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Opening Windows Explorer Scans A-Drive

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by tim2217

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I'm running a Dell Pentium III as a workstation using Windows 98, and whenever I try to open Windows Explorer the A:drive immediately starts winding as if searching for it. Eventually Explorer opens, but it take 10 sec, seems to slows the system down, and eventually crashes completely. I'm loaded with RAM, so this shouldn't be the cause. Could it have something to do with virtual memory settings? Do I need to reload Win98?

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by dmiles

This sounds like you have your anti-virus set up to scan all programs and files,check the anti-virus configuration and disable scan all programs,to see if this will clear up your problem.

by stillatit

Things to check:

PATH environment variable. If A: is in there, this would cause the problems you describe.

Shortcut to Windows Explorer, wherever you are running it from. Check that A: does not appear in the shortcut tab anywhere.

If it is not one of those, if you are comfortable dealing with the registry, do a search on "A:" in values and see if it shows up somewhere you do not expect. If you are not comfortable with the registry, have someone do this for you.

Good luck.

by saf40

sounds like explorer is pointed to drive A:
to read as default home page.
right click the explorer icon then click on the properties.On the general tab if it is pointing to A:\ change to C:\ or a webpage address.

by mark

If you use the A-Drive alot, clear your recent document folders. Also check for a virus. There were alot of older bootsector viruses that would cause this symptom.

by estebandelatorre

You may have a path variable set to a:. To verify this, click start, run, and put there something.exe, if the a: light's on , it's a bad path setting.
Otherwise may be a scheduled antivirus program to scan all drives.

Hope it helps!!

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