Windows Explorer is very slow

Nonie

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I am running Vista Home Premium 32 bit on my desktop. It has Intel Pentium 4 CPU 3.00 GHz 2992 Mhz, 1 Core, 2 logical Processors. Total physical memory 1014.81 mb.

My problem is that Windows Explorer is very slow. When I open up Explorer or anything else that require it, it takes a while to load (usually less than a minute, though). All I see is a white screen. My quicklaunch does the same thing. Once I have started it the first time, it is quicker to load the next time. The search function on the windows start bar is slow as well.

I had installed a program called Shell-less Explorer about a year ago. It seems that the problems started after that. I uninstalled the program just recently to see if it would fix it, but nothing has changed.

Any ideas?

Oh, also, my quicklaunch shortcuts stopped working correctly. Some things will work, like the snipping tool, others won't, like Word and Excel. Those links also will not work reliably from my windows start bar.
 

My Computer

Hello Nonie...
It seems you might be having some spyware or adware running, causing you these slowdowns, it's quite common.

I'd suggest you download Spybot SD, install it, update it to all recent updates and do a system scan...I should find lots of things which you will delete after the scan is finished...It might not be your problem though, this could be something irrelevant, but if you haven't checked your system for spyware/malware, please do so first, reboot and see if it did any good.

Regards,


Limneos
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Limneos
    CPU
    Intel Core2Duo E4500 2.2GHz
    Motherboard
    Asus P5LD2-X/1333
    Memory
    2GB 800Mhz Kingston DDR2
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia 8500GT
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