XP Search Problem

Whenever I STOP a search while it is searching the computer freezes up and I
have to go to task manager to end the search. Any reason or repair for this?

Thanks,

Oreally

"OREALLY" wrote in
:

Whenever I STOP a search while it is searching the computer
freezes up and I have to go to task manager to end the
search. Any reason or repair for this?

Yes, decide what you REALLY want to do before you do it -
especially when using a buggy MS app - or get a file manager
which lets you search for things MS don't even know about: Total
Commander.

"OREALLY" wrote in
:

Whenever I STOP a search while it is searching the computer
freezes up and I have to go to task manager to end the
search. Any reason or repair for this?

Yes, decide what you REALLY want to do before you do it -
especially when using a buggy MS app - or get a file manager
which lets you search for things MS don't even know about: Total
Commander.

I support what "thanatoid" advises in his response, however, there are some things
you can do to curb XP from getting "tied up" in operations involving searches.

Attempt to re-arrange files and folders into a more logical and easy to understand
structure - deleting, where possible, any older, redundant and outdated files.

Perform a defragmentation on all hard-drives - and repeat regularly.

And another thing that may well have a bearing on your issue - could have been caused
by the resident portion of either an anti-virus or anti-malware program.

Next time you do a search, while it is in progress, open Task Manager and see what
other programs start to eat up memory as the search progresses.

If, as in the case of Windows Defender on my system, you see another program getting
carried away with itself, then this could well account for a "freeze" or lock-up if
you try to abort the procedure.

If this is what is happening on your system, you should temporarily deactivate these
programs for the time it takes to complete any search operations...

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"OREALLY" wrote in message
...
Whenever I STOP a search while it is searching the computer freezes up and I have
to go to task manager to end the search. Any reason or repair for this?

Thanks,

Oreally

I support what "thanatoid" advises in his response, however, there are some things
you can do to curb XP from getting "tied up" in operations involving searches.

Attempt to re-arrange files and folders into a more logical and easy to understand
structure - deleting, where possible, any older, redundant and outdated files.

Perform a defragmentation on all hard-drives - and repeat regularly.

And another thing that may well have a bearing on your issue - could have been caused
by the resident portion of either an anti-virus or anti-malware program.

Next time you do a search, while it is in progress, open Task Manager and see what
other programs start to eat up memory as the search progresses.

If, as in the case of Windows Defender on my system, you see another program getting
carried away with itself, then this could well account for a "freeze" or lock-up if
you try to abort the procedure.

If this is what is happening on your system, you should temporarily deactivate these
programs for the time it takes to complete any search operations...

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"OREALLY" wrote in message
...
Whenever I STOP a search while it is searching the computer freezes up and I have
to go to task manager to end the search. Any reason or repair for this?

Thanks,

Oreally

You think that Windows Search will have an easier time if you
"re-arrange files and folders into a more logical and easy to understand
structure"?

What method of organization do you suspect Windows Search finds "more
logical and easy to understand"...and how did you arrive at that conclusion?

---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Tim Meddick wrote:
I support what "thanatoid" advises in his response, however, there are
some things you can do to curb XP from getting "tied up" in operations
involving searches.

Attempt to - deleting, where possible, any older, redundant
and outdated files.

Perform a defragmentation on all hard-drives - and repeat regularly.

And another thing that may well have a bearing on your issue - could
have been caused by the resident portion of either an anti-virus or
anti-malware program.

Next time you do a search, while it is in progress, open Task Manager
and see what other programs start to eat up memory as the search
progresses.

If, as in the case of Windows Defender on my system, you see another
program getting carried away with itself, then this could well account
for a "freeze" or lock-up if you try to abort the procedure.

If this is what is happening on your system, you should temporarily
deactivate these programs for the time it takes to complete any search
operations...

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"OREALLY" wrote in message
...
Whenever I STOP a search while it is searching the computer freezes up
and I have to go to task manager to end the search. Any reason or
repair for this?

