Help ASUS A7N8X Deluxe Hangs in windows explorer

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When I open windows explorer on any of the local or network drives My cpu
usage spikes to 100% and will not go back down until I minimumize or close
window explorer. My Daughters Computer is a about 2/3 the computer of mine
when it comes to CPU Memory and video card. This proble is not present on her
system at all. I am thinking a drive perhaps but I can browse with ACDSEE and
it is lightning fast. It only does this with WINDOWS EXPLORER. Where to
start???

Here is a belarc advisor summary of my system...

Operating System System Model
Windows Vista Professional (build 5384) ASUSTeK Computer INC. A7N8X REV
1.xx
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
1.53 gigahertz AMD Athlon XP
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. A7N8X
REV 1.xx
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD ASUS A7N8X ACPI BIOS Rev 1017 Beta 005 T9
12/06/2002
Drives Memory Modules c,d
496.86 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
243.92 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-1673S ATA Device [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

Maxtor 6B250R0 [Hard drive] (251.00 GB) -- drive 0, s/n B60MKZFH, rev
BAH41B70, SMART Status: Healthy
Maxtor 6Y080L0 [Hard drive] (81.96 GB) -- drive 1, s/n Y230JC9C, rev
YAR41BW0, SMART Status: Healthy
Maxtor 6Y160M0 [Hard drive] (163.93 GB) -- drive 2, s/n Y420GQDE, rev
YAR51FW0, SMART Status: Healthy 1024 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'DDR1' has 512 MB
Slot 'DDR2' has 512 MB
Slot 'DDR3' is Empty
Local Drive Volumes


c: (NTFS on drive 0) 251.00 GB 228.20 GB free
e: (NTFS on drive 1) 81.95 GB 2.46 GB free
f: (NTFS on drive 2) 163.91 GB 13.26 GB free
Network Drives
None detected
 
INTERESTING... If I go through computer management and select explore from
there it works fine but using the Windows Explorer shortcut from the start
menu has a problem... Also if I browse to C:\\WINDOWS\ and click explorer.exe
it works fine. So now I created a new shortcut for explore.exe on my desktop
and the problem was back with the new shortcut.
 
1 More detail I Just found... When I go through computer management to get to
explore and click on the windows directory the problem comes back until I
click off of the windows directory.


KILGORQ said:
INTERESTING... If I go through computer management and select explore from
there it works fine but using the Windows Explorer shortcut from the start
menu has a problem... Also if I browse to C:\\WINDOWS\ and click explorer.exe
it works fine. So now I created a new shortcut for explore.exe on my desktop
and the problem was back with the new shortcut.

KILGORQ said:
When I open windows explorer on any of the local or network drives My cpu
usage spikes to 100% and will not go back down until I minimumize or close
window explorer. My Daughters Computer is a about 2/3 the computer of mine
when it comes to CPU Memory and video card. This proble is not present on her
system at all. I am thinking a drive perhaps but I can browse with ACDSEE and
it is lightning fast. It only does this with WINDOWS EXPLORER. Where to
start???

Here is a belarc advisor summary of my system...

Operating System System Model
Windows Vista Professional (build 5384) ASUSTeK Computer INC. A7N8X REV
1.xx
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
1.53 gigahertz AMD Athlon XP
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. A7N8X
REV 1.xx
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD ASUS A7N8X ACPI BIOS Rev 1017 Beta 005 T9
12/06/2002
Drives Memory Modules c,d
496.86 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
243.92 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-1673S ATA Device [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

Maxtor 6B250R0 [Hard drive] (251.00 GB) -- drive 0, s/n B60MKZFH, rev
BAH41B70, SMART Status: Healthy
Maxtor 6Y080L0 [Hard drive] (81.96 GB) -- drive 1, s/n Y230JC9C, rev
YAR41BW0, SMART Status: Healthy
Maxtor 6Y160M0 [Hard drive] (163.93 GB) -- drive 2, s/n Y420GQDE, rev
YAR51FW0, SMART Status: Healthy 1024 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'DDR1' has 512 MB
Slot 'DDR2' has 512 MB
Slot 'DDR3' is Empty
Local Drive Volumes


c: (NTFS on drive 0) 251.00 GB 228.20 GB free
e: (NTFS on drive 1) 81.95 GB 2.46 GB free
f: (NTFS on drive 2) 163.91 GB 13.26 GB free
Network Drives
None detected
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Alright now I am feeling like a pest but... On the Left hand side you have
the 2 panes... Top is Favorites and the Bottom is the traditional folder
browser pane Like in XP. This is resizable and if you resize to more than 50%
of the height the CPU usage goes right up to 100% and will stay there until
you shrink it back down. Resizing the width makes no difference at all. This
is the same no matter how you get to explore.exe.

KILGORQ said:
1 More detail I Just found... When I go through computer management to get to
explore and click on the windows directory the problem comes back until I
click off of the windows directory.


KILGORQ said:
INTERESTING... If I go through computer management and select explore from
there it works fine but using the Windows Explorer shortcut from the start
menu has a problem... Also if I browse to C:\\WINDOWS\ and click explorer.exe
it works fine. So now I created a new shortcut for explore.exe on my desktop
and the problem was back with the new shortcut.

