Selecting "file" button freezes system. Wierd problem

[jj98765]

Here's a really weird issue. Up to last week my Sworks 2007 worked just fine. Then some weird conflict started.

I can spin just fine, everything is working fine BUT when I select the "File" button (As in "file -> save" or "file -> XXXanythinXXX")my whole system freezes up for around 30 seconds. After that every time I go near the file button my system freezes. I can continue to work in SolidWorks but if I want to file -> save my part then I have to freeze the system and wait 30 seconds for it to come back.

I was thinking it might be the anti-virus software....I shut it off and it didn't fix the problem. I also switched Sworks to not show thumbnails in files...and that wasn't the fix either.

Any ideas out there. Thanks so much for your help.

-James

 

[jj98765]

Actually, I cant find "desktop search" in the add/remove programs window either!! Can you help? I have XP

Thanks!

 

[arcticcatmatt]

^ From handleman

You'll have to disable the service. Go to "Services" under "Adiministrative Tools" in the Control panel. Find "Windows Search" in the list. Right-click on it and choose Properties. Set Startup type to "Disabled".

I did that, then I removed it from add remove programs.

If you don't have it in your add remove program list, I don't know what to tell ya.

 

[jj98765]

Thanks Matt.

For some reason "Windows Search" is not in that list on my computer...nor is it in add/remove programs. So weird.

Thanks though!

James

 

[SincoTC]

James,

You told me a couple of days ago that you couldn't find the Desktop Search applet in Control Panel, so I suspect it isn't installed and therefore can't be found under administrative services.

Go to add/remove programs and see if it's there (if it is then the registry must be screwed up), remove it and re-boot like Matt said and with luck it will sort out the registry.

Good luck

Trevor Clarke. (R & D) Scientific Instruments.Somerset. UK

SW2007x64 SP3.0 Pentium P4 3.6Ghz, 4Gb Ram ATI FireGL V7100 Driver: 8.323.0.0
SW2007x32 SP4.0 Pentium P4 3.6Ghz, 2Gb Ram NVIDIA Quadro FX 500 Driver: 6.14.10.7756

 

[arcticcatmatt]

I wonder if windows search has been removed from your system but it still exists in the registry.

 

[SincoTC]

James,

Did you try rolling back to a restore point that was before the problem started? Maybe a last resort!

Trevor Clarke. (R & D) Scientific Instruments.Somerset. UK

SW2007x64 SP3.0 Pentium P4 3.6Ghz, 4Gb Ram ATI FireGL V7100 Driver: 8.323.0.0
SW2007x32 SP4.0 Pentium P4 3.6Ghz, 2Gb Ram NVIDIA Quadro FX 500 Driver: 6.14.10.7756

 

[IvanaX]

try to search registry for \\
if you can find something like \\<servername>

 

[jj98765]

Thanks all for the assistance. I will try to roll back XP and see if the problem get fixed. I may also try removing (temporarily) SWorks Explorer and see what happens.

 

[lumenharold]

Something similar from the SW forum. Hope it helps.

https://forum.solidworks.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=14&threadid=17099

Harold
SW2009 SP1.0 OPW2009 SP0 Win XP Pro 2002 SP3
Dell 690, Xeon 5160 @3.00GHz, 3.25GB RAM
nVidia Quadro FX4600

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