Re: "Send To" freezes for 13+ seconds when moused over

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And for #3, what do you recommend I scan with? I did a scan with adaware a
while ago (to fix this problem) and I use AVG to scan for viruses and
nothing has been found.


Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
  http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
  http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/darnit.html
  http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/data/prevention.htm
  http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security


Tempest261 wrote: 
Thanks for the reply.
I tried #1 and saw no change. Good idea though. What do you mean "packet
writing software" for tip #2?

And for #3, what do you recommend I scan with? I did a scan with adaware a
while ago (to fix this problem) and I use AVG to scan for viruses and
nothing has been found.


"Harry Ohrn" wrote:

> A couple of ideas:
> 1) Turn off Indexing Services - right click the C drive and select
> Properties. Uncheck the box next to Indexing and also check the box on
> the popup that asks if you want to turn off indexing on subfolders.
> Indexing Services is unnecessary. It creates a database for faster file
> searching but often cause a degrade in system performance.
>
> 2) Do you have packet writing software installed? If so disable it from
> running at Start-up.
>
> 3) You may wish to run a full scan for spyware and other parasites as
> they are known to cause all types of performance problems.
>
> --
>
> Harry Ohrn MS-MVP [Shell/User]
> www.webtree.ca/windowsxp
>
>
> "Tempest261" <Tempest261@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:C82B8154-B327-4FA6-A217-8F2B7D9CA190@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > My "Send To" menu is freezing whenever I mouse over it, regardless of
> > what file I click this on. The harddrive light becomes lit solid for
> > a full 13 or more seconds and the "Send To" menu section remains lit
> > until eventually the actual menu appears and then behaves normally.
> >
> > I've tried degraging, scandisk, cleaning out the registry, and even
> > cleaning out the "send to" menu itself. None of these help the
> > problem. Any ideas? 

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