20 January 2006
Windows Explorer Freeze problem
Posted by Mikhail Esteves under: Tips; Windows .
Ever entered a directory filled with lots videos/images/audio files using Windows Explorer only to find it getting stuck for a long time while it reads metadata? This can happen due to an unsupported codec, or because of a corrupted media file. Can be an avi, an mp3, etc. Go to Start | Run and try these commands:
-- Remove Media Preview regsvr32 /u shmedia.dll-- Remove's image preview regsvr32 /u shimgvw.dll
To re-register them, just run the same commands without the /u trigger.
windows, tips, mp3, avi, media 6 Comments so far...
creekau Says:
13 February 2006 at 4:14 pm.
easy and helpfull 10x!
eric Says:
29 May 2006 at 3:36 pm.
I have spent countless hours trying to resolve the windows explorer hangups that were bugging my system a frustrating long time.
Two simples commands and the problem is gone….
THX !
Rick Cooper Says:
12 October 2006 at 3:22 am.
Wow, this solved my problem too!! Many thanks. :)
person Says:
9 February 2007 at 10:50 pm.
This worked instantly for speeding up deleting 30,000 + .eml files that were getting hung up when trying to delete them on a Win2k3 server machine.
Ivan Acosta Says:
15 April 2007 at 11:25 pm.
This has really worked on my computer too … EXCELENT! Thanks a lot man.
Suresh Grandhi Says:
26 November 2007 at 12:42 am.
Thank you. Looks like your solution has worked on my PC.
