Win Xp - Windows Explorer windo hangs

patkim

Cyborg Agent
Everytime I switch to Explorer window or close an open explorer window. It eventually hangs. Clicking taskbar button is ineffective and task manager shows something like Local Disk (drive) Microsoft Internet Explorer - Not responding.
This has started recently. Have tried system restore but no luck. It's Win XP SP3. IE8. Any help would be great. Thx
 
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thetechfreak

Legend Never Ends
Its a virus. Do a proper scan in safe mode using a free AV like Avira or Avast. You may also try Malwarebytes AntiMalware and Spybot Search&Destroy :wink:
 
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patkim

patkim

Cyborg Agent
Scan has not helped much :-(
One observation is that it hangs only after expanding MY Computer. If I don't touch MY Computer and just access My documents and close, it does not hang. Also in Safe mode no such hang is observerd no matter what drive / folder I access
 
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Sujeet

Undead!!!
Maybe driver related issue then.
Use ccleaner to clean registry and cleanup unused sytem files.
Update all system drivers and Defrag the drive...atleast system partition if not the whole hdd.
 

Zangetsu

I am the master of my Fate.
One observation is that it hangs only after expanding MY Computer. If I don't touch MY Computer and just access My documents and close, it does not hang. Also in Safe mode no such hang is observerd no matter what drive / folder I access
windows xp system files issue
use system repair from XP CD..
do sfc scan

also clean junk files/registry
use these Tune Up 2012 & CCleaner
 
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patkim

patkim

Cyborg Agent
most likely it cud have been xp / driver issue as you suggested.
finally re-installed XP :-( and so far no hangs observed.
 

Minion

Conversation Architect
Do one thing download customization pack like crystal XP install it see if problem persist. if it doesn't help download malware byte anti malware update and do full system scan.
 

Zangetsu

I am the master of my Fate.
Do one thing download customization pack like crystal XP install it see if problem persist. if it doesn't help download malware byte anti malware update and do full system scan.

why to check with crystal XP?Any specific reasons? :|
 
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