Thanks,

Oreally

You think that Windows Search will have an easier time if you
"re-arrange files and folders into a more logical and easy to understand
structure"?

What method of organization do you suspect Windows Search finds "more
logical and easy to understand"...and how did you arrive at that conclusion?

---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Tim Meddick wrote:
I support what "thanatoid" advises in his response, however, there are
some things you can do to curb XP from getting "tied up" in operations
involving searches.

Attempt to - deleting, where possible, any older, redundant
and outdated files.

Perform a defragmentation on all hard-drives - and repeat regularly.

And another thing that may well have a bearing on your issue - could
have been caused by the resident portion of either an anti-virus or
anti-malware program.

Next time you do a search, while it is in progress, open Task Manager
and see what other programs start to eat up memory as the search
progresses.

If, as in the case of Windows Defender on my system, you see another
program getting carried away with itself, then this could well account
for a "freeze" or lock-up if you try to abort the procedure.

If this is what is happening on your system, you should temporarily
deactivate these programs for the time it takes to complete any search
operations...

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"OREALLY" wrote in message
...
Whenever I STOP a search while it is searching the computer freezes up
and I have to go to task manager to end the search. Any reason or
repair for this?

Thanks,

Oreally

So you don't imagine that bad practices such as having 1000's of files in the root
dir, negatively affects processes involving disk operations?

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"Leonard Grey" wrote in message
...
You think that Windows Search will have an easier time if you "re-arrange files and
folders into a more logical and easy to understand structure"?

What method of organization do you suspect Windows Search finds "more logical and
easy to understand"...and how did you arrive at that conclusion?

---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Tim Meddick wrote:
I support what "thanatoid" advises in his response, however, there are some things
you can do to curb XP from getting "tied up" in operations involving searches.

Attempt to - deleting, where possible, any older, redundant and outdated files.

Perform a defragmentation on all hard-drives - and repeat regularly.

And another thing that may well have a bearing on your issue - could have been
caused by the resident portion of either an anti-virus or anti-malware program.

Next time you do a search, while it is in progress, open Task Manager and see what
other programs start to eat up memory as the search progresses.

If, as in the case of Windows Defender on my system, you see another program
getting carried away with itself, then this could well account for a "freeze" or
lock-up if you try to abort the procedure.

If this is what is happening on your system, you should temporarily deactivate
these programs for the time it takes to complete any search operations...

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"OREALLY" wrote in message
...
Whenever I STOP a search while it is searching the computer freezes up and I have
to go to task manager to end the search. Any reason or repair for this?

Thanks,

Oreally

So you don't imagine that bad practices such as having 1000's of files in the root
dir, negatively affects processes involving disk operations?

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"Leonard Grey" wrote in message
...
You think that Windows Search will have an easier time if you "re-arrange files and
folders into a more logical and easy to understand structure"?

What method of organization do you suspect Windows Search finds "more logical and
easy to understand"...and how did you arrive at that conclusion?

---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Tim Meddick wrote:
I support what "thanatoid" advises in his response, however, there are some things
you can do to curb XP from getting "tied up" in operations involving searches.

Attempt to - deleting, where possible, any older, redundant and outdated files.

Perform a defragmentation on all hard-drives - and repeat regularly.

And another thing that may well have a bearing on your issue - could have been
caused by the resident portion of either an anti-virus or anti-malware program.

Next time you do a search, while it is in progress, open Task Manager and see what
other programs start to eat up memory as the search progresses.

If, as in the case of Windows Defender on my system, you see another program
getting carried away with itself, then this could well account for a "freeze" or
lock-up if you try to abort the procedure.

If this is what is happening on your system, you should temporarily deactivate
these programs for the time it takes to complete any search operations...

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"OREALLY" wrote in message
...
Whenever I STOP a search while it is searching the computer freezes up and I have
to go to task manager to end the search. Any reason or repair for this?

Thanks,

Oreally

What "processes" and "disk operations" are you referring to, and how are
they related to Windows Search?

I'm still waiting to hear what method of organization Windows Search
finds "logical and easy to understand" and how you arrived at that
conclusion.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Tim Meddick wrote:
So you don't imagine that bad practices such as having 1000's of files
in the root dir, negatively affects processes involving disk operations?

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"Leonard Grey" wrote in message
...
You think that Windows Search will have an easier time if you
"re-arrange files and folders into a more logical and easy to
understand structure"?

What method of organization do you suspect Windows Search finds "more
logical and easy to understand"...and how did you arrive at that
conclusion?

---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Tim Meddick wrote:
I support what "thanatoid" advises in his response, however, there
are some things you can do to curb XP from getting "tied up" in
operations involving searches.

Attempt to - deleting, where possible, any older, redundant and
outdated files.

Perform a defragmentation on all hard-drives - and repeat regularly.

And another thing that may well have a bearing on your issue - could
have been caused by the resident portion of either an anti-virus or
anti-malware program.

Next time you do a search, while it is in progress, open Task Manager
and see what other programs start to eat up memory as the search
progresses.

If, as in the case of Windows Defender on my system, you see another
program getting carried away with itself, then this could well
account for a "freeze" or lock-up if you try to abort the procedure.

If this is what is happening on your system, you should temporarily
deactivate these programs for the time it takes to complete any
search operations...

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"OREALLY" wrote in message
...
Whenever I STOP a search while it is searching the computer freezes
up and I have to go to task manager to end the search. Any reason or
repair for this?

Thanks,

Oreally

What "processes" and "disk operations" are you referring to, and how are
they related to Windows Search?

I'm still waiting to hear what method of organization Windows Search
finds "logical and easy to understand" and how you arrived at that
conclusion.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Tim Meddick wrote:
So you don't imagine that bad practices such as having 1000's of files
in the root dir, negatively affects processes involving disk operations?

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"Leonard Grey" wrote in message
...
You think that Windows Search will have an easier time if you
"re-arrange files and folders into a more logical and easy to
understand structure"?

What method of organization do you suspect Windows Search finds "more
logical and easy to understand"...and how did you arrive at that
conclusion?

---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Tim Meddick wrote:
I support what "thanatoid" advises in his response, however, there
are some things you can do to curb XP from getting "tied up" in
operations involving searches.

Attempt to - deleting, where possible, any older, redundant and
outdated files.

Perform a defragmentation on all hard-drives - and repeat regularly.

And another thing that may well have a bearing on your issue - could
have been caused by the resident portion of either an anti-virus or
anti-malware program.

Next time you do a search, while it is in progress, open Task Manager
and see what other programs start to eat up memory as the search
progresses.

If, as in the case of Windows Defender on my system, you see another
program getting carried away with itself, then this could well
account for a "freeze" or lock-up if you try to abort the procedure.

If this is what is happening on your system, you should temporarily
deactivate these programs for the time it takes to complete any
search operations...

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"OREALLY" wrote in message
...
Whenever I STOP a search while it is searching the computer freezes
up and I have to go to task manager to end the search. Any reason or
repair for this?

Thanks,

Oreally

You won't even admit that it *is* bad practice to stuff 1000s of files into the root
of the system drive, will you?

I don't see why I should continue defending my advice to someone who is seemingly
intent on trashing anything I have to say.

If there is something I said that is factually incorrect or harmful to anyone, I will
have no hesitation in entertaining any criticisms levelled against me.

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"Leonard Grey" wrote in message
...
What "processes" and "disk operations" are you referring to, and how are they
related to Windows Search?

I'm still waiting to hear what method of organization Windows Search finds "logical
and easy to understand" and how you arrived at that conclusion.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Tim Meddick wrote:
So you don't imagine that bad practices such as having 1000's of files in the root
dir, negatively affects processes involving disk operations?

