Computer Problems

Factual Questions
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I’ve been having these problems for a while and still havent been able to figure out what the issue is.

1.) When I attempt to open a file in Word it takes forever to pull down the look in menu and then once i find a folder it takes forever to open it as well.

2.) When I first log in to windows explorer will load my home page but won’t take me to and other website until a few minutes later.

3.) Sometimes it wont even show explorer. IExplorer will show up in the process list as many times as I open it but it won’t actually show up on the screen or in the start bar.
Just in case you were wondering: WinXP, P4 2.67 GHz, 120 Gb HDD, 256megs ram, 128 MB video card, etc. So its not a slow machine.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

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Are there any other startup programs running in the background?

It has been my experience on occasion that some of these background programs are resource hogs. Individually they do not amount to much, but collectively, can be a real pain.

PC Magazine’s Startup Cop is a great free utility to kill these programs.

BTW, Windows Explorer is a file utility, while Internet Explorer is a web browser. Go get Mozilla or Opera and you won’t make these kinds of errors. Your computer will thank you, too. :slight_smile:

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Also, some types of malware can exhibit symtoms like this. Try Adaware or Spybot or even both, since one will often find problems the other overlooks.