RE: Windows Explorer

From: Joe Wu [MSFT] (joewu_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/09/04 

Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 10:18:29 GMT

Hi Robert,

Thank you for your reply. Please run the following command and check if you
can open the boot.ini file:

notepad c:\boot.ini

Please then post the content of this file, and I will check it.

Thanks!

Regards,
Joe Wu
Product Support Services
Microsoft Corporation

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|Joe
|
|Thanks for your offer of assistance. However, I can't
|find a file called boot.ini on either drive, even wih all
|files unhidden.
|
|Robert
|>-----Original Message-----
|>Hello Robert,
|>
|>Thank you for your reply and I appreciate your time and
|efforts on this
|>problem. To remove the parallel operating systems from
|the computer, we can
|>try the following steps to remove one of the Operating
|Systems.
|>
|>Step1. Modify the C:\boot.ini to restore it to the
|original status.
|>
|>Step2. Remove the operating system's \WINDOWS folder.
|>
|>Step3. Remove the "Program Files" folder created by that
|OS, if the
|>applications in the folder are useless.
|>
|>To remove the new system safely, please send the
|C:\BOOT.ini file to me at
|>joewu@microsoft.com and let me know which the new system
|locates.
|>
|>I will modify the boot.ini file for you.
|>
|>Thanks!
|>
|>Regards,
|>Joe Wu
|>Product Support Services
|>Microsoft Corporation
|>
|>Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
|>
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|>|Subject: RE: Windows Explorer
|>|Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 16:04:01 -0800
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|>|Hi, Joe. I'm back after a very busy period of work
|which
|>|precluded my following up on your advice. However, I
|have
|>|now carried out the parallel installation.
|>|
|>|I took some time to free up space on the D-drive for the
|>|parallel instal, and defragged the drive twice.
|(Windows
|>|hasn't let me defrag for a while because there hasn't
|been
|>|15% free space on the drive.)
|>|
|>|When running on the parallel OS, the 'big' folder (which
|>|now contains 0 files and 63 sub-folders, with 212,000
|>|files / 34.3 GB in the sub-folders) now takes 1 minute
|and
|>|10 seconds to display. This is a great improvement on
|>|what happened previously, but when I went back to the
|>|original Windows installation, I found that that also
|now
|>|takes 1 minute and 10 seconds, so the improvement must
|be
|>|down to defragging and not to having a clean Windows
|setup.
|>|
|>|I don't know if you feel that 1 Min 10 is OK for reading
|a
|>|folder of that size, but the lesson seems to be to
|defrag
|>|regularly. I would certainly like it to be quicker, but
|I
|>|can live with the current performance.
|>|
|>|By the way, I also uninstalled PaintShop Pro, but that
|>|made no difference at all.
|>|
|>|A final question - How do I get rid of the 'extra'
|Windows
|>|system now ?!
|>|
|>|Thanks for your help.
|>|
|>|Robert
|>|>-----Original Message-----
|>|>Hello Rebert,
|>|>
|>|>Thank you for your reply.
|>|>
|>|>I think it is not normal that the process lasts 3
|minutes
|>|and 20 seconds.
|>|>Based on the current status, I would like to provide
|the
|>|following
|>|>suggestions:
|>|>
|>|>1. Let's install a parallel Windows XP system on a
|>|partition with enough
|>|>free space and check if the problem occurs in the newly
|>|created system. If
|>|>not, it indicates that the problem is related to a
