[SamAdams76]

Windows XP does this too. I've got 2GB of RAM on my system and hundreds of gigs of free space. Yet the simplest tasks (usually involving the deleting or copying of files) causes Windows to hang. You get the hourglass and the computer is totally locked up. Finally after much chugging away, the task is done and you can actually do other stuff.

I can have as many applications running as I want and no trouble at all. But as soon as I start doing something internal to Windows, all bets are off. Multitasking is a joke.

[KoRn]

I have found this to be the case with XP when dealing with FTP servers using the GUI. I think it's trying to list all of the files in the b'groud or something while it's happening. I dunno. I typically dislike FTP due to its inherent insecurity, but if it must be done the CLI is the way to go.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Interesting to hear of other people seeing this with XP.

Check out TC UP (Total Commander) version 6.55.

Or even Turbo Navigator is pretty good too and that one's free.

But TC UP rox.

[CedarDave]

Windows XP does this too. I've got 2GB of RAM on my system and hundreds of gigs of free space. Yet the simplest tasks (usually involving the deleting or copying of files) causes Windows to hang. You get the hourglass and the computer is totally locked up. Finally after much chugging away, the task is done and you can actually do other stuff.

A somewhat similar question with XP (current with updates). If our office LAN or internet connection goes down, as it sometimes does overnight, in the morning I'm at 100% CPU usage, everything is locked up and I have to reboot. I suspect something is trying to "call home", though I have most everything off the task scheduler (no spyware, either). Our IT guys have no answer except to shut down the machine at night.

I was wondering if any of you have used a program called "FreeRAM XP Pro" to free up that RAM or have any other suggestions.

[Kaylee Frye]

What's the speed of your HD? What size of files are you deleting/copying?