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"Leonard Grey" wrote in message
...
You think that Windows Search will have an easier time if you "re-arrange files
and folders into a more logical and easy to understand structure"?

What method of organization do you suspect Windows Search finds "more logical and
easy to understand"...and how did you arrive at that conclusion?

---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Tim Meddick wrote:
I support what "thanatoid" advises in his response, however, there are some
things you can do to curb XP from getting "tied up" in operations involving
searches.

Attempt to - deleting, where possible, any older, redundant and outdated files.

Perform a defragmentation on all hard-drives - and repeat regularly.

And another thing that may well have a bearing on your issue - could have been
caused by the resident portion of either an anti-virus or anti-malware program.

Next time you do a search, while it is in progress, open Task Manager and see
what other programs start to eat up memory as the search progresses.

If, as in the case of Windows Defender on my system, you see another program
getting carried away with itself, then this could well account for a "freeze" or
lock-up if you try to abort the procedure.

If this is what is happening on your system, you should temporarily deactivate
these programs for the time it takes to complete any search operations...

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"OREALLY" wrote in message
...
Whenever I STOP a search while it is searching the computer freezes up and I
have to go to task manager to end the search. Any reason or repair for this?

Thanks,

Oreally

You won't even admit that it *is* bad practice to stuff 1000s of files into the root
of the system drive, will you?

I don't see why I should continue defending my advice to someone who is seemingly
intent on trashing anything I have to say.

If there is something I said that is factually incorrect or harmful to anyone, I will
have no hesitation in entertaining any criticisms levelled against me.

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"Leonard Grey" wrote in message
...
What "processes" and "disk operations" are you referring to, and how are they
related to Windows Search?

I'm still waiting to hear what method of organization Windows Search finds "logical
and easy to understand" and how you arrived at that conclusion.
---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Tim Meddick wrote:
So you don't imagine that bad practices such as having 1000's of files in the root
dir, negatively affects processes involving disk operations?

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"Leonard Grey" wrote in message
...
You think that Windows Search will have an easier time if you "re-arrange files
and folders into a more logical and easy to understand structure"?

What method of organization do you suspect Windows Search finds "more logical and
easy to understand"...and how did you arrive at that conclusion?

---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

Tim Meddick wrote:
I support what "thanatoid" advises in his response, however, there are some
things you can do to curb XP from getting "tied up" in operations involving
searches.

Attempt to - deleting, where possible, any older, redundant and outdated files.

Perform a defragmentation on all hard-drives - and repeat regularly.

And another thing that may well have a bearing on your issue - could have been
caused by the resident portion of either an anti-virus or anti-malware program.

Next time you do a search, while it is in progress, open Task Manager and see
what other programs start to eat up memory as the search progresses.

If, as in the case of Windows Defender on my system, you see another program
getting carried away with itself, then this could well account for a "freeze" or
lock-up if you try to abort the procedure.

If this is what is happening on your system, you should temporarily deactivate
these programs for the time it takes to complete any search operations...

==

Cheers, Tim Meddick, Peckham, London. :-)




"OREALLY" wrote in message
...
Whenever I STOP a search while it is searching the computer freezes up and I
have to go to task manager to end the search. Any reason or repair for this?

Thanks,

Oreally

On 07 Jan 2010, "OREALLY" wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize:

Whenever I STOP a search while it is searching the computer
freezes up and I have to go to task manager to end the search. Any
reason or repair for this?

Maybe there is some file system corruption that Search is choking on.
It might be a good idea to run CHKDSK... but better back up your data
and system first, in case it decides to repair your disk into an
unbootable condition.

On 07 Jan 2010, "OREALLY" wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize:

Whenever I STOP a search while it is searching the computer
freezes up and I have to go to task manager to end the search. Any
reason or repair for this?

Maybe there is some file system corruption that Search is choking on.
It might be a good idea to run CHKDSK... but better back up your data
and system first, in case it decides to repair your disk into an
unbootable condition.