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  #1  
Old February 8th 14, 09:46 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
J. P. Gilliver (John)
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Default Can opening "My Computer" be made faster?

When I open "My Computer" - for example with Windows-E, but I notice it
most when downloading something and my browser has "remembered"
somewhere on the wrong drive, so I have to climb the tree up and then
down again or use the My Computer button in the save window* - it takes
a long time, with the torch waving, before it shows me the list of
drives and a couple of things like "my documents". (If done from Win+E,
also shows the webcam.)

(*Yes, I know browsers can be set to always save in the same place. I
don't want that - I want it to ask me where. That would be sidestepping
the problem anyway.)

I presume it is trying to check for network drives or something, and/or
devices like the webcam. Is there no way it can be told not to (or
whatever solves this)?

For the moment, I have a desktop shortcut to the root of my D: drive,
which opens quickly, but may be covered by a window, and it doesn't help
in the "save" situation above.
--
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So, Heresy be damned (well, it would be, wouldn't it?).
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  #2  
Old February 8th 14, 10:40 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
gargoyle60
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Default Can opening "My Computer" be made faster?

On Sat, 8 Feb 2014 08:46:02 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote:

When I open "My Computer" - for example with Windows-E, but I notice it
most when downloading something and my browser has "remembered"
somewhere on the wrong drive, so I have to climb the tree up and then
down again or use the My Computer button in the save window* - it takes
a long time, with the torch waving, before it shows me the list of
drives and a couple of things like "my documents". (If done from Win+E,
also shows the webcam.)

(*Yes, I know browsers can be set to always save in the same place. I
don't want that - I want it to ask me where. That would be sidestepping
the problem anyway.)

I presume it is trying to check for network drives or something, and/or
devices like the webcam. Is there no way it can be told not to (or
whatever solves this)?

For the moment, I have a desktop shortcut to the root of my D: drive,
which opens quickly, but may be covered by a window, and it doesn't help
in the "save" situation above.


It could be caused by spin-down of drives when they are not in use.
Check your power-saving settings (Turn of hard disks).

  #3  
Old February 8th 14, 11:16 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
J. P. Gilliver (John)
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Default Can opening "My Computer" be made faster?

In message , gargoyle60
writes:
On Sat, 8 Feb 2014 08:46:02 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
wrote:

When I open "My Computer" - for example with Windows-E, but I notice it
most when downloading something and my browser has "remembered"
somewhere on the wrong drive, so I have to climb the tree up and then
down again or use the My Computer button in the save window* - it takes
a long time, with the torch waving, before it shows me the list of
drives and a couple of things like "my documents". (If done from Win+E,
also shows the webcam.)

(*Yes, I know browsers can be set to always save in the same place. I
don't want that - I want it to ask me where. That would be sidestepping
the problem anyway.)

I presume it is trying to check for network drives or something, and/or
devices like the webcam. Is there no way it can be told not to (or
whatever solves this)?

For the moment, I have a desktop shortcut to the root of my D: drive,
which opens quickly, but may be covered by a window, and it doesn't help
in the "save" situation above.


It could be caused by spin-down of drives when they are not in use.
Check your power-saving settings (Turn of hard disks).

Thanks, but I don't think it's that: I only have one real drive on this
netbook, though it is partitioned.
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

What is the point of a really good degree, if you're just like Harold Wilson?
That really cut me down to size. - Sister Wendy Becket, on DIDs 2012-12-16
(She, like he, got one of the best degrees at Oxford in her year.)
  #4  
Old February 8th 14, 11:59 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Paul
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Default Can opening "My Computer" be made faster?

J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
When I open "My Computer" - for example with Windows-E, but I notice it
most when downloading something and my browser has "remembered"
somewhere on the wrong drive, so I have to climb the tree up and then
down again or use the My Computer button in the save window* - it takes
a long time, with the torch waving, before it shows me the list of
drives and a couple of things like "my documents". (If done from Win+E,
also shows the webcam.)

(*Yes, I know browsers can be set to always save in the same place. I
don't want that - I want it to ask me where. That would be sidestepping
the problem anyway.)

I presume it is trying to check for network drives or something, and/or
devices like the webcam. Is there no way it can be told not to (or
whatever solves this)?

For the moment, I have a desktop shortcut to the root of my D: drive,
which opens quickly, but may be covered by a window, and it doesn't help
in the "save" situation above.


