Lag/Delay in Listing Folder Contents... any ideas?

[woodman650]

Hey all!
I just built a new computer with a WDSE2 hd and some fast hardware but when I open my music folder, the folder listing slows down tremendously and freezes up for about 12 seconds... I didn't have this problem on my older computer. Now, granted I've got 5800 songs in there... but there shouldn't be a delay listing them (as there wasn't on my slower desktop). Any ideas on what might be happening or how to fix this? thanks!

 

[Osiris]

how do you have them listed? like in thumbnails, tiles, list, details?

detail usually takes the longest and you do have a lot of songs.

 

[cedjunior]

I have that same problem with the "My Documents" folder on my computer. I have everthing listed in thumbnail view, but there is less that 50 actual obejects in there 1/2 of which are folders.

 

[Osiris]

change them to list and see if there is a difference..

 

[woodman650]

the default is "list"... is actually seems to work faster when viewed as "details". any ideas?

 

[Osiris]

this just might be because you have so many files...

 

[woodman650]

but like I said earlier... I had an old computer and didn't have this problem... same number of files.

 

[EricB]

I have 9000 songs. I don't have that problem

 

[Osiris]

go to start, run, type msconfig, go to startup....post me a screen shot of what all you have running.

 

[woodman650]

here ya go, thanks Monster