100% cpu utilization when using the search feature in XP

This is a discussion about 100% cpu utilization when using the search feature in XP in the Windows Software category; when i try to search for a file on my computer i get 100% cpu utilization and my computer hangs. only when i stop the search the cpu utilization returnes to normal. i'v disabled the animation and turned on the indexing.

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when i try to search for a file on my computer i get 100% cpu utilization and my computer hangs. only when i stop the search the cpu utilization returnes to normal.
i'v disabled the animation and turned on the indexing .
but the problem remains .
 
hardware spec :
 
PIII 550
512 RAM
30 GB HD

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Try unregistering the .ZIP folder's.
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try turning on dma instead of pio, through devicemanager -> ide channels
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Yes, it sounds like DMA to me.
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