Explorer and Search hangs on XP
 

Hi,
Ok, I've got two problems, which I've been scratching my head over for days and drawn a total blank.

I have just finished building a PC for a friend. It's just got Windows XP SP2 on it at the moment, along with the necessary drivers for the hardware and Dreamweaver MX 2004.

However, I've noticed an annoying problem. If I attempt to do a search of the hard drive, I can't use any other application and the screen flickers. (ie if Dreamweaver is open, I can't use it).

Also Windows Explorer hangs if I try to access the CD Drive, but not all the time. Autorun, and installations from CD work fine.

Given it's not been connected to the Internet yet, it can't be a virus.

I've been thinking that there might be a mismatch between DirectX and the Radeon drivers I have installed (I've got a Saphire 9200SE with the latest drivers), which might explain the screen flicker, but that only happens when I use windows search program.

Could it be a corrupt XP installation or a hardware problem ? or both ?

Anyone any suggestions ? I've checked the Event Log, and there's nothing failing.

These are the only two problems with the system, everything else is fine.

Hardware:

Gigabyte GA7N400 PRO
AMD 1700+ XP
512MB Memory
Saphire 9200SE Graphics Card
LG DVD Drive
CD Drive (Can't remember the make)
40GB Hitachi SATA Drive
2 x IDE Drive's (Both Western Digital)

Oh, and a quick note - Initial installation was to one of the IDE drives, and I ghosted it to the SATA drive, but both problems were present when the system was on the IDE drive.

Thanks for any help

Mike