RE: Picture Manager suddenly slow

From: R. Robert Bell, MCSE (MCSE_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/16/04 

Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 13:29:03 -0800

Jim,

The solution is to edit the OIScatalog.cag (just an XML file) located in
C:\Documents and Settings\<yourprofile>\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\OIS.

Locate tags that begin with "mru path". Delete any that point to bad or slow
locations.

"JimWae±" wrote:

> Picture Manager (OIS.exe) suddenly slow
>
> Takes over 3 minutes to load even 50 KB jpgs & gifs -- even just to launch
> by itself.
>
> I recently ran WinASO registry cleaner, but checked all entries before
> repairing.
>
> Already ran an Office repair.
>
> Any other ideas?
>
> XP Pro with SP2
>
> Office 2003
>
> CPU usage not high, memory usage 15 MB - more than Outlook
>
>
>