This is as close as I could get. GPEDIT usually has a registry
component correponding to the desired behavior, which means
the registry likely contains the kind of entry needed. But
if you do it that way, then *all* Explorer windows could
end up that way. Which isn't very flexible.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/w...9-4892ddc2bd14

“Hide these specified drives in My Computer”

I was looking for some command line magic, and the closest I got was

explorer /root,,

which opens My Computer.

This article shows some command line examples of using GUID to
do the same thing. However, I don't know if it would be possible
to construct a GUID in a flexible way. It wouldn't do you
much good, if you needed to manually include or exclude things.
Like, plug in an extre hard drive, or map a new network share,
then have to "go and fix it" again.

(Open My Computer)

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../cc938892.aspx

%systemroot%\explorer.exe /e,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

The drives themselves, if you do properties, either show
"Local Disk" or "Network Drive". But I don't see a way to
ask explorer, on a one-off request, to open just a certain
class of drive. I created a mapped drive on purpose, using
a VM as a source of a share to use, and I couldn't prevent
it from appearing.

Paul
  #5  
Old February 8th 14, 03:25 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
BillW50
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Default Can opening "My Computer" be made faster?


"Paul" wrote in message
...
J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
When I open "My Computer" - for example with Windows-E, but I notice
it most when downloading something and my browser has "remembered"
somewhere on the wrong drive, so I have to climb the tree up and then
down again or use the My Computer button in the save window* - it
takes a long time, with the torch waving, before it shows me the list
of drives and a couple of things like "my documents". (If done from
Win+E, also shows the webcam.)

(*Yes, I know browsers can be set to always save in the same place. I
don't want that - I want it to ask me where. That would be
sidestepping the problem anyway.)

I presume it is trying to check for network drives or something,
and/or devices like the webcam. Is there no way it can be told not to
(or whatever solves this)?

For the moment, I have a desktop shortcut to the root of my D: drive,
which opens quickly, but may be covered by a window, and it doesn't
help in the "save" situation above.


This is as close as I could get. GPEDIT usually has a registry
component correponding to the desired behavior, which means
the registry likely contains the kind of entry needed. But
if you do it that way, then *all* Explorer windows could
end up that way. Which isn't very flexible.

http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/w...9-4892ddc2bd14

"Hide these specified drives in My Computer"

I was looking for some command line magic, and the closest I got was

explorer /root,,

which opens My Computer.

This article shows some command line examples of using GUID to
do the same thing. However, I don't know if it would be possible
to construct a GUID in a flexible way. It wouldn't do you
much good, if you needed to manually include or exclude things.
Like, plug in an extre hard drive, or map a new network share,
then have to "go and fix it" again.

(Open My Computer)

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../cc938892.aspx

%systemroot%\explorer.exe
/e,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}

The drives themselves, if you do properties, either show
"Local Disk" or "Network Drive". But I don't see a way to
ask explorer, on a one-off request, to open just a certain
class of drive. I created a mapped drive on purpose, using
a VM as a source of a share to use, and I couldn't prevent
it from appearing.


Does unassigning the drive letter in disk management solve the problem?
If so, that gives me some ideas.

--
Bill
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Centrino Core2 Duo T7400 2.16 GHz - 4GB - Windows 8 Pro w/Media Center


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Old February 8th 14, 06:49 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
J. P. Gilliver (John)
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Default Can opening "My Computer" be made faster?

In message , BillW50
writes:

"Paul" wrote in message
...
J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
When I open "My Computer" - for example with Windows-E, but I notice
it most when downloading something and my browser has "remembered"
somewhere on the wrong drive, so I have to climb the tree up and then
down again or use the My Computer button in the save window* - it
takes a long time, with the torch waving, before it shows me the list
of drives and a couple of things like "my documents". (If done from
Win+E, also shows the webcam.)


I should have said, it _usually_ takes some time. _Sometimes_, it opens
reasonably quickly. And, of course, I haven't determined what makes the
difference.
[]
I presume it is trying to check for network drives or something,
and/or devices like the webcam. Is there no way it can be told not to
(or whatever solves this)?

[]
This is as close as I could get. GPEDIT usually has a registry


(If that's group policy editor, ISTR something about it not being there
in XP Home, only Pro.)
[]
I was looking for some command line magic, and the closest I got was

explorer /root,,

which opens My Computer.


(Though with the noddy "System Tasks/Other Places/Details" interface in
the left pane, rather than the proper tree.)

Unfortunately, my system is behaving OK at the moment - both the above
command from Run, and ordinary Windows-E, opened in about four seconds.

