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newlandman
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November 23rd, 2005 14:00
My Computer Folder Slow To Load/Device Manager Page Blank
I have a Dim 4700 With Xp Home running.When I try to open My Computer A Search Flashlight appears for about 3 mins before the folder opens.Also the device manager page is blank but all hardware is functioning OK.I've tried system restore,no go,and ihave tried setting plug and play in component services to automatioc still no go. Does any one have any suggestions please
Thank you
Thank you
newlandman
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Posted November 23rd, 2005 16:00
@dlunsford wrote:
I have been having this same problem since yesterday. Have you found a resolution?!
No I have not found a solution yet but will post when I do- If you haven't found a fix yet, you might try this one. It is a fix for spyware from Apropos which is causing this problem. Aproposfix.exe. Aproposfix.exe must be run in safe mode! Save it to your desktop but do NOT run it yet. Restart and tap F8 and select safe mode.
Once in Safe Mode, double-click aproposfix.exe.
This will create a new folder on your desktop called aproposfix.
Open the aproposfix folder on your desktop and run RunThis.bat. Follow the prompts.
It is important that this has to be performed in safe mode, because in Normal mode, windows doesn't see the files, so they can't be deleted as well.
Reboot back to normal mode. newlandman
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Posted November 24th, 2005 00:00
Thank you very much the fix worked great
Newlandman outI have also been having this problem since Wednesday with my Dimension 4300. How about the drop down list of destinations when you save a document? That was also very slow. And did either of you also have problems with the address bar in Internet Explorer? It takes 30 sec to go to a page if I type the URL in the form www.xxx.com, but goes right to it if I just type "xxx" (whatever it may be) and hit CTRL-ENTER, or if I included the http:// prefix. Weird.
I'm going to try the fixes in this thread--was it the apropos virus fix that did the trick?
Steve Kamin
- Yes, it worked for me too, corrected all the problems I mentioned. I didn't think it would work because when I ran Run this, I got an error message, but then it went along and did its thing. It did request that I post a log and a Hijackthis log afterwards, which I haven't done (shame on me) but it seems to be working OK now. Hope it continues.
newlandman
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Posted November 25th, 2005 19:00
The apropos fix cured my problem totally
Make sure to follow the directions exactly
Good Luck
Newlandman Out
Augie65
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Posted November 23rd, 2005 15:00
Click Start, Run and type this command:
regsvr32 /i shell32.dll
If that doesn't help, see this Microsoft Support.
For the Device Manager not displaying, can you see it from safe mode? If not, the only thing I could suggest is to run the system file checker to restore any corrupt files. To run System File Checker:
Click on Start then Run. In the Run box, type sfc /scannow and then OK.
Note: space between c and /
You may be asked for your Windows CD, if asked insert it
If you can see it from safe mode. You might have a virus or a application conflict.
Message Edited by Augie65 on 11-23-2005 11:53 AM