Re: Takes 2min to open Explorer windows...

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From: Gerry Cornell (gcjc_at_btinternet.com)
Date: 08/15/04 

Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 11:34:46 +0100

Mark

Are you using any others cameras or the like. Have you ever used any other
printers or scanners other than those mentioned earlier?

I thought we had established a delay involving the Windows Image
Acquisition? However, have you seen this Article, which mentions modems in
addition to printers / scanners.

Long delay before files appear in My Computer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;819017

Note the test for eliminating printers / scanners is not the same as the one
you did. Does the problem go away if you Stop the Windows Acquisition
Service? 

-- 
~~~~~~
Hope this helps.
Gerry
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FCA
Stourport, Worcs, England
Enquire, plan and execute.
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<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:073f01c482a0$40ac04d0$3501280a@phx.gbl...
> Some additional info:
>
> I disabled all USB-ports on the system: no result.
>
> Then I checked with a port analyzer to see if some
> process was waiting/sending something over the internet:
> I found that MSN Messenger started as a process. I'm
> gonna try to disable/remove the messenger, to see if that
> brings something.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Mark.
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Gerry,
> >
> >all printers deinstalled, scanner driver deinstalled: no
> >result, the delay is still there.
> >
> >Maybe some questions to trigger tips and hints:
> >* does XP store a list of "devices to search for when
> >opening explorer" somewhere?
> >* where does XP store typical reponse times. Mine is
> >always a multiple of 30 sec.
> >
> >I'm not sure whether it is related, but trying to
> >uninstall some programs (e.g. VirtualDesktopManager)
> gives
> >a warning about the WindowsInstaller not reacheable and
> an
> >accompanying error in the EventViewer (regarding
> HRESULT).
> >
> >Thanks in advance for your time.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Mark.
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>I would check out the drivers and software for the
> >scanner and the printer.
> >>
> >>-- 
> >>
> >>~~~~~~
> >>
> >>
> >>Hope this helps.
> >>
> >>Gerry
> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>FCA
> >>
> >>Stourport, Worcs, England
> >>Enquire, plan and execute.
> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>Please tell the newsgroup how any
> >>suggested solution worked for you.
> >>http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> >>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>
> >>
> >>"Mark" <pendersm@vodafone.nl> wrote in message
> >>news:057d01c47fe2$842c78e0$7d02280a@phx.gbl...
> >>> Gerry,
> >>>
> >>> thanks for replying.
> >>>
> >>> Scanner = Umax Astra 1220U
> >>> My printer is a OKI OL600ex
> >>>
> >>> FYI: today I tried the following:
> >>> - disable / deinstall MS ActiveSync (for my iPAQ)
> >>> - disable Alcohol120 for the virtual DVD drives
> >>>
> >>> all to no help.
> >>>
> >>> I found some Java stuff with StartupList (gonna try to
> >>> remove that as well, as it looks a bit suspicious).
> >Apart
> >>> from that, I suspect #USB ports (just a wild guess).
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> >-----Original Message-----
> >>> >Mark
> >>> >
> >>> >What manufacturer / model number is your scanner and
> >>> your printer?
> >>> >
> >>> >-- 
> >>> >
> >>> >~~~~~~
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >Hope this helps.
> >>> >
> >>> >Gerry
> >>> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>> >FCA
> >>> >
> >>> >Stourport, Worcs, England
> >>> >Enquire, plan and execute.
> >>> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>> >Please tell the newsgroup how any
> >>> >suggested solution worked for you.
> >>> >http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> >>> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> >"Mark Penders" <pendersm@vodafone.nl> wrote in
> message
> >>> >news:3a1001c47eff$0ddd8c80$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> >>> >> Hi,
> >>> >>
> >>> >> I'm experiencing the exact same problem. Maybe some
> >>> >> symptoms will help in finding something.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> The Error Report looks like:
> >>> >> ----------------------------------------
> >>> >> Type event: Fault
> >>> >> Source of event: DCOM
> >>> >> Category of event: None
> >>> >> Event-ID: 10010
> >>> >> Date: 10-8-2004
> >>> >> Time: 18:40:20
> >>> >> User: MAMIMO\Mark
> >>> >> Computer: MAMIMO
> >>> >> Description:
> >>> >> The server {A1F4E726-8CF1-11D1-BF92-0060081ED811}
> did
> >>> not
> >>> >> register with DCOM within the required time.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> For help and support look on
> >>> >> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp for more
> >>> >> information.
> >>> >> ----------------------------------------
> >>> >>
> >>> >> I checked out the server A1F4... it belongs to the
> >>> >> Windows Image Acquisition service. On the
> Internet, I
> >>> can
> >>> >> find some reference to problems with this service
> >(most
> >>> >> of them suggest to disable the service, however:
> to
> >no
> >>> >> help in my case).
> >>> >>
> >>> >> DCOM is disabled on my PC, so I'm not sure why and
> >how
> >>> >> DCOM got involved here.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Looking further on the Web, some suggestions are to
> >>> >> disable scanners and digital cameras, in fact: USB
> >>> >> devices. Done --> problem remains. Some suggest to
> >>> >> disable Norton AntiVirus (wasn't installed on my
> PC).
> >>> >>
> >>> >> What I noticed further: normally,
> >>> >> entering "www.microsoft.com" instead
> >>> >> of "http://www.microsoft.com" in the IE is not a
> >>> problem.
