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: : I would appreciate your assistance to establish a solution : or work around for this obvious problem within Windows XP. : : Problem Synopsis : ---------------- : Windows XP Windows Explorer refreshes all clients after a : file or directory alteration within a Network Place, even : though these clients are not monitoring that specific : folder at the time. : : Problem History : --------------- : I have checked the Internet, Logged and paid for a call : with Microsoft and received no result. : The implications of this issue are that it can take up to : 50 seconds to change folders within Windows Explorer. : This calculated out for 200 staff, 8 hours a day, it is : very expensive for an organisation. : It has been suggested that I e-mail : WishList@Microsoft.com. I find this silly as this is an : obvious bug and degradation to Windows XP. This does not : occur under Windows 2000 Professional. : I have escalated it as far as I can in Microsoft : Australia, who have now washed their hands of the issue as : being too hard. : : Windows XP Problem Scenario : --------------------------- : 2 Windows XP Professional machines networked together. : Both are connected up to the same network place of \\PC1 : \Test =20 : In \\PC1\Test there are 3 sub directories \\PC1\Test\A & : \\PC1\Test\B & \\PC1\Test\B\B1. : In \\PC1\Test\B there are say 1000 files. : PC1 has Windows Explorer open and looking at \\PC1\Test\B : PC2 has Windows Explorer open and looking at \\PC1\Test\A : PC1 moves files from \\PC1\Test\B to \\PC1\Test\B\B1, : while PC2 monitors \\PC1\Test\A : At the conclusion of the move PC1's Windows Explorer will : refresh and the cursor will go to the hour glass for a : fraction of a second. : I have tested this on multiple DELL Desktops, multiple : DELL Laptops, Toshiba Laptops, HP Desktops and Clones. I : have tested this with Windows XP from Select and Full : Package domestic along with Service Pack 1. I have tested : this on SOE machines and non-SOE machines. : The implications of this are that with 100's of users : connected to a standard share at a site this refreshes : constantly. : : Ways to reduce the effect : ------------------------- : 1. Reduce the users on the Network Place : 2. Minimise the activity in the Network Place : 3. Map Network Places to further down the directory : structure : 4. To eliminate the problem map a network drive to the : Network Place, or a subdirectory within the Network Place : Yours : Craig Keegan : NTSecurity Pty Ltd : 0412 141719 : Craig.Keegan@Consultant.com

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