HELP!!

[mistletoe]

I have decided my slowing laptop is due to Windows Explorer malfunction. It keeps saying 'Not Responding' when I try to do things like empty the recycle bin or access Control Panel. I have found some free software to download which claims to fix the problem but I am wary to download in case its malware or something. It's from SpeedMaxPC. What should I do? I'm running on Vista.

The Microsoft help page was useless for techno amish like me.

Comments

[a-mistletoe.livejournal.com]

Thanks for going to all that trouble. I feared it would be terminal as it is 6 months since it had its last meltdown. I've got Kaspersky anti virus running which hasn't spotted anything.

I haven't tried restore because I didn't think it would make much difference. It didn't last time. Looks like a clean slate again. Grrr.

[limone1.livejournal.com]

No trouble. My laptop had a meltdown, an automatic microsoft update messed up a graphics file, when it was just a few months old. Tried various repairs but ended up reformatting after moving everything I wanted to keep to the other HD on my laptop. I keep a portable HD for back-up too.

[a-mistletoe.livejournal.com]

I think an update was my source too, because I haven't found any viruses. However, I did manage to empty the recycle bin and Control Panel has partly reappeard. Maybe the automatic defrag at dinnertime helped

[limone1.livejournal.com]

If you haven't clicked on any hotpictureofbooth.exe in emails from strangers that's probably it.

I never use the microsoft browser and switched from Word to open source code years ago. Contemplating switching to Linux too, but have been too lazy so far.

[a-mistletoe.livejournal.com]

Oh I never talk to strangers, not even for hotbodBooth.