Problem With Windows After Renaming A Lot Of Files!

DumNDuMMerDumNDuMMer New
edited July 2006 in Science & Tech
I usually never have this problem, the only time I do is after renaming a ton of "files" I have on my hard drive. After renaming the files (I'm not sure how many, but quite a few) Windows starts acting funny to the point where the pop-up menus from the mouse are blacked out, among other things that go wrong. I hate to rename my files because everytime this happens, I have to restart so the problem could go away. I always have files to rename though I hate to rename them as I try to avoid this on-going problem. Is there any way to fix this problem without me having to stop renaming files, and also without having to restart?

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  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited June 2006
    Uh, what files are you renaming???
  • DumNDuMMerDumNDuMMer New
    edited June 2006
    Music Files!
  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited June 2006
    It could be the Windows indexing service causing all that bogdown as you rename a ton of files at once, reindexing all those files. A useless service, in this poster's opinion.

    Try shutting off the indexing service by going to Start > Run, type in "services.msc" (without the quotes). That will bring up the services control panel. On that list, search for Indexing Service. Double-click. In the popup, click on Stop. In the "Startup Type" dropdown above the Stop button, select "Disabled," then click Apply and OK.

    Next time you rename a bunch of files, see if you're getting the same issue. If not, it was the Indexing Service. If you're still getting issues, we'll try something else.
  • --9608-Mike--9608---9608-Mike--9608-
    edited July 2006
    What about defragging the HD?
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