Windows Explorer freeze on rename, delete, etc.

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Dave

Whenever I am in Windows Explorer and I try to rename or delete a file, I can
modify the file name but when I hit return the Explorer freezes up. When I
try to delete, it says "calculating time remaining" but that never goes away.
If I try a Search, again the Explorer freezes up.

I have to go into the Task Manager and cancel the Explorer window every
single time. The changes are made, but the process is tedious.

Anyone with the same problem or suggestions on how to correct?
 
Dave said:
Whenever I am in Windows Explorer and I try to rename or delete a file, I
can
modify the file name but when I hit return the Explorer freezes up. When
I try to delete, it says "calculating time remaining" but that never goes
away.
If I try a Search, again the Explorer freezes up.

I have to go into the Task Manager and cancel the Explorer window every
single time. The changes are made, but the process is tedious.

Anyone with the same problem or suggestions on how to correct?
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Are you doing your renaming and deleting from the right-click context menu?
If yes, this problem is usually caused by ill-behaved third-party programs
that shove themselves into the context menu. The free ShellExView program
makes it easy to manage them. Here are some useful links (it doesn't matter
that XP is referenced).

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/shexview.html
Right-click is slow or weird behavior caused by context menu handlers -
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/slowrightclick.htm
Manage the context-menu entries for folders, drives and Namespace objects -
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/context_folders.htm

Malke
 
Hi, I'm getting this exact same problem (no really, EXACT), and I'm not sure
how to fix it. 3rd party components can help me to delete files (I've used
unlocker) but I can't rename or move files still (I'm assuming the delete
problem is actually based on the moving problem, since deleting is just
moving to the recycling bin). I'd like to know of a way to fix it without 3rd
party tools. Thank you.
 
Rafi said:
Hi, I'm getting this exact same problem (no really, EXACT), and I'm not
sure how to fix it. 3rd party components can help me to delete files (I've
used unlocker) but I can't rename or move files still (I'm assuming the
delete problem is actually based on the moving problem, since deleting is
just moving to the recycling bin). I'd like to know of a way to fix it
without 3rd party tools. Thank you.
Click to expand...

Instead of tacking your new question in an old, closed thread please make a
new post including all pertinent details about your system and the problem.
These links will help you with the new post so you can get the focused
troubleshooting advice you want:

How to Post:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 - How to Ask a Question

Malke
 
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