Vista - Explorer Hangs/freezes

Hi all,

I've recently installed Windows Vista (Ultimate, 64bit) on my new PC. Specs:

Intel E660 DC Processor
2GB Branded RAM
Asus P5B Motherboard
Nvidia 8800 PCI-E graphics Card.

Everything was working fine for the first few days, but suddenly
Explorer.exe would suffer massive pauses. I am unable to browse any explorer
windows, or use the start bar, however all other programs work perfectly if I
just alt+tab to them.

It really is a very basic set up, I only use it to play one game, and use
voice coms, there is no other software installed on the workstation. When I
am playing the game, I never notice the system freezes because it only
affects Explorer, however when I tab out and try to browse an Explorer
Window, the problem is loud and clear.

This isn't a performance issue, of that I am 100% certain, but it is driving
me NUTS. Even downloading files is a pain because trying to choose a save
location can take up to a minute.

When I check Task Manager, there is nothing out of the ordinary.

"Gaskie" wrote>
Hi all,
>
> I've recently installed Windows Vista (Ultimate, 64bit) on my new PC.
> Specs:
>
> Intel E660 DC Processor
> 2GB Branded RAM
> Asus P5B Motherboard
> Nvidia 8800 PCI-E graphics Card.
>
> Everything was working fine for the first few days, but suddenly
> Explorer.exe would suffer massive pauses. I am unable to browse any
> explorer
> windows, or use the start bar, however all other programs work perfectly
> if I
> just alt+tab to them.
>
> It really is a very basic set up, I only use it to play one game, and use
> voice coms, there is no other software installed on the workstation. When
> I
> am playing the game, I never notice the system freezes because it only
> affects Explorer, however when I tab out and try to browse an Explorer
> Window, the problem is loud and clear.
>
> This isn't a performance issue, of that I am 100% certain, but it is
> driving
> me NUTS. Even downloading files is a pain because trying to choose a save
> location can take up to a minute.
>
> When I check Task Manager, there is nothing out of the ordinary.

Have you tried a system restore to when things were working?

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]

"Gaskie" wrote
> Hi all,
>
> I've recently installed Windows Vista (Ultimate, 64bit) on my new PC.
> Specs:
>
> Intel E660 DC Processor
> 2GB Branded RAM
> Asus P5B Motherboard
> Nvidia 8800 PCI-E graphics Card.
>
> Everything was working fine for the first few days, but suddenly
> Explorer.exe would suffer massive pauses. I am unable to browse any
> explorer
> windows, or use the start bar, however all other programs work perfectly
> if I
> just alt+tab to them.
>
> It really is a very basic set up, I only use it to play one game, and use
> voice coms, there is no other software installed on the workstation. When
> I
> am playing the game, I never notice the system freezes because it only
> affects Explorer, however when I tab out and try to browse an Explorer
> Window, the problem is loud and clear.
>
> This isn't a performance issue, of that I am 100% certain, but it is
> driving
> me NUTS. Even downloading files is a pain because trying to choose a save
> location can take up to a minute.
>
> When I check Task Manager, there is nothing out of the ordinary.

Another thing to try is running Sfc /scannow from an elevated command
prompt.

--
Rock [MS-MVP User/Shell]