Originally posted by Alec§taar:
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Originally posted by usarw:
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Hello! I may have a solution.:DI have XP Pro (with SP2). There is a problem that caused by "bad files" (usually downloaded movies, but not necessary).
Yup, we've heard of this "hassle" last year in XP, with mediafiles... you're striking a 'chord' in my RAM here with what you just said!
Originally posted by usarw:
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explorer.exe, once it notices such file (it's enough for mouse pointer to hover over its name), cannot finish doing something with it and makes you CPU 95...98% busy.
Yup, same thing I recall on this!
Originally posted by usarw:
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If you restart explorer.exe, all will be back to normal (I'm not sure if this will help if your "bad file" stored on desktop).
There is a fix...
ON A "SIDE-NOTE": Damn it, I wish the search engines worked right in these forums (no offense Phillip, but it IS a pain! One thing that DEFINITELY needs a fix is that... search features for knowledgebases like are in the contents of this forum are invaluable!)
Originally posted by usarw:
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These "bad files" are usually named in another language which could be the reason why explorer.exe goes nuts. Unless you want to try installing all possible languges , just find a way to erase the file. The problem is once U highlighted such file U cannot move it, or rename, or erase.
DOS DEL Command... from a command prompt console terminal DOS Window!
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What I do is I erase the folder which contains such file(s). Just store other files you may need from that folder and later put them back, but don't touch the bad file and avoid your pointer to hover over it!
This is a case where commandlines, are your buddy!
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(to make sure it's a "bad file" case, open Task Manager, go to Processes, sort them by CPU, and look what happen if you hover your mouse pointer over a "bad file" - explorer.exe in Task Manager will jump on top with 96...98% value. If so, restart explorer.exe and erase or move the folder with the file as far as possible and wait for a windows update. I prefer erasing)
There's another fix, but yours is decent too... but, improve on it by not having to roast a folder again, just use DOS & its internal DEL command!
APK
wow, so many comments... my reply was for those from search engines who wouldn't find the answer here, but if it's a waste of kilobayts, please just erase my reply (or change the forums' policy)
