Explorer.exe freezing / locking

I use Windows XP Home and my Explorer.exe has random freezes that last a few
minutes before it starts running again, but only for about 20 seconds and
then it freezes again.

This problem just occurred today when all that seems to be new on my
computer is windows updated and Norton Anti-Vir update.

To no avail, I have tried Dxdiag, surfing the internet, and ending Explorer
in the task manager and running another instance of Explorer, but they all
still freeze randomly.

Does anyone know how to fix this without reinstalling XP?

Thanks

Have you scanned for trojans and spyware?

Jorge

"Travis W" <TravisW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:674148B7-B240-4193-8A01-A5D5BF0B07F7@microsoft.com...
>I use Windows XP Home and my Explorer.exe has random freezes that last a
>few
> minutes before it starts running again, but only for about 20 seconds and
> then it freezes again.
>
> This problem just occurred today when all that seems to be new on my
> computer is windows updated and Norton Anti-Vir update.
>
> To no avail, I have tried Dxdiag, surfing the internet, and ending
> Explorer
> in the task manager and running another instance of Explorer, but they all
> still freeze randomly.
>
> Does anyone know how to fix this without reinstalling XP?
>
> Thanks

Yes I have

"Jorge Colon" wrote:

> Have you scanned for trojans and spyware?
>
> Jorge

Internet Explorer stops responding, stops working, or restarts:
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/pc_ie_intro

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"Travis W" <TravisW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I use Windows XP Home and my Explorer.exe has random freezes that last a
>few
> minutes before it starts running again, but only for about 20 seconds and
> then it freezes again.
>
> This problem just occurred today when all that seems to be new on my
> computer is windows updated and Norton Anti-Vir update.
>
> To no avail, I have tried Dxdiag, surfing the internet, and ending
> Explorer
> in the task manager and running another instance of Explorer, but they all
> still freeze randomly.
>
> Does anyone know how to fix this without reinstalling XP?
>
> Thanks

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"Travis W" <TravisW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Yes I have
>
> "Jorge Colon" wrote:
>
>> Have you scanned for trojans and spyware?
>>
>> Jorge
>

Travis

How much RAM?

Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the Performance
Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit and the Peak?

You should be able to gather more information from Task Manager. With
the Processes tab open select View, Select, Columns and check the boxes
before Peak Memory Usage and Virtual Memory size. What are the figures
for the 6 processes using the largest amounts?

Open Disk Defragmenter and click on Analyse. Select View Report and
click on Save As and Save. Now find VolumeC.txt in your My Documents
Folder and post a copy. Do this before running Disk Defragmenter as it
is more informative.

How many Internet Explorer Add-Ons?


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Hope this helps.

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~~~~
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Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Travis W wrote:
> I use Windows XP Home and my Explorer.exe has random freezes that
> last a few minutes before it starts running again, but only for about
> 20 seconds and then it freezes again.
>
> This problem just occurred today when all that seems to be new on my
> computer is windows updated and Norton Anti-Vir update.
>
> To no avail, I have tried Dxdiag, surfing the internet, and ending
> Explorer in the task manager and running another instance of
> Explorer, but they all still freeze randomly.
>
> Does anyone know how to fix this without reinstalling XP?
>
> Thanks

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>

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It's not internet explorer, its explorer.exe the comp navigation program

"Gerry" wrote:

> Travis
>
> How much RAM?
>
> Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the Performance
> Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit and the Peak?
>
> You should be able to gather more information from Task Manager. With
> the Processes tab open select View, Select, Columns and check the boxes
> before Peak Memory Usage and Virtual Memory size. What are the figures
> for the 6 processes using the largest amounts?
>
> Open Disk Defragmenter and click on Analyse. Select View Report and
> click on Save As and Save. Now find VolumeC.txt in your My Documents
> Folder and post a copy. Do this before running Disk Defragmenter as it
> is more informative.
>
> How many Internet Explorer Add-Ons?
>
>
> --
>
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Travis W wrote:
> > I use Windows XP Home and my Explorer.exe has random freezes that
> > last a few minutes before it starts running again, but only for about
> > 20 seconds and then it freezes again.
> >
> > This problem just occurred today when all that seems to be new on my
> > computer is windows updated and Norton Anti-Vir update.
> >
> > To no avail, I have tried Dxdiag, surfing the internet, and ending
> > Explorer in the task manager and running another instance of
> > Explorer, but they all still freeze randomly.
> >
> > Does anyone know how to fix this without reinstalling XP?
> >
> > Thanks
>
>
>

Travis

So what are you typically doing when the problem arises?