This article shows some command line examples of using GUID to
do the same thing. However, I don't know if it would be possible
to construct a GUID in a flexible way. It wouldn't do you
much good, if you needed to manually include or exclude things.
Like, plug in an extre hard drive, or map a new network share,
then have to "go and fix it" again.

(Open My Computer)

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../cc938892.aspx

%systemroot%\explorer.exe
/e,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}


I'm wondering if you misunderstand me? That, from the article, seems to
be "To open Windows Explorer with My Computer selected"; I have no
problem doing that, as Windows-E - or, the My Computer button in the
save window when doing a save (from e. g. Firefox) - do that. It's just
that having _done_ it, there's often a delay before the list of drives
appear.

The drives themselves, if you do properties, either show
"Local Disk" or "Network Drive". But I don't see a way to
ask explorer, on a one-off request, to open just a certain
class of drive. I created a mapped drive on purpose, using
a VM as a source of a share to use, and I couldn't prevent
it from appearing.


Does unassigning the drive letter in disk management solve the problem?
If so, that gives me some ideas.

"the" drive letter? Normally, I'm just using this machine - an XP
netbook, with one physical drive partitioned as C and D (plus maybe a
hidden) - in normal mode, with no USB drives/cards, or network (apart
from the wifi - and there are no other computers on that) plugged in.
It's just that when I hit Win+E, an explorer window opens, but sometimes
there's an appreciable delay - with the torch (flashlight) swinging -
before it settles down. Not a great problem, I can live with it - I just
wondered if there was a known solution! (My suggestion that it might be
looking for network drives was purely a _guess_.)
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

"Bother," said the Borg, "we assimilated a Pooh."
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Old February 8th 14, 07:21 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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Default Can opening "My Computer" be made faster?

"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in message ...
For the moment, I have a desktop shortcut to the root of my D: drive, which opens quickly, but may be covered by a window, and it
doesn't help in the "save" situation above.


Me too
And on E:, F: dirves folder too

Just to Opens Quickly
I have to say that

adding shortcut to the root of drives,

Make a folder on root name it "A1"
for your Shortcuts

Add list of needed Shortcuts
desktop
My Computer

and any Shortcuts
you need in a Two
chicks a way

and A-1 will always be on top


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Old February 8th 14, 07:34 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Ben Myers[_8_]
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Default Can opening "My Computer" be made faster?

"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in message ...
When I open "My Computer" - for example with Windows-E, but I notice it
most when downloading something and my browser has "remembered"
somewhere on the wrong drive, so I have to climb the tree up and then
down again or use the My Computer button in the save window* - it takes
a long time, with the torch waving, before it shows me the list of
drives and a couple of things like "my documents". (If done from Win+E,
also shows the webcam.)
(*Yes, I know browsers can be set to always save in the same place. I
don't want that - I want it to ask me where. That would be sidestepping
the problem anyway.)
I presume it is trying to check for network drives or something, and/or
devices like the webcam. Is there no way it can be told not to (or
whatever solves this)?
For the moment, I have a desktop shortcut to the root of my D: drive,
which opens quickly, but may be covered by a window, and it doesn't help
in the "save" situation above.
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf


To remove unwanted network drives, right-click and select "Disconnect". Also, as
mentioned by other posters, check your hard drive settings under "Control Panel",
"Power Options" and, if necessary, increase the time to power down.

Ben
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Old February 8th 14, 07:45 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
J. P. Gilliver (John)
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Default Can opening "My Computer" be made faster?

In message , Hot-Text
writes:
[]
Make a folder on root name it "A1"
for your Shortcuts

Add list of needed Shortcuts
desktop
My Computer

and any Shortcuts
you need in a Two
chicks a way

and A-1 will always be on top


No, "!" will always be on top (-:
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right. - Jules Renard,
writer (1864-1910)
  #10  
Old February 8th 14, 07:49 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
J. P. Gilliver (John)
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Default Can opening "My Computer" be made faster?

In message , Ben Myers
writes:
"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in message
...
When I open "My Computer" - for example with Windows-E, but I notice it

[]
I presume it is trying to check for network drives or something, and/or
devices like the webcam. Is there no way it can be told not to (or
whatever solves this)?


That was just my _guess_ at the reason.

For the moment, I have a desktop shortcut to the root of my D: drive,
which opens quickly, but may be covered by a window, and it doesn't help
in the "save" situation above.
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf


To remove unwanted network drives, right-click and select "Disconnect".


