Windows Explorer wants to analyze my media files - How do ..

[Guest]

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Windows XP is really starting to annoy me. Whenever I go into a folder with
any kind of movie file (.avi, .mpg, etc...), explorer.exe goes bananas
trying to analyze the files contained in the folder. This is most annoying
because I am usually trying to rename files or move them to another folder.
This becomes bothersome because explorer.exe is trying to do something to
the files and as a result I can't touch them as it gives me a 'it is being
used by another person or program' error when renaming or moving. It also
sends my CPU usage to 100% and slows down the computer while explorer.exe
finishes whatever it is doing. The only thing I can see it doing is trying
to figure out specifics about the file. i.e. If I have the view settings on
'details' and have the 'dimensions' and 'duration' options on (which XP just
LOVES to turn on for me by default!) then I can see those attributes slowly
appear as each file is analyzed. What I want to know is if there is some way
to turn off whatever explorer.exe is trying to do. I don't want to just
change a specific folder so the next time I go into it it doesn't happen
again. I want to turn off this feature altogether! I don't want explorer.exe
to try an do anything on ANY folder I create and put movies into. I don't
like having specific types of folders for documents, movies, music. I just
want ONE type of folder. Treat everything as a simple, uncomplicated file...
Ones and Zeros... No frills, No chills... nothing else. Is this too much to
ask?

Thanks

 

[kelly]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?)

This has to do with how Windows XP previews files when opened with Explorer.
100% CPU usage when using Media Player/AVI files

AVI Search Remove (Line 74)
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm

--
All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com


"Phil Spectre" <com-jherzog(removethis)@msn.com> wrote in message
news:eGNdLM7FFHA.1456@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Windows XP is really starting to annoy me. Whenever I go into a folder
> with any kind of movie file (.avi, .mpg, etc...), explorer.exe goes
> bananas trying to analyze the files contained in the folder. This is most
> annoying because I am usually trying to rename files or move them to
> another folder. This becomes bothersome because explorer.exe is trying to
> do something to the files and as a result I can't touch them as it gives
> me a 'it is being used by another person or program' error when renaming
> or moving. It also sends my CPU usage to 100% and slows down the computer
> while explorer.exe finishes whatever it is doing. The only thing I can see
> it doing is trying to figure out specifics about the file. i.e. If I have
> the view settings on 'details' and have the 'dimensions' and 'duration'
> options on (which XP just LOVES to turn on for me by default!) then I can
> see those attributes slowly appear as each file is analyzed. What I want
> to know is if there is some way to turn off whatever explorer.exe is
> trying to do. I don't want to just change a specific folder so the next
> time I go into it it doesn't happen again. I want to turn off this feature
> altogether! I don't want explorer.exe to try an do anything on ANY folder
> I create and put movies into. I don't like having specific types of
> folders for documents, movies, music. I just want ONE type of folder.
> Treat everything as a simple, uncomplicated file... Ones and Zeros... No
> frills, No chills... nothing else. Is this too much to ask?
>
> Thanks
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?)

Thanks for the file but I cannot open the .vbs file. Windows asks which
program I want to open the file with? Is my OS missing something?

Thanks

"Kelly" <kelly@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:uaL8gj$FFHA.1924@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> This has to do with how Windows XP previews files when opened with
> Explorer. 100% CPU usage when using Media Player/AVI files
>
> AVI Search Remove (Line 74)
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>
> --
> All the Best,
> Kelly (MS-MVP)
>
> Troubleshooting Windows XP
> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
>
>
> "Phil Spectre" <com-jherzog(removethis)@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:eGNdLM7FFHA.1456@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> Windows XP is really starting to annoy me. Whenever I go into a folder
>> with any kind of movie file (.avi, .mpg, etc...), explorer.exe goes
>> bananas trying to analyze the files contained in the folder. This is most
>> annoying because I am usually trying to rename files or move them to
>> another folder. This becomes bothersome because explorer.exe is trying to
>> do something to the files and as a result I can't touch them as it gives
>> me a 'it is being used by another person or program' error when renaming
>> or moving. It also sends my CPU usage to 100% and slows down the computer
>> while explorer.exe finishes whatever it is doing. The only thing I can
>> see it doing is trying to figure out specifics about the file. i.e. If I
>> have the view settings on 'details' and have the 'dimensions' and
>> 'duration' options on (which XP just LOVES to turn on for me by default!)
>> then I can see those attributes slowly appear as each file is analyzed.
>> What I want to know is if there is some way to turn off whatever
>> explorer.exe is trying to do. I don't want to just change a specific
>> folder so the next time I go into it it doesn't happen again. I want to
>> turn off this feature altogether! I don't want explorer.exe to try an do
>> anything on ANY folder I create and put movies into. I don't like having
>> specific types of folders for documents, movies, music. I just want ONE
>> type of folder. Treat everything as a simple, uncomplicated file... Ones
>> and Zeros... No frills, No chills... nothing else. Is this too much to
>> ask?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>
>

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?)

| "Kelly" <kelly@mvps.org> wrote:
| > This has to do with how Windows XP previews files when opened with
| > Explorer. 100% CPU usage when using Media Player/AVI files
| >
| > AVI Search Remove (Line 74)
| > http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
| > --
| > All the Best,
| > Kelly (MS-MVP)


"Phil Spectre" <com-jherzog(removethis)@msn.com> wrote:
| Thanks for the file but I cannot open the .vbs file. Windows asks which
| program I want to open the file with? Is my OS missing something?
|
| Thanks


-Either-

Start
Run
wscript d:\path\to\FileName.VBS
Enter

-or-

Windows Explorer
Tools
Folder Options
File Types
VBS
Advanced
Actions: Open
Edit

- - -Edit File Type- - -
Action: Open
Application: C:\WINDOWS\System32\WScript.exe "%1" %*
[y] Use DDE
DDE Message:
Application: WScript
DDE Application Not Running:
Topic: System

OK
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Set Default
OK
OK

 

[Guest]

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?)

You can try this: Open an Explorer window, select a folder and make it look
like you want it to be. Then go to Tools -> Folder Options -> View and press
"Like Current Folder" button. Exit with "OK". That's it - all your folders
should be like th one you've created. In adition you can check/uncheck the
box "Remember each folder's view setings" under the same "View" tab.
Good luck, hope it was helpful.
->O

"Phil Spectre" wrote:

> Windows XP is really starting to annoy me. Whenever I go into a folder with...
<<snip>>