|>|certain application or
|>|>configurations on the current system. (Note: Please do
|>|NOT install the
|>|>parallel system into the current system partition.)
|>|>
|>|>This can efficiently help us narrow down the problem's
|>|scope.
|>|>
|>|>For more information, please refer to:
|>|>
|>|>266465 HOW TO: Perform a Parallel Installation of
|Windows
|>|2000
|>|>http://support.microsoft.com/?id=266465
|>|>
|>|>Note: The above method also applies to Windows XP.
|>|>
|>|>2. Does the problem occur to other folder which
|contains
|>|a large number of
|>|>subfolders and common files? If not, I would like to
|>|suggest that we
|>|>temporarily uninstall the PaintShop Pro software to
|check
|>|if it is related
|>|>to this problem.
|>|>
|>|>I look forward to your reply. Thanks!
|>|>
|>|>Regards,
|>|>Joe Wu
|>|>Product Support Services
|>|>Microsoft Corporation
|>|>
|>|>Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
|>|>
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|>|>|Subject: RE: Windows Explorer
|>|>|Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 10:35:21 -0800
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|>|>|Hello, Joe. I'm back with the results of the tests
|you
|>|>|suggested.
|>|>|
|>|>|1. I cannot follow Malcolm's suggestion as I do not
|run
|>|>|Photoshop on my machine. Therefore there is no such
|tab
|>|>|under Properties for a jpeg file. I use PaintShop Pro
|4
|>|>|for image reprocessing (old, I know, but it does
|>|>|everything I need without the complexities of the
|newer
|>|>|versions) and JASC Media Center 3 for thumbnailing. I
|>|have
|>|>|reset the file associations for all image formats to
|>|>|PaintShop Pro.
|>|>|
|>|>|2.1 I created a new user account, although I could
|not
|>|>|follow the steps you set out as there is no item
|>|>|for 'Local Users and groups' under Computer Management
|>|on
|>|>|my setup. I used Control Panel -> User Accounts
|instead.
|>|>|
|>|>|2.2 I uninstalled MacAfee and ZoneAlarm, rebooted,
|>|logged
|>|>|on the new account and read the famous directory. No
|>|>|change - still 3 minutes and 20 seconds.
|>|>|
|>|>|3. In answer to your final question, it takes 3 mins
|20
|>|>|seconds to open and display the folder that contains
|61
|>|>|folders and 0 files. It then takes a further time to
|>|open
|>|>|and display each of the 61 folders. These folders
|>|contain
|>|>|anywhere from zero to 20,000 files and they take about
|>|0.5
|>|>|seconds to open per 1000 files of content, so the
|>|largest
|>|>|take a further 10 seconds.
|>|>|
|>|>|Robert
|>|>|
|>|>|
|>|>|>-----Original Message-----
|>|>|>Hello Robert,
|>|>|>
|>|>|>Thank you for keeping in touch and for taking the
|time
|>|to
|>|>|perform the tests.
|>|>|>
|>|>|>Let's collect more information for further analysis:
|>|>|>
|>|>|>1. Have you tested Malcolm's suggestion (unchecking
|>|>|the "Generate
|>|>|>Thumbnails" button on the Photoshop Image tab). I
|think
|>|>|that the suggestion
|>|>|>is reasonable and we can give it a try.
|>|>|>
|>|>|>2. Since there is only one Windows XP operating
|system.
|>|I
|>|>|would like to
|>|>|>suggest that we perform the following tests:
|>|>|>
|>|>|>1) Please create a new user with Administrators
|>|>|priviliges and then logon
|>|>|>as the newly created user to see if it works. This
|test
|>|>|can help us isolate
|>|>|>if the problem is related to the user settings.
|>|>|>
|>|>|>How to create a new user account:
|>|>|>--------------------------------------------
|>|>|>a. Click on Start->Settings->Control Panel.
|>|>|>b. Click Administrative Tools.
|>|>|>c. Click Computer Management.
|>|>|>d. Click Local Users and Groups.
|>|>|>e. Double-click Users.
|>|>|>f. On Action menu, click New User item.
|>|>|>g. Now, please create a new user account.
|>|>|>h. Click Local Users and Groups.
|>|>|>i. Double-click Group and click Administrators in the
|>|>|right pane.
|>|>|>j. On Action menu, click Add to Group item.
|>|>|>k. Click Add button, and then add the newly created
|>|user
|>|>|account to the
|>|>|>Administrators group.
|>|>|>l. Logoff and login with the newly created user
|account.
|>|>|>
|>|>|>2) Please temporarily uninstall all the firewall and
|>|anti-
|>|>|virus tools,
|>|>|>including Norton anti-virus, Internet Security, etc.
|>|Then
|>|>|reboot your
|>|>|>system and try to perform the test to see if the
|>|problem
|>|>|occurs. Based on
|>|>|>our experience, these kinds of applications run in
|the
|>|>|background
|>|>|>monitoring the file system, and may affect the system
|>|>|performance,
|>|>|>especially when the number of the files are very
|large.
|>|>|>
|>|>|>NOTE:
|>|>|>---------------
|>|>|>
|>|>|>a. Please uninstall it instead of disabling it. If we
|>|>|just disable it, a
|>|>|>lot of drivers are still running in the background
|and
|>|>|they will cause the
|>|>|>issue, thus the test result may be incorrect.
|>|>|>b. After uninstalling these applications, please do
|NOT
|>|>|surf the Internet
|>|>|>and do NOT open any doubtful attachments in your
|>|received
|>|>|e-mails.
|>|>|>
|>|>|>3. You stated that there are 224,708 files jpg files
|in
|>|>|your 61 subfolders,
|>|>|>and it takes 3 minutes and 20 seconds to open a
|folder.
|>|>|Could let me know
|>|>|>how many files in that folder?
|>|>|>
|>|>|>Thanks!
|>|>|>
|>|>|>Regards,
|>|>|>Joe Wu
|>|>|>Product Support Services
|>|>|>Microsoft Corporation
|>|>|>
|>|>|>Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
|>|>|>
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|>|>|>|Sorry about the big delay - I've been away for
|>|>|Christmas.
|>|>|>|Thanks for all the posts.
|>|>|>|
|>|>|>|I have done as Joe Wu asked and I have the following
|>|>|>|results. I have used the single largest folder that
|I
|>|>|>|have accumulated. It is 2 levels below the root of
|>|>|Drive
|>|>|>|D (Western Digital 80 GB) and it contains 61 folders
|>|and
|>|>|0
|>|>|>|files. However, between them, these 61 sub-folders
|>|>|>|contain 224,708 files (all jpeg's) occupying 36.1GB !
|>|>|>|
|>|>|>|To read the folder for the first time, Windows
|>|Explorer
|>|>|>|takes 3 minutes and 20 seconds in normal mode, 3
|>|minutes
|>|>|>|and 50 seconds in safe mode. (I have timed it
|several
|>|>|>|times and these results are repeatable.) Both these
|>|>|>|figures are with Explorer in 'List' mode - I rarely
|>|need
|>|>|>|to use 'Details' mode so I don't know what the
|timings
|>|>|>|would be for that.
|>|>|>|
|>|>|>|I do not have access to another XP machine so I
|cannot
|>|>|try
|>|>|>|the third test in Joe's post. However, I can say
|that
|>|>|>|this disk used to be in a machine running Win98SE
|and
|>|>|was
|>|>|>|formatted FAT32. Its response time with an
|identical
|>|>|>|folder structure and identical numbers of files was
|>|>|almost
|>|>|>|instantaneous (which is why I believe that this
|>|problem
|>|>|is
|>|>|>|NTFS-related). When I got my current machine I
|>|stripped
|>|>|>|everything off the disk and low-level formatted it
|to
|>|>|NTFS
|>|>|>|so there is no residue that might be affecting its
