Opening C: takes forever

Michael Moser · External Since: Apr 14, 2004 Posts: 75

When I click on my C:-drive icon the C:\ folder opens, but it always takes forever and a day (well - about 40 seconds) until that window becomes responsive. Any idea what the OS is doing during that time or what could cause this?

The only thing special I noted in the C:\ folder is, that it - for whatever reason - has a musical note as background (same as in the \My Documents\My Music-folder). Could that have something to do with those delays when opening it? What does that note indicate, anyway? And who/what controls what folders have that background?

Michael

Rich Barry1 · External Since: Jan 11, 2004 Posts: 1354

Michael, do you share your music online? If yes, you may have picked
up a virus or malware. Rt click the Taskbar and select
Task Manager>Processes. Then open the C: drive. Look in Processes for
any showing a large percentage figure other than idle.
Post back here with info.

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When I click on my C:-drive icon the C:\ folder opens, but it always takes
forever and a day (well - about 40 seconds) until that window becomes
responsive. Any idea what the OS is doing during that time or what could
cause this?

The only thing special I noted in the C:\ folder is, that it - for whatever
reason - has a musical note as background (same as in the \My Documents\My
Music-folder). Could that have something to do with those delays when
opening it? What does that note indicate, anyway? And who/what controls what
folders have that background?

Michael

8-Track · External Since: Aug 19, 2009 Posts: 1

Michael Moser wrote in microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize:

> When I click on my C:-drive icon the C:\ folder opens, but it always
> takes forever and a day (well - about 40 seconds) until that window
> becomes responsive. Any idea what the OS is doing during that time or
> what could cause this?
>
> The only thing special I noted in the C:\ folder is, that it - for
> whatever reason - has a musical note as background (same as in the \My
> Documents\My Music-folder). Could that have something to do with those
> delays when opening it? What does that note indicate, anyway? And
> who/what controls what folders have that background?
>
> Michael
>

I know this is way late but turn off indexing on all drives in services.
Get Process Explorer (free) and Auto Runs and File Monitor (also free
both).

You have my permission to use Google to find these small and free
progies.

MaximumPC magazine often has progs like this on the included CD.