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I have what might be a unique situation, or perhaps one I've just not
seen reported in these forums before. I've just re-installed WinXP on my main notebook. Given the number of apps that had to be reinstalled, and the various specialized drivers that were needed, I'm not certain exactly when this problem began, but nonetheless..... Not always, but often, when I double click to open a folder, the folder opens, I can see the file list, but then the folder screen clears. If I leave it as such (and often there seems to be no other option) the files refresh after a short time. It's both frustrating and elusive. I've tried different mouse. I've removed and re-installed the mouse drivers, etc. I'm hopeful that someone here has seen this behavior before and, more to the point, can offer a solution. I KNOW I can start from scratch again, but I'm hoping to avoid another three or four days of installing and tweaks. Thanks for any help anyone might be able to provide. John O'Boyle |
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"John O'Boyle" wrote in message ... I have what might be a unique situation, or perhaps one I've just not seen reported in these forums before. I've just re-installed WinXP on my main notebook. Given the number of apps that had to be reinstalled, and the various specialized drivers that were needed, I'm not certain exactly when this problem began, but nonetheless..... Not always, but often, when I double click to open a folder, the folder opens, I can see the file list, but then the folder screen clears. If I leave it as such (and often there seems to be no other option) the files refresh after a short time. It's both frustrating and elusive. I've tried different mouse. I've removed and re-installed the mouse drivers, etc. I'm hopeful that someone here has seen this behavior before and, more to the point, can offer a solution. I KNOW I can start from scratch again, but I'm hoping to avoid another three or four days of installing and tweaks. Thanks for any help anyone might be able to provide. John O'Boyle Might be malware or a virus. Does the problem persist when booting into Safe Mode? |
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"John O'Boyle" wrote in message ... I have what might be a unique situation, or perhaps one I've just not seen reported in these forums before. I've just re-installed WinXP on my main notebook. Given the number of apps that had to be reinstalled, and the various specialized drivers that were needed, I'm not certain exactly when this problem began, but nonetheless..... Not always, but often, when I double click to open a folder, the folder opens, I can see the file list, but then the folder screen clears. If I leave it as such (and often there seems to be no other option) the files refresh after a short time. It's both frustrating and elusive. I've tried different mouse. I've removed and re-installed the mouse drivers, etc. I'm hopeful that someone here has seen this behavior before and, more to the point, can offer a solution. I KNOW I can start from scratch again, but I'm hoping to avoid another three or four days of installing and tweaks. Thanks for any help anyone might be able to provide. John O'Boyle Might be malware or a virus. Does the problem persist when booting into Safe Mode? |
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John O'Boyle wrote:
I have what might be a unique situation, or perhaps one I've just not seen reported in these forums before. I've just re-installed WinXP on my main notebook. Given the number of apps that had to be reinstalled, and the various specialized drivers that were needed, I'm not certain exactly when this problem began, but nonetheless..... Not always, but often, when I double click to open a folder, the folder opens, I can see the file list, but then the folder screen clears. If I leave it as such (and often there seems to be no other option) the files refresh after a short time. It's both frustrating and elusive. I've tried different mouse. I've removed and re-installed the mouse drivers, etc. I'm hopeful that someone here has seen this behavior before and, more to the point, can offer a solution. I KNOW I can start from scratch again, but I'm hoping to avoid another three or four days of installing and tweaks. Thanks for any help anyone might be able to provide. John O'Boyle Kelly has a tweak to stop that, or reenable the "feature" at her site: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Line 157. Prevent Automatic Folder and Icon Refresh - Enable -- Joe =o) |
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John O'Boyle wrote:
I have what might be a unique situation, or perhaps one I've just not seen reported in these forums before. I've just re-installed WinXP on my main notebook. Given the number of apps that had to be reinstalled, and the various specialized drivers that were needed, I'm not certain exactly when this problem began, but nonetheless..... Not always, but often, when I double click to open a folder, the folder opens, I can see the file list, but then the folder screen clears. If I leave it as such (and often there seems to be no other option) the files refresh after a short time. It's both frustrating and elusive. I've tried different mouse. I've removed and re-installed the mouse drivers, etc. I'm hopeful that someone here has seen this behavior before and, more to the point, can offer a solution. I KNOW I can start from scratch again, but I'm hoping to avoid another three or four days of installing and tweaks. Thanks for any help anyone might be able to provide. John O'Boyle Kelly has a tweak to stop that, or reenable the "feature" at her site: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Line 157. Prevent Automatic Folder and Icon Refresh - Enable -- Joe =o) |
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Might be your anti-virus file scanner slowing the refresh down. Had it, on a
regular basis with CA that's free to Road Runner users. Verified by turning the scanner off and on. Recently installed XP on a different HDD and went with MS Security Essentials. No system slow down now. Don't recall if it had the refresh problem but went from the same CA version to SE on another computer and the system was much faster. "John O'Boyle" wrote in message ... I have what might be a unique situation, or perhaps one I've just not seen reported in these forums before. I've just re-installed WinXP on my main notebook. Given the number of apps that had to be reinstalled, and the various specialized drivers that were needed, I'm not certain exactly when this problem began, but nonetheless..... Not always, but often, when I double click to open a folder, the folder opens, I can see the file list, but then the folder screen clears. If I leave it as such (and often there seems to be no other option) the files refresh after a short time. It's both frustrating and elusive. I've tried different mouse. I've removed and re-installed the mouse drivers, etc. I'm hopeful that someone here has seen this behavior before and, more to the point, can offer a solution. I KNOW I can start from scratch again, but I'm hoping to avoid another three or four days of installing and tweaks. Thanks for any help anyone might be able to provide. John O'Boyle |
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Might be your anti-virus file scanner slowing the refresh down. Had it, on a
regular basis with CA that's free to Road Runner users. Verified by turning the scanner off and on. Recently installed XP on a different HDD and went with MS Security Essentials. No system slow down now. Don't recall if it had the refresh problem but went from the same CA version to SE on another computer and the system was much faster. "John O'Boyle" wrote in message ... I have what might be a unique situation, or perhaps one I've just not seen reported in these forums before. I've just re-installed WinXP on my main notebook. Given the number of apps that had to be reinstalled, and the various specialized drivers that were needed, I'm not certain exactly when this problem began, but nonetheless..... Not always, but often, when I double click to open a folder, the folder opens, I can see the file list, but then the folder screen clears. If I leave it as such (and often there seems to be no other option) the files refresh after a short time. It's both frustrating and elusive. I've tried different mouse. I've removed and re-installed the mouse drivers, etc. I'm hopeful that someone here has seen this behavior before and, more to the point, can offer a solution. I KNOW I can start from scratch again, but I'm hoping to avoid another three or four days of installing and tweaks. Thanks for any help anyone might be able to provide. John O'Boyle |
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On 6/5/2010 3:21 PM, Elmo wrote:
John O'Boyle wrote: I have what might be a unique situation, or perhaps one I've just not seen reported in these forums before. I've just re-installed WinXP on my main notebook. Given the number of apps that had to be reinstalled, and the various specialized drivers that were needed, I'm not certain exactly when this problem began, but nonetheless..... Not always, but often, when I double click to open a folder, the folder opens, I can see the file list, but then the folder screen clears. If I leave it as such (and often there seems to be no other option) the files refresh after a short time. It's both frustrating and elusive. I've tried different mouse. I've removed and re-installed the mouse drivers, etc. I'm hopeful that someone here has seen this behavior before and, more to the point, can offer a solution. I KNOW I can start from scratch again, but I'm hoping to avoid another three or four days of installing and tweaks. Thanks for any help anyone might be able to provide. John O'Boyle Kelly has a tweak to stop that, or reenable the "feature" at her site: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Line 157. Prevent Automatic Folder and Icon Refresh - Enable Thanks. Probably just what I want/need. Unfortunately, Kelly s site reports "Service Unavailable"! I don't suppose you have a copy of the tweak? JLOB |
