Solve : Windows Stops Responding?

1.	Solve : Windows Stops Responding?
Answer» Hi all, I'm having a very strange problem. First time I've run into a problem of this kind. My computer works fine for a while and then Windows Explorer stops responding. It's not one of those ones with a "Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close..." type errors, but rather, when I open My Computer, My DOCUMENTS, or any folder in general, I can't access the drives or files. Double clicking does nothing, simply highlights the files. The drop-down menus also stop responding. Sometimes they won't drop at all. The blue toolbar on the left side disappears. I've run virus and spyware checks and they came up clean. Anybody know what's happening?Windows version? Service pack? What was happening when this occurred? Other issues? Any recent software changes? Does doing a system restore help? More details?It's Windows XP SP2. It doesn't seem to affect any other programs. Firefox, IE and any program works fine. Restore hasn't helped. Quote Windows version? Service pack? What was happening when this occurred? Other issues? Any recent software changes? Does doing a system restore help? More details? Also, what virus and spyware checks did you run?GIRLFRIENDS stop responding as well....after you've had them for awhile. Follow the above suggestions and do some basic HOUSEKEEPING on that machine such as defrag, diskclean and let us know... patio. 8-) Quote Girlfriends stop responding as well....after you've had them for awhile. Follow the above suggestions and do some basic housekeeping on that machine such as defrag, diskclean and let us know... patio. 8-) COL. I don't think basic housekeeping helps with the dreaded "girlfriend not responding" ERROR though.Nope. That one usually requires flowers, diamonds or a trip to the Mall...Or something else expensive . . . as someone around here says (it might be street1 but I'm not sure) fiancee = financee. Or something like that. Same thing applies.

Answer»

Hi all,

I'm having a very strange problem. First time I've run into a problem of this kind. My computer works fine for a while and then Windows Explorer stops responding. It's not one of those ones with a "Windows Explorer has encountered a problem and needs to close..." type errors, but rather, when I open My Computer, My DOCUMENTS, or any folder in general, I can't access the drives or files. Double clicking does nothing, simply highlights the files. The drop-down menus also stop responding. Sometimes they won't drop at all. The blue toolbar on the left side disappears. I've run virus and spyware checks and they came up clean. Anybody know what's happening?Windows version? Service pack? What was happening when this occurred? Other issues? Any recent software changes? Does doing a system restore help? More details?It's Windows XP SP2. It doesn't seem to affect any other programs. Firefox, IE and any program works fine. Restore hasn't helped. Quote

Windows version? Service pack? What was happening when this occurred? Other issues? Any recent software changes? Does doing a system restore help? More details?

Also, what virus and spyware checks did you run?GIRLFRIENDS stop responding as well....after you've had them for awhile.
Follow the above suggestions and do some basic HOUSEKEEPING on that machine such as defrag, diskclean and let us know...

patio. 8-) Quote

Girlfriends stop responding as well....after you've had them for awhile.
Follow the above suggestions and do some basic housekeeping on that machine such as defrag, diskclean and let us know...

patio. 8-)

COL.
I don't think basic housekeeping helps with the dreaded "girlfriend not responding" ERROR though.Nope. That one usually requires flowers, diamonds or a trip to the Mall...Or something else expensive . . . as someone around here says (it might be street1 but I'm not sure) fiancee = financee.
Or something like that.
Same thing applies.

Solve : Windows Stops Responding?

Discussion

No Comment Found

Related InterviewSolutions

Reply to Comment