Open and Save Dialogue Box take minutes to open

[presto]

In most of my applications and on the internet when I try to "open" a video or "save" a video the dialogue box takes a minute or so to open. At first I thought the applications were hanging but if I wait long enough the dialogue box does open.

For instance when using VideoReDo I hit the big OPEN button or use file/open and nothing happens for over a minute. Then the dialogue box opens and all works fine. If I drag and drop a video to VideoReDo it opens instantly.

On the internet when downloading a video If I right click and choose "save target as" it takes a minute or so for the dialogue box to appear.

I'm not sure when this started. I use several computers and I just now realized that this is a consistant, repeatable problem on this computer only.

Ideas?

Added Later:

Just found out that if I log in as a different user the problem vanishes. That means I can probably just use that new log in and delete the bad one. Still I would rather just fix the problem. Any ideas?

[redwudz]

Maybe a antivirus scan?

[JohnnyMalaria]

Do you have any network drives mapped to drive letters?

When Windows creates an open/save dialog, it has to populate it with a list of all the drives on the computer. This includes any shared network drives mapped to drive letters. There is a timeout period - Windows will wait that long before deciding the drive isn't available. About 5 to 10 seconds is typical.

So, if at work (say), you have a network drive mapped to Q: and you are on the network, things will be quite responsive. Now, if you are at home or travelling, Windows still thinks you have the Q: drive, so it will try to connect to it. Since it isn't there, you will experience a delay equal to the timeout period.

The more network drives you have mapped to letters, the longer the whole delay.

The solution (that I use) is to simply create a shortcut on the desktop to the network drive (using the full UNC, not a drive letter) and not map any drives to drive letters.

[SCDVD]

From the looks of the computer you describe in your profile, I suggest that you donate it to the Smithstonian and get some money from that dog and buy a modern new computer that runs on electricity.

[JohnnyMalaria]

From the looks of the computer you describe in your profile, I suggest that you donate it to the Smithstonian and get some money from that dog and buy a modern new computer that runs on electricity.

WTF?!!!

Nothing wrong with presto's computer. I still use a 600MHz box for some stuff.

No wonder there's so much electronic junk in our landfills.

[presto]

Thanks Johnny M

I only had one mapped drive and I just disconnected that so that is not the problem. I have three computers on my desk (I use a KVM switch). The computer I have this problem with has 2.07 GHz.
The one in my profile works fine for my non-video stuff so I won't be getting rid of it soon.

[JohnnyMalaria]

Did you disconnect it or did your unmap it?

Even when disconnected, Windows tries to find it (that's been my experience).

Go to the command prompt and try:

net use

and see if anything is listed (connected or disconnected).

[presto]

cmd/ net use reports "nothing in list".

I created a new user and I'm migrating over to that. All seems to work fine now.

[TooLFooL]

if the last time that open or save box appearing was used to access a drive on a network, windows will slow to a crawl, because it is trying to display the last path that was used, which was a network drive.

does that even make sense?

[presto]

if the last time that open or save box appearing was used to access a drive on a network, windows will slow to a crawl, because it is trying to display the last path that was used, which was a network drive.

You nailed it. I had gotten into the habit of saving stuff to a network drive and had no idea it would have that effect. After saving to the local drive the problem is gone.

Thanks All