BeyondGodlike Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 when i open my computer, it shows an flashlight and says searching for items and takes FOREVER every time i load it i just reinstalled xp and im gettin it xp pro sp2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsden Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 Try a defrag... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeyondGodlike Posted February 13, 2005 Author Share Posted February 13, 2005 that has nothing to do with it as theres no hard disk activity it takes literally 5 mins for my computer to start functioning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k22 Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 do you have any external devices connected to your PC (iPod, Scanner, etc)? are the cd-rom drives empty? try without those and see if you can narrow it down to a specific device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marsden Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 Are there any issues in Event Viewer? If you run MSCONFIG, what is in your system startup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJC Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 Look at this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeyondGodlike Posted February 15, 2005 Author Share Posted February 15, 2005 its the printer hp psc 1210 disabling WIA fixed it thx guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokar Posted February 15, 2005 Share Posted February 15, 2005 This usually happens if you have removable media (such as CD or a DVD or a floppy) that is damaged...most commonly with CD's and DVD's. I get it all the time since i have so many damaaged cds i try to restore data from. If you have media in there, remove it, see how it goes. You might also want to set your explorer windows to be viewed in the classic manner (Tools -> Folder Options -> check "Use Windows classic folders" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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