer and installed Firefox. Coincidence?
"Ironic77" wrote:
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> Had the same problem just now on SP1 with latest fixes.
>
> This helped:
>
> I looked in services.msc and discovered that the Windows Search service
> was in a "stopping" state. That is, it appeared to be hung in that
> state. The same would apply if you see the process stuck at 25% (quad
> core) or 50% (dual core) or 100% (single core).
>
> I opened Task Manager, found the SearchIndexer.exe process and killed
> it (you'll need to show processes from all users, requiring
> administrator privledges). Then, I restarted the "Windows Search"
> service (I may be crazy, but I like search when it's working normally).
>
> Upon doing so, my machine started behaving normally again -- I can
> rename files without explorer.exe hanging. The search service is also
> working normally and the performance has improved.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
>
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> Ironic77
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