I don't have any such drives (I don't think I ever have: I've only ever
had the two partitions of the hard drive, and the odd USB and card, with
neither of the latter showing up at the moment).
Also, as
mentioned by other posters, check your hard drive settings under
"Control Panel",
"Power Options" and, if necessary, increase the time to power down.


Already set to Never when plugged in, and 30 minutes when on battery, so
I don't think that'd help.

Ben


Thanks for trying anyway!
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right. - Jules Renard,
writer (1864-1910)
  #11  
Old February 9th 14, 01:59 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
micky[_2_]
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Default Can opening "My Computer" be made faster?

On Sat, 8 Feb 2014 08:46:02 +0000, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
wrote:

When I open "My Computer" - for example with Windows-E, but I notice it
most when downloading something and my browser has "remembered"
somewhere on the wrong drive, so I have to climb the tree up and then
down again or use the My Computer button in the save window* - it takes \


I don't follow this. When do you have to start this climbiing? What
are you doing.

Not sure if this is related, but with PowerDesk6 comes a program called
Dialog Helper and it keeps a record of past used directorys and files,
under two little boxes in the blue margin at the top of the pop-up box
when one has to Open a directory for saving, or other purposes. So it's
only one click and one step from wherever you are to where you want to
go, if you've been there before.

It's free, and it was free from the company that wrote it, but
periodically the company that has it now wants money, Please don't pay
for it. Besides Windows itself, I haven't bought too much software but
I bought two non-cheap programs from V-Com and not only did both fail,
they both screwed me up. One lost a whole GB of data, out of 3. And
the other, which I think was an OS selector was incredibly hard to use.
I should have bought a competitor but I fell for their claims.

I think PowerDesk6 is the latest version that will work with XP. It's
good too, with lots more functionality than windows explorer, including
more versatility in views, built in unzpper and zipper, and the display
includes Control Panel and other things WE doesn't have, except for
video image of the camera, which WE does have but PD6 doesn't. YOu can
set up PD to replace WE, or not to, or use it half the time, by clicking
on its icon instead of WE, but letting calls to WE continue to go to WE.
I do the third choice but sometimes I think I should do the first.

But Dialog Helper is very simple, never causes problems in 10+ years (I
got it first from another company.) You may have to check a box during
installation of PD6 to get DH.

google powerdesk6 download . Version 6.0.1.3 or sometimes
they call it 6.0.13.


a long time, with the torch waving, before it shows me the list of
drives and a couple of things like "my documents". (If done from Win+E,
also shows the webcam.)

(*Yes, I know browsers can be set to always save in the same place. I
don't want that - I want it to ask me where. That would be sidestepping
the problem anyway.)

I presume it is trying to check for network drives or something, and/or
devices like the webcam. Is there no way it can be told not to (or
whatever solves this)?

For the moment, I have a desktop shortcut to the root of my D: drive,
which opens quickly, but may be covered by a window, and it doesn't help
in the "save" situation above.


  #12  
Old February 9th 14, 05:19 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Paul
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Default Can opening "My Computer" be made faster?

J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
In message , BillW50 writes:

"Paul" wrote in message
...
J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
When I open "My Computer" - for example with Windows-E, but I notice
it most when downloading something and my browser has "remembered"
somewhere on the wrong drive, so I have to climb the tree up and then
down again or use the My Computer button in the save window* - it
takes a long time, with the torch waving, before it shows me the list
of drives and a couple of things like "my documents". (If done from
Win+E, also shows the webcam.)


I should have said, it _usually_ takes some time. _Sometimes_, it opens
reasonably quickly. And, of course, I haven't determined what makes the
difference.
[]
I presume it is trying to check for network drives or something,
and/or devices like the webcam. Is there no way it can be told not to
(or whatever solves this)?

[]
This is as close as I could get. GPEDIT usually has a registry


(If that's group policy editor, ISTR something about it not being there
in XP Home, only Pro.)
[]
I was looking for some command line magic, and the closest I got was

explorer /root,,

which opens My Computer.


(Though with the noddy "System Tasks/Other Places/Details" interface in
the left pane, rather than the proper tree.)

Unfortunately, my system is behaving OK at the moment - both the above
command from Run, and ordinary Windows-E, opened in about four seconds.

This article shows some command line examples of using GUID to
do the same thing. However, I don't know if it would be possible
to construct a GUID in a flexible way. It wouldn't do you
much good, if you needed to manually include or exclude things.
Like, plug in an extre hard drive, or map a new network share,
then have to "go and fix it" again.

