Re: Explorer slow to find drives after Cameras installed


The article described was close to the answer, but not quite.

The Article mentions certain HP Printer models, not the one I have, and also
talks about stopping WIA services as the answer.

Turns out the issue was with an HP 2610 printer causing a fault in generic
host processes for win32 on boot, stopping WIA service from starting. Once
the update from HP was applied, WIA could start and the problem was solved...


"Ramesh, MS-MVP" wrote:

Long delay before files appear in My Computer in Windows XP:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=819017

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Regards,

Ramesh Srinivasan, Microsoft MVP [Windows Shell/User]
Windows® Troubleshooting http://www.winhelponline.com


"DocProc2007" <DocProc2007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:5513BD1F-65D4-45A2-800D-724F10028796@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
After connceting any camera device, including via USB or Firewire, Windows
Explorer takes an exceedingly long time to locate the drives. The flashlight
icon searches for up to 1-2 minutes before the drives on 'My Computer' are
displayed. Removing the device does not correct the problem. The problem also
occurs when trying to locate files from within a program ,such as Word etc.
It seems as though it is trying to refresh or searching for the drives again
each time it is opened.

This problem does not occur when :
Using the Network Explorer 'My Network Places', including opening a drive on
the same computer that is shared
Booting Windows in Safe mode
Before a camera or Video is connected.
When other devices, such as external drives or PCI cards are conncected

A System Restore to a time before the connnection solves the problem, but
the camera is no longer installed! Scanner and Camera Wizard appears to take
a long time to open. I am wondering if there is a problem with this program
that is altering a system file?

I am running XP Home SP2, recieve regular updates and AVG Antivirus.
The Registry has been cleaned

Any Ideas appreciated


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