I came by the thread as I searched for a solution to a problem I am having
with opening folders. I click on my computer, but instead of showing my
drives a little torch appears and begins searching for them. I never had this
problem before until I had to reinstall Windows XP Pro and while it worked
fine for a while, I installed my HP software and that's when it all went
haywire. I now have to wait when trying to open my drive folders and also
connecting to the internet. It makes no sense since before I reinstalled I
had no problem at all even with HP....Hmmm....Very strange...

"Kevin Lyons" wrote:

I'm having the same issue and I found that killing the "BTTRAY.EXE" (WIDCOMMs
Bluetooth app) process from the task manager took care of the problem. Now, I
just need to find out why this was causing the problem...

"Jon Kelly" wrote:



"Mike Ferrie" wrote:

Hi,

I'm looking for help with a frustrating problem that has happened on my PC.
Essentially the symptoms are this:
1.Opening files through Windows Explorer results in a 20 to 30 second pause
before the files open. This happens on local and network drives.
2.Executable files or applications open immediately. Also files open
immediately from inside the application e.g. from Excel open dialog box.
3. In explorer, right-clicking on files results in a 20-30 second delay in
bringing up the menu, while with executables the menu comes up immediately.
The system is XP SP2. What I have tried so far is:
Reapplied the Service Pack
System restore to before the problem manifested itself
Disconnected and reconnected mapped drives.

Any suggestions would be gratefully received before I go ahead and reinstall.

Thanks

Has anyone found another solution to this? I recently started experiencing
the same issue on my XP Home SP2 box. Right clicking on most (not all)
non-executable files produces a long 30+ second pause before the menu
appears. Double-clicking these same file types gets the same very delayed
response before they are finally opened in the appropriate associated
application.

Only change I am aware of is that I uninstalled my nVidia software, reseated
the card (actually removed card to use in another system, then put back
before powering back on), powered up & reinstalled the same version of the
nVidia software I had been using (77.72).

I do have an HP Scanner attached, but no HP software is running in
taskmanager, or shown in any startup areas (registry, start menu).

This is immensely annoying! I'm really hoping to avoid a complete reinstall.