My Search function always always always hangs up

[{Gutterball}]

WinXP Home

Let's say I search for .jpg files. I have about 100 or so on my PC and
WinXP hangs up and makes me have to End Task.

WTF? Is it my processor? I use a Gateway M500 Notebook with a P4 2.9ghz
512 MB RAM

I have 120g of mp3 files on an external HD and I would never dare ask this
PC to search thru them

I'm actually convinced that this Gateway is really a POS and it's gonna go
bye bye

Thanks

GutterBall
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On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 19:28:49 -0500, "{Gutterball}"
<listeri...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>WinXP Home
>
>Let's say I search for .jpg files. I have about 100 or so on my PC and
>WinXP hangs up and makes me have to End Task.
>
>WTF? Is it my processor? I use a Gateway M500 Notebook with a P4 2.9ghz
>512 MB RAM
>
>I have 120g of mp3 files on an external HD and I would never dare ask this
>PC to search thru them
>
>I'm actually convinced that this Gateway is really a POS and it's gonna go
>bye bye
>
>Thanks
>
>GutterBall

Double-Click "My Computer", double-click the "Local Disk (C:)
Click "Tools", "Folder Options", click the "View" tab, under "Files and
Folders", check everything except "Do not cache thumbnails"

Under "Hidden files and Folders", check "Show hidden files and folders"
Uncheck "Hide extensions....", and "Hide protected......"
check the box, "Remember each folder's view setting", click "Apply", "OK"

Windows XP Search Problems
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_search_probs.htm
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_bad_search.htm
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_fix_search.htm

Improve Windows XP's search facility
http://www.thirdstar.net/beeline/Improve_XP_Search.htm

Search does not work when not connected to the Internet
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_srch_file_missing.htm

Numerous Search solutions
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm