I am running XP SP1. Whenever I click on the My Computer icon, on Desktop, Windows Explorer or wherever, I get the "searching flashlight" icon and it takes a full minute for the My Computer page to appear. Any ideas?
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Jump to PostHi Gelnshiro. A couple of things for you to consider.
1. Is this only 'recent" behavior
2. Did I change anything at all lately, including installing any apps since this started
Things it can be
--------------------------------*Needing more memory
*Needing routine maintenance EG: Scandisk/Defrag
*A …
Jump to PostI'll add to this: I've seen similar things with other PC's, and for some of them, it turned out that there was a CD in the drive, and whenever My Computer got opened, it waited while it scanned the CD before it would display anything. If that's your issue, you …
Jump to PostMy only other thought on this is a seriously (SERIOUSLY) fragmented hard disk. Have you defragged lately?
Jump to PostDo you have any mapped network drives?
I've had similar problems when the network I was on was slow.
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