Windows explorer polls network before opening folders etc.

[john]

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In xp home windows explorer polls my network before opening - same
applies to all explorer-based operations. This results in delays in
opening the explorer window.

If I disable NETBIOS over TCP/IP then I get instant screen response
from xplorer but, of course, I can no longer access other computers on
the network.

Is there a simple xp fix that I'm missing here that will allow me to
have my cake and eat it?

If I don't get a response from this ng, I'll go to the network ng but
I've started here because, in the past, I've found the network ng to
be rather unresponsive on basic issues.

 

[galen]

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In news:h8gp61lrh0gdouk6ipujbm77v3bm27omfg@4ax.com,
John <nospam@plusnet.com> had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

> In xp home windows explorer polls my network before opening - same
> applies to all explorer-based operations. This results in delays in
> opening the explorer window.
>
> If I disable NETBIOS over TCP/IP then I get instant screen response
> from xplorer but, of course, I can no longer access other computers on
> the network.
>
> Is there a simple xp fix that I'm missing here that will allow me to
> have my cake and eat it?
>
> If I don't get a response from this ng, I'll go to the network ng but
> I've started here because, in the past, I've found the network ng to
> be rather unresponsive on basic issues.

I'm NOT certain that this will fix your problem but it's a good idea to try
it anyhow.

See if this helps?

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=320138

Galen
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