Q: When I select a video file in Explorer in XP, my system halts for a few seconds. I understand that Windows is somehow access to the file, reading information from it or something (Ive turned off the grill, so I do not any information they may gather to see it) 0.
Everyone has some idea how to disable it? Or if there is something wrong that caused this, how to fix it?
Best Answer: First, if you already found some viruses messing up then it's possible that they changed some files or drivers that allowed your system to run faster before, and just reinstalling them may fix the sound clutter.
Secondly, a CPU overheating is not going to damage the CPU's internals as to slow down the computer, and you would realize that happened by hearing a beep or seeing an error when turning the computer on, so that's unlikely to cause the sound clutter either. I own a computer that has a 2.5 GHz processor and 1 GB of 266 MHz RAM, but I can tell that it runs faster than some newer dual core ones when their operating systems are misconfigured and the (main) hard drive is too fragmented.
Finally, check at the Task manager if there's any process that's taking up the CPU power, 'cause if it's not an unkown service you can disable seamlessly, then all you need is to download or ask for a patch for the application that uses or depends on it.
Re:Most excellent. That did the trick!
Re:By default Windows XP Explorer displays properties of media files such as width, height, and bitrate. If this information is missing from the media file, selecting the file causes Explorer to scan the entire file, trying to find the information.
One way to stop Explorer from doing this when an AVI file is selected is to delete the "Default" value from HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.avi\shel lex\PropertyHandler
Edit: A think a similar registry edit can be used for files with other extensions although I've only performed the registry edit for AVI files.
Re:I use the "List" mode.
Any type of video file will do this, AVI (any codec), MPEG, etc.
[edit] Scratch that, only AVI files do this.
Re:Click on view and change to details instead of thumbnails or icons.
Re:List your system specs.
Try updating your drivers.
What format is your video files in?
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