KILGORQ said:
When I open windows explorer on any of the local or network drives My cpu
usage spikes to 100% and will not go back down until I minimumize or close
window explorer. My Daughters Computer is a about 2/3 the computer of mine
when it comes to CPU Memory and video card. This proble is not present on her
system at all. I am thinking a drive perhaps but I can browse with ACDSEE and
it is lightning fast. It only does this with WINDOWS EXPLORER. Where to
start???

Here is a belarc advisor summary of my system...

Operating System System Model
Windows Vista Professional (build 5384) ASUSTeK Computer INC. A7N8X REV
1.xx
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
1.53 gigahertz AMD Athlon XP
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. A7N8X
REV 1.xx
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD ASUS A7N8X ACPI BIOS Rev 1017 Beta 005 T9
12/06/2002
Drives Memory Modules c,d
496.86 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
243.92 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-1673S ATA Device [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

Maxtor 6B250R0 [Hard drive] (251.00 GB) -- drive 0, s/n B60MKZFH, rev
BAH41B70, SMART Status: Healthy
Maxtor 6Y080L0 [Hard drive] (81.96 GB) -- drive 1, s/n Y230JC9C, rev
YAR41BW0, SMART Status: Healthy
Maxtor 6Y160M0 [Hard drive] (163.93 GB) -- drive 2, s/n Y420GQDE, rev
YAR51FW0, SMART Status: Healthy 1024 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'DDR1' has 512 MB
Slot 'DDR2' has 512 MB
Slot 'DDR3' is Empty
Local Drive Volumes


c: (NTFS on drive 0) 251.00 GB 228.20 GB free
e: (NTFS on drive 1) 81.95 GB 2.46 GB free
f: (NTFS on drive 2) 163.91 GB 13.26 GB free
Network Drives
None detected
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CORRECTION!!! It only happens whem my E drive is displayed in the folders
pane... Also there is no Icon for it in the folders pane. Just the drive
name. The drive is full 2.29 GB free and window shows no errors on the dirve
and it does not need defragged. It is however a shared drive named MUSIC. So
the FIX IS HERE!!!!! Do not share the drive and the problem goes away...
Creat a folder on the Music Drive Named Music and share the folder intead of
the whole drive... PROBLEM SOLVED...

Icon also came back when sharing drive was disabled.

KILGORQ said:
Alright now I am feeling like a pest but... On the Left hand side you have
the 2 panes... Top is Favorites and the Bottom is the traditional folder
browser pane Like in XP. This is resizable and if you resize to more than 50%
of the height the CPU usage goes right up to 100% and will stay there until
you shrink it back down. Resizing the width makes no difference at all. This
is the same no matter how you get to explore.exe.

KILGORQ said:
1 More detail I Just found... When I go through computer management to get to
explore and click on the windows directory the problem comes back until I
click off of the windows directory.


KILGORQ said:
INTERESTING... If I go through computer management and select explore from
there it works fine but using the Windows Explorer shortcut from the start
menu has a problem... Also if I browse to C:\\WINDOWS\ and click explorer.exe
it works fine. So now I created a new shortcut for explore.exe on my desktop
and the problem was back with the new shortcut.

:

When I open windows explorer on any of the local or network drives My cpu
usage spikes to 100% and will not go back down until I minimumize or close
window explorer. My Daughters Computer is a about 2/3 the computer of mine
when it comes to CPU Memory and video card. This proble is not present on her
system at all. I am thinking a drive perhaps but I can browse with ACDSEE and
it is lightning fast. It only does this with WINDOWS EXPLORER. Where to
start???

Here is a belarc advisor summary of my system...

Operating System System Model
Windows Vista Professional (build 5384) ASUSTeK Computer INC. A7N8X REV
1.xx
Enclosure Type: Desktop
Processor a Main Circuit Board b
1.53 gigahertz AMD Athlon XP
128 kilobyte primary memory cache
256 kilobyte secondary memory cache Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. A7N8X
REV 1.xx
Bus Clock: 133 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD ASUS A7N8X ACPI BIOS Rev 1017 Beta 005 T9
12/06/2002
Drives Memory Modules c,d
496.86 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
243.92 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

LITE-ON DVDRW SOHW-1673S ATA Device [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

Maxtor 6B250R0 [Hard drive] (251.00 GB) -- drive 0, s/n B60MKZFH, rev
BAH41B70, SMART Status: Healthy
Maxtor 6Y080L0 [Hard drive] (81.96 GB) -- drive 1, s/n Y230JC9C, rev
YAR41BW0, SMART Status: Healthy
Maxtor 6Y160M0 [Hard drive] (163.93 GB) -- drive 2, s/n Y420GQDE, rev
YAR51FW0, SMART Status: Healthy 1024 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'DDR1' has 512 MB
Slot 'DDR2' has 512 MB
Slot 'DDR3' is Empty
Local Drive Volumes


c: (NTFS on drive 0) 251.00 GB 228.20 GB free
e: (NTFS on drive 1) 81.95 GB 2.46 GB free
f: (NTFS on drive 2) 163.91 GB 13.26 GB free
Network Drives
None detected
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