What are the answers to my other questions?


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Travis W wrote:
> It's not internet explorer, its explorer.exe the comp navigation
> program
>
> "Gerry" wrote:
>
>> Travis
>>
>> How much RAM?
>>
>> Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the Performance
>> Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit and the Peak?
>>
>> You should be able to gather more information from Task Manager. With
>> the Processes tab open select View, Select, Columns and check the
>> boxes before Peak Memory Usage and Virtual Memory size. What are the
>> figures for the 6 processes using the largest amounts?
>>
>> Open Disk Defragmenter and click on Analyse. Select View Report and
>> click on Save As and Save. Now find VolumeC.txt in your My Documents
>> Folder and post a copy. Do this before running Disk Defragmenter as
>> it is more informative.
>>
>> How many Internet Explorer Add-Ons?
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~
>> FCA
>> Stourport, England
>> Enquire, plan and execute
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> Travis W wrote:
>>> I use Windows XP Home and my Explorer.exe has random freezes that
>>> last a few minutes before it starts running again, but only for
>>> about 20 seconds and then it freezes again.
>>>
>>> This problem just occurred today when all that seems to be new on my
>>> computer is windows updated and Norton Anti-Vir update.
>>>
>>> To no avail, I have tried Dxdiag, surfing the internet, and ending
>>> Explorer in the task manager and running another instance of
>>> Explorer, but they all still freeze randomly.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know how to fix this without reinstalling XP?
>>>
>>> Thanks

It occurs whenever I do anything, open a folder, right click something, start
a program. Basically to not have a complete lock up or wait couple of minutes
to do something I have to run everything through the Task Manager and
sometimes even that freezes.

I have only 1 gig of RAM.

For Commit Charge:
Total: 292000ish at the moment
Limit: 3127924
Peak: 473500

As far as the Peak Memory Usage and Virtual Memory size go, mine doesn't
have the option to display those.

I'll post the Defrag once I can get it to work.

"Gerry" wrote:

> Travis
>
> So what are you typically doing when the problem arises?
>
> What are the answers to my other questions?
>
>
> --
>
>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~
> FCA
> Stourport, England
> Enquire, plan and execute
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Travis W wrote:
> > It's not internet explorer, its explorer.exe the comp navigation
> > program
> >
> > "Gerry" wrote:
> >
> >> Travis
> >>
> >> How much RAM?
> >>
> >> Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to select Task Manager and click the Performance
> >> Tab. Under Commit Charge what is the Total, the Limit and the Peak?
> >>
> >> You should be able to gather more information from Task Manager. With
> >> the Processes tab open select View, Select, Columns and check the
> >> boxes before Peak Memory Usage and Virtual Memory size. What are the
> >> figures for the 6 processes using the largest amounts?
> >>
> >> Open Disk Defragmenter and click on Analyse. Select View Report and
> >> click on Save As and Save. Now find VolumeC.txt in your My Documents
> >> Folder and post a copy. Do this before running Disk Defragmenter as
> >> it is more informative.
> >>
> >> How many Internet Explorer Add-Ons?
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hope this helps.
> >>
> >> Gerry
> >> ~~~~
> >> FCA
> >> Stourport, England
> >> Enquire, plan and execute
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>
> >> Travis W wrote:
> >>> I use Windows XP Home and my Explorer.exe has random freezes that
> >>> last a few minutes before it starts running again, but only for
> >>> about 20 seconds and then it freezes again.
> >>>
> >>> This problem just occurred today when all that seems to be new on my
> >>> computer is windows updated and Norton Anti-Vir update.
> >>>
> >>> To no avail, I have tried Dxdiag, surfing the internet, and ending
> >>> Explorer in the task manager and running another instance of
> >>> Explorer, but they all still freeze randomly.
> >>>
> >>> Does anyone know how to fix this without reinstalling XP?
> >>>
> >>> Thanks
>
>
>