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Maybe 6 months ago apps started to hang/freeze whenever I opened or
saved a file. Sometimes the hang occurs immediately after opening/
saving but other times it doesn't hang until after a few open/saves--
it doesn't matter which or in any particular order (open first then
save, or vice versa).
First I thought it might be Firefox since I noticed it happening there
exclusively but that was just because I tended to only use that app
for long periods of time (leaving it open with many tabs). But then I
tested other apps and, sure enough, they started hanging too. Now,
I've been using File-Ex ( http://www.cottonwoodsw.com/ , a shell
extension hook--whatever--that handles open/save dialog box resizing,
recent/favorite directory memory, etc.) for years with no problems
like this. But I tried disabling that and it doesn't make a difference
with the hangs.
The only thing I can think of is it might have started after XP failed
to upgrade to SP3 but I believe the hangs started before that.
I've also tried: chkdsk, defrag, checked shell extensions but can't
find one in the ~6-month timeframe that could be causing this, no dead
network shares (as per a suggestion on
http://www.vistax64.com/vista-general/19105-file-open-save-dialog-box-hangs-all-applications.html
).
Any ideas? Very annoying having to end-task apps all the time after
opening/saving a file...
saved a file. Sometimes the hang occurs immediately after opening/
saving but other times it doesn't hang until after a few open/saves--
it doesn't matter which or in any particular order (open first then
save, or vice versa).
First I thought it might be Firefox since I noticed it happening there
exclusively but that was just because I tended to only use that app
for long periods of time (leaving it open with many tabs). But then I
tested other apps and, sure enough, they started hanging too. Now,
I've been using File-Ex ( http://www.cottonwoodsw.com/ , a shell
extension hook--whatever--that handles open/save dialog box resizing,
recent/favorite directory memory, etc.) for years with no problems
like this. But I tried disabling that and it doesn't make a difference
with the hangs.
The only thing I can think of is it might have started after XP failed
to upgrade to SP3 but I believe the hangs started before that.
I've also tried: chkdsk, defrag, checked shell extensions but can't
find one in the ~6-month timeframe that could be causing this, no dead
network shares (as per a suggestion on
http://www.vistax64.com/vista-general/19105-file-open-save-dialog-box-hangs-all-applications.html
).
Any ideas? Very annoying having to end-task apps all the time after
opening/saving a file...