System locks up

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Ken Jisa

What can I do to prevent my operating system "XP home
edition" from locking up when opening pictures?
Computer works fine but always have to do a restart
after working with pictures?
If I view my task manager there are two programs that
need to be shut down first.
~ ctfmon.exe
~ explorer
Any suggestions? I have added memory and now have 512mb.
 
Ken Jisa said:
What can I do to prevent my operating system "XP home
edition" from locking up when opening pictures?
Computer works fine but always have to do a restart
after working with pictures?
If I view my task manager there are two programs that
need to be shut down first.
~ ctfmon.exe
~ explorer
Any suggestions? I have added memory and now have 512mb.
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If the *lockup* occurs immediately upon opening
your pictures folder...the following fix may be
appropriate...

Do you happen to have Adobe PhotoShop or
Elements installed?

If you do...right click on a .jpg file and choose
Properties. Click the Photoshop Image tab
and uncheck the "Generate Thumbnails" button,
then click OK.

If the *lockup* occurs after you open close and
edit several images...it might help to run Disk
Cleanup (all options), Error Checking and Defrag.

And...you may want to increase your Virtual Memory,
the following article explains how:

(308417) HOW TO: Set Performance Options
in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308417

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John Inzer
Picture It! MVP
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Picture It! Support Center
http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=pic
 
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