"My Computer" slow to display contents

Something has corrupted the "my computer" folder. When I try to access the 'my computer" folder, it takes up to and sometimes longer than a minute to display the contents. This occurs not only from my desktop shortcut, but from the "send to" tab when I right click a file or when trying to save a file to a folder on "C" drive other than the default locations located on the left side of the "save to" window. Any suggestions to speed this up...patience is exhausted. Thanks

Computer specs:
Dell Dimension 4600
XP professional 5.1
Pentium 4a 2666mhz
40 gig hard drive 7200 rpm
512 ram

 

Thanks!!!

The link did the trick and the contents in My Computer display immediately.

I do have a scanner so I assume I will have to enable and disable "WIA" when I need to use it. Small compromise to speed things up, as I seldom scan.

Thanks again.

 

Hey guys i was reading your thread and i have a question.
When i open My Computer the files appear inmediately, but when i go to my hard drive (drive c the files appear and then dissappear for about ten seconds, then the files and folders appear again.
It's not a critical problem of course but sometimes it's annoying, maybe it's a memory issue, i'm just curious, any ideas??
O yeah and it happens just the first time i open drive c.
Thanks.