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On 6/5/2010 3:21 PM, Elmo wrote:
John O'Boyle wrote: I have what might be a unique situation, or perhaps one I've just not seen reported in these forums before. I've just re-installed WinXP on my main notebook. Given the number of apps that had to be reinstalled, and the various specialized drivers that were needed, I'm not certain exactly when this problem began, but nonetheless..... Not always, but often, when I double click to open a folder, the folder opens, I can see the file list, but then the folder screen clears. If I leave it as such (and often there seems to be no other option) the files refresh after a short time. It's both frustrating and elusive. I've tried different mouse. I've removed and re-installed the mouse drivers, etc. I'm hopeful that someone here has seen this behavior before and, more to the point, can offer a solution. I KNOW I can start from scratch again, but I'm hoping to avoid another three or four days of installing and tweaks. Thanks for any help anyone might be able to provide. John O'Boyle Kelly has a tweak to stop that, or reenable the "feature" at her site: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Line 157. Prevent Automatic Folder and Icon Refresh - Enable Thanks. Probably just what I want/need. Unfortunately, Kelly s site reports "Service Unavailable"! I don't suppose you have a copy of the tweak? JLOB |
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On 6/6/2010 10:03 AM, John O'Boyle wrote:
On 6/5/2010 3:21 PM, Elmo wrote: John O'Boyle wrote: I have what might be a unique situation, or perhaps one I've just not seen reported in these forums before. I've just re-installed WinXP on my main notebook. Given the number of apps that had to be reinstalled, and the various specialized drivers that were needed, I'm not certain exactly when this problem began, but nonetheless..... Not always, but often, when I double click to open a folder, the folder opens, I can see the file list, but then the folder screen clears. If I leave it as such (and often there seems to be no other option) the files refresh after a short time. It's both frustrating and elusive. I've tried different mouse. I've removed and re-installed the mouse drivers, etc. I'm hopeful that someone here has seen this behavior before and, more to the point, can offer a solution. I KNOW I can start from scratch again, but I'm hoping to avoid another three or four days of installing and tweaks. Thanks for any help anyone might be able to provide. John O'Boyle Kelly has a tweak to stop that, or reenable the "feature" at her site: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Line 157. Prevent Automatic Folder and Icon Refresh - Enable Thanks. Probably just what I want/need. Unfortunately, Kelly s site reports "Service Unavailable"! I don't suppose you have a copy of the tweak? JLOB Joe, Check that! The site is back. Tweak downloaded and applied! Problem solved. I really appreciate your taking the time to respond. That folder behavior was really irritating! Thanks again. J. |
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On 6/6/2010 10:03 AM, John O'Boyle wrote:
On 6/5/2010 3:21 PM, Elmo wrote: John O'Boyle wrote: I have what might be a unique situation, or perhaps one I've just not seen reported in these forums before. I've just re-installed WinXP on my main notebook. Given the number of apps that had to be reinstalled, and the various specialized drivers that were needed, I'm not certain exactly when this problem began, but nonetheless..... Not always, but often, when I double click to open a folder, the folder opens, I can see the file list, but then the folder screen clears. If I leave it as such (and often there seems to be no other option) the files refresh after a short time. It's both frustrating and elusive. I've tried different mouse. I've removed and re-installed the mouse drivers, etc. I'm hopeful that someone here has seen this behavior before and, more to the point, can offer a solution. I KNOW I can start from scratch again, but I'm hoping to avoid another three or four days of installing and tweaks. Thanks for any help anyone might be able to provide. John O'Boyle Kelly has a tweak to stop that, or reenable the "feature" at her site: http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm Line 157. Prevent Automatic Folder and Icon Refresh - Enable Thanks. Probably just what I want/need. Unfortunately, Kelly s site reports "Service Unavailable"! I don't suppose you have a copy of the tweak? JLOB Joe, Check that! The site is back. Tweak downloaded and applied! Problem solved. I really appreciate your taking the time to respond. That folder behavior was really irritating! Thanks again. J. |
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