> >>> >> It seems that this is a problem since I'm
> >experiencing
> >>> >> the delay issue. The time it takes for IE to
> realise
> >>> that
> >>> >> it must use "http" is roughly the same as the
> >explorer
> >>> >> delay.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> One more phenomenon: copying jpg's from a digital
> >>> camera
> >>> >> into a folder is no problem. However: the
> thumbnails
> >>> and
> >>> >> previews are not visible rightaway.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Especially the last phenomenon suggests to me that
> >>> >> something with WIA is not ok. The question is ...
> >what?
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Any suggestions are appreciated (e.g. good tracing
> >>> tools
> >>> >> (other than HijackThis), if other (trace)
> information
> >is
> >>> >> needed, I'm happy to provide that.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Cheers,
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Mark.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> >-----Original Message-----
> >>> >> >Darlene
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >Any changes to printers / scanners? Update
> drivers?
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >Look at Error Reports in Event Viewer? Make an
> exact
> >>> >> note of the precise
> >>> >> >text of any error message. Minor
> >>> >> >discrepancies can make it harder to search for
> >>> >> information about the error
> >>> >> >message.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start,
> >>> >> Administrative Tools, Event
> >>> >> >Viewer. When researching the meaning of the error,
> >>> >> information regarding
> >>> >> >Event ID, Source and Description are important.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event
> Viewer
> >in
> >>> >> Windows XP
> >>> >> >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?
> >scid=kb;en-
> >>> >> us;308427&Product=winxp
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >Part of the Description of the error will include
> a
> >>> >> link, which you should
> >>> >> >double click for further information and you can
> >copy
> >>> >> using copy and paste.
> >>> >> >http://go.microsoft.com/fw.link/events.asp
> >>> >> >(Please note the hyperlink above is for
> illustration
> >>> >> purposes only)
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run
> Event
> >>> >> Viewer and double click
> >>> >> >on the error you want to copy. In the window,
> which
> >>> >> appears is a button
> >>> >> >resembling two pages. Double click the button and
> >>> close
> >>> >> Event Viewer. Now
> >>> >> >start your message (email) and do a paste into the
> >>> body
> >>> >> of the message. This
> >>> >> >will paste the info from the
> >>> >> >Event Viewer Error Report complete with links
> into
> >the
> >>> >> message. Make sure
> >>> >> >this is the first paste after exiting from Event
> >>> Viewer.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >~~~~~~
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >Hope this helps.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >Gerry
> >>> >> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>> >> >FCA
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >Stourport, Worcs, England
> >>> >> >Enquire, plan and execute.
> >>> >> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>> >> >Please tell the newsgroup how any
> >>> >> >suggested solution worked for you.
> >>> >> >http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> >>> >> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >"Darlene :-)" <msdarlenevile@netscape.net> wrote
> in
> >>> >> message
> >>> >> >news:243b01c47dd9$d120a7d0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> Thanks so much for the replies, I appreciate the
> >>> >> advice. :-)
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> I don't think I'm dealing with an
> adware/spyware
> >or
> >>> >> virus
> >>> >> >> problem since I've already ran and reran Adaware
> >>> and my
> >>> >> >> Norton Antivirus 2003 software, which has been
> >>> updated
> >>> >> >> recently.  Both programs have found nothing
> >>> peculiar at
> >>> >> >> all, so apparently that's not the issue.
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> I'll only restore the system as a last resort,
> so
> >is
> >>> >> there
> >>> >> >> anyone who might know why my computer's having
> >this
> >>> >> problem:
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> (I posted earlier)
> >>> >> >> >When I try to open up any explorer windows,
> like
> >My
> >>> >> >> Computer or my music files folder, it takes
> >exactly
> >>> 1
> >>> >> >> minute and 53 seconds for it to open up
> everytime.
> >>> They
> >>> >> >> don't slowly materialize over two minutes, I
> >double-
> >>> >> click
> >>> >> >> on it and nothing at all happens, no hourglass
> or
> >>> >> nothing,
> >>> >> >> and then it'll pop up like normal almost two
> >minutes
> >>> >> later.
> >>> >> >>  It's the same with the Internet Explorer
> (version
> >>> >> 6.0); it
> >>> >> >> takes 2 minutes to go from one webpage to
> another,
> >>> >> which
> >>> >> >> totally defeats the purpose of having a DSL
> >>> >> connection! :-)
> >>> >> >>  All non-Microsoft Windows programs open up
> >>> normally,
> >>> >> >> Netscape works fine for browsing the internet.
> >But
> >>> >> it's
> >>> >> >> definitely making it hard to do anything
> >significant
> >>> >> on my
> >>> >> >> computer.  I'm totally clueless as to what to
> do!>
> >>> >> >> (BTW, I'm only clueless about this error, not
> >>> >> computers in
> >>> >> >> general like another poster had assumed. :-)
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >> Thanks again,
> >>> >> >>  ~ Darlene ~
> >>> >> >> msdarlenevile@netscape.net
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >>
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> >.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >
> >>> >.
> >>> >
> >>
> >>.
> >>
> >.
> >

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