My Dell box running Windows XP is developing a new annoyance that's starting to make me really mad. Every now and then (presumably the first time after starting up, but I need to exmine this more) when I delete a file via the Explorer (or via applications that use Explorer functionality like Visual Studio's Solution Explorer) the damned thing starts a 30 seconds long high disk activity orgy with hard disk happily rattling along and the Explorer becoming totally unresponsive. I can't figure out what's the reason for this — the Task Manager just shows 99 % CPU utilization for the System Idle Process. Now I understand that moving a file bit-by-bit to the recycle bin directory is a highly complicated operation whose exact semantics are way beyond what a simple mind like mine is able to comprehend, but, come on, 30 seconds is DAMN WAY TOO MUCH. May the extended Wrath Of The Gods fall upon the guilty.
Any ideas for the exact reasons, anyone? Seems like it's time for a re-install. I have nothing else to do anyway...