Re: Annoying desktop "reset"

On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 23:34:36 +0200, "Goran Ekstrom"

>Why does XP think it is necessary to reload all the desktop icons every
>second time i access something, especially after using Explorer?? Kinda
>annoying since it takes a while to access "everything" including CD drives.

A window will repaint in response to something changing in it.

More particularly, an Explorer window (includes desktop, which is the
zeroth instance of Explorer.exe) refreshes itself if something changes
the way files might be displayed - such as something that touches the
file associations in HKCR (HKLM...Classes + HKCU...Classes), or
possibly something that changes the namespace, like a newly-discovered
drive letter. The firsi affects the right pane, the second, the left.

It's disturbing to think that something's "touching" the file
associations all the time, so if there's no dynamic drive letter
effects (polling for optical disks, or external devices that may have
the same effect), I'd want to formally exclude malware activity.

Are you on a LAN?

If so, what's shared?

Do you have drive letters mapped to LAN resources, or "web folders"?

Do you have any items on the desktop that are neither files or
folders, nor have shortcut arrows on them?

Does the problem persist in Safe Mode?

Does the problem persist if you suppress all loads in MSConfig?

Do you have active desktop enabled?



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