windows explorer (not responding)

[07haggard]

plz help me
every time i go onto my computer or control panel it doesn't load up it keeps saying not responding
and also when i try to open a file on a program it also stops responding
i have windows vista basic 32bit,365gb hdd,502mb ram,3ghz prosessor
can any one plz help me

 

[H2SO4]

Does it happen if you test in safe mode?

 

[dinesh]

Try a system restore.

 

[07haggard]

Does it happen if you test in safe mode?

no it works all nowmal in safe mode and fast too

 

[07haggard]

Try a system restore.

no it diddent work

 

[H2SO4]

OK. Whenever something works in "safe mode" but not in "normal mode", you can be confident that the difference is down to additional componentry that loads during a normal boot. Hence, by selectively disabling a subset of those components and rebooting every time, you can usually find the culprit.

Run MSCONFIG and an applet should pop up that will allow you to perform a "selective startup".

Even better, get the Sysinternals "AUtoRuns" tool:

Autoruns for Windows