(Open My Computer)

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/l.../cc938892.aspx

%systemroot%\explorer.exe
/e,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}


I'm wondering if you misunderstand me? That, from the article, seems to
be "To open Windows Explorer with My Computer selected"; I have no
problem doing that, as Windows-E - or, the My Computer button in the
save window when doing a save (from e. g. Firefox) - do that. It's just
that having _done_ it, there's often a delay before the list of drives
appear.

The drives themselves, if you do properties, either show
"Local Disk" or "Network Drive". But I don't see a way to
ask explorer, on a one-off request, to open just a certain
class of drive. I created a mapped drive on purpose, using
a VM as a source of a share to use, and I couldn't prevent
it from appearing.


Does unassigning the drive letter in disk management solve the problem?
If so, that gives me some ideas.

"the" drive letter? Normally, I'm just using this machine - an XP
netbook, with one physical drive partitioned as C and D (plus maybe a
hidden) - in normal mode, with no USB drives/cards, or network (apart
from the wifi - and there are no other computers on that) plugged in.
It's just that when I hit Win+E, an explorer window opens, but sometimes
there's an appreciable delay - with the torch (flashlight) swinging -
before it settles down. Not a great problem, I can live with it - I just
wondered if there was a known solution! (My suggestion that it might be
looking for network drives was purely a _guess_.)


It's possible I did mis-interpreted the question,
and concentrate too much on Explorer itself (on the
title of the post).

The File Save Dialog, might have some weird
behaviors of its own. Someone at the bottom of
this thread, noticed removing a network bridge
fixed it. So just a modification to networking
itself, can break it.

http://forums.techarena.in/ms-office-support/752499.htm

Maybe there is some difference, between the things
an application remembers, and the main Explorer window ?

Paul
  #13  
Old February 9th 14, 07:45 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
Hot-Text
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"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in message ...
In message , Hot-Text writes:
Make a folder on root name it "A1"
for your Shortcuts
Add list of needed Shortcuts
desktop
My Computer
and any Shortcuts
you need in a Two
chicks a way
and A-1 will always be on top

No, "!" will always be on top (-:

JP-Shortcuts

J. P. here at MPWG
As for given out good info
You are one of are Top 4

I just hope one of these days
I'll be able to kiss
The bottom of your Feet

So the Folder name will be
Look up



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Old February 9th 14, 08:00 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
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"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in message ...
In message , Ben Myers writes:
"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in message ...
When I open "My Computer" - for example with Windows-E, but I notice it
I presume it is trying to check for network drives or something, and/or
devices like the webcam. Is there no way it can be told not to (or
whatever solves this)?


That was just my _guess_ at the reason.


How about a DVD Player

For my Samsung have
Network drives on my HPMC-PC
So that I can view my Moves
On my HDTV


For the moment, I have a desktop shortcut to the root of my D: drive,
which opens quickly, but may be covered by a window, and it doesn't help
in the "save" situation above.
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/1985 MB++G()AL-IS-Ch++(p)Ar@T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

To remove unwanted network drives, right-click and select "Disconnect".

I don't have any such drives (I don't think I ever have: I've only ever had the two partitions of the hard drive, and the odd USB
and card, with neither of the latter showing up at the moment).
Also, as
mentioned by other posters, check your hard drive settings under "Control Panel",
"Power Options" and, if necessary, increase the time to power down.

Already set to Never when plugged in, and 30 minutes when on battery, so I don't think that'd help.

Ben

Thanks for trying anyway!



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Old February 9th 14, 11:08 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
BillW50
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Default Can opening "My Computer" be made faster?


"micky" wrote in message
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I think PowerDesk6 is the latest version that will work with XP. It's
good too, with lots more functionality than windows explorer,
including more versatility in views, built in unzpper and zipper, and
the display includes Control Panel and other things WE doesn't have,
except for video image of the camera, which WE does have but PD6
doesn't. YOu can set up PD to replace WE, or not to, or use it half
the time, by clicking on its icon instead of WE, but letting calls to
WE continue to go to WE. I do the third choice but sometimes I think
I should do the first.

But Dialog Helper is very simple, never causes problems in 10+ years
(I got it first from another company.) You may have to check a box
during installation of PD6 to get DH.


If you like that one, you might also like AnVir Task Manager. It comes
in two flavors, free and commercial. It does many different things, but
one thing is that it adds a button in those open/save dialog boxes. And
lists the most common folders that you use. This makes it very fast
going to your most used folders.

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Bill
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