|>|>|>|performance. As I have previously mentioned, Drive
|D
|>|is
|>|>|>|used solely for data and there are no system files
|on
|>|it.
|>|>|>|
|>|>|>|Robert
|>|>|>|
|>|>|>|>-----Original Message-----
|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|>>-----Original Message-----
|>|>|>|>>Hello,
|>|>|>|>>
|>|>|>|>>Thank you for your posts.
|>|>|>|>>
|>|>|>|>>Actually, the system is expected to spend a bit
|>|longer
|>|>|>|>than normal to list
|>|>|>|>>a large number of objects in a folder. If
|possible,
|>|I
|>|>|>|>would like to suggest
|>|>|>|>>that you classify these image files to more
|>|subfolders.
|>|>|>|>>
|>|>|>|>>In the meantime, please help me check the
|following:
|>|>|>|>>
|>|>|>|>>1. Please go into Safe Mode (Restart computer,
|press
|>|>|the
|>|>|>|>F8 key when the
|>|>|>|>>boot menu pops up, select [Safe Mode], and boot
|up)
|>|>|and
|>|>|>|>check if the issue
|>|>|>|>>still occurs.
|>|>|>|>>
|>|>|>|>>2. Please change the view mode to "Lists" and
|check
|>|>|how
|>|>|>|>fast the files are
|>|>|>|>>displayed.
|>|>|>|>>
|>|>|>|>>3. If possible, please connect this hard disk to
|>|>|another
|>|>|>|>Windows XP machine
|>|>|>|>>and check how well it works.
|>|>|>|>>
|>|>|>|>>Thanks for your time and cooperation.
|>|>|>|>>
|>|>|>|>>Regards,
|>|>|>|>>Joe Wu
|>|>|>|>>Product Support Services
|>|>|>|>>Microsoft Corporation
|>|>|>|>>
|>|>|>|>>Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
|>|>|>|>>
|>|>|>|>>===================================================
|=
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|>|>|and
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|>|>|>|>>|Subject: Windows Explorer
|>|>|>|>>|Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 11:05:58 -0800
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|>|>|>|>>|Thanks for the suggestion, but I don't use
|>|>|the 'Detail'
|>|>|>|>>|view regularly, although I have found that when I
|>|do,
|>|>|>|it
|>|>|>|>>|makes very little difference to the time taken.
|>|You
|>|>|>|>still
|>|>|>|>>|spend several minutes staring at a white screen !
|>|>|>|>>|
|>|>|>|>>|Robert
|>|>|>|>>|>-----Original Message-----
|>|>|>|>>|>Hi,
|>|>|>|>>|>
|>|>|>|>>|>Try this:
|>|>|>|>>|>
|>|>|>|>>|>http://www.tunexp.com/tips/get_started/speed_up_d
|et
|>|ai
|>|>|le
|>|>|>|d
|>|>|>|>_v
|>|>|>|>>|i
|>|>|>|>>|>ew_in_explorer/index.html
|>|>|>|>>|>
|>|>|>|>>|>Regards,
|>|>|>|>>|>
|>|>|>|>>|>Tim
|>|>|>|>>|>
|>|>|>|>>|>>-----Original Message-----
|>|>|>|>>|>>I am sure that this topic will have been raised
|>|>|>|before
|>|>|>|>>|>but
|>|>|>|>>|>>I am not a regular browser of this group.
|>|>|>|>>|>>
|>|>|>|>>|>>The issue concerns the use of Windows Explorer
|to
|>|>|>|>browse
|>|>|>|>>|>>drives that contain large numbers of multimedia
|>|>|files.
|>|>|>|>>|>>
|>|>|>|>>|>>My business includes the provision of non-
|>|copywrite
|>|>|>|>>|>images
|>|>|>|>>|>>to specialist engineering/technical
|publications
|>|>|and
|>|>|>|>>|>>companies and as a result I have very large
|>|numbers
|>|>|>|of
|>|>|>|>>|>>image files in a multiplicity of formats, as
|well
|>|>|as
|>|>|>|a
|>|>|>|>>|>>smaller number of animated and video files.
|For
|>|>|easy
|>|>|>|>>|>>recovery, the files are extensively sorted and
|>|>|>|>>|>categorised
|>|>|>|>>|>>into dozens of separate folders, but
|nevertheless
|>|>|it
|>|>|>|>is
|>|>|>|>>|>>commonplace to have a folder containing in
|excess
|>|>|of
|>|>|>|>>|>>10,000 images. The D-drive on my machine
|(80GB)
|>|>|has
|>|>|>|>10
|>|>|>|>>|>GB
|>|>|>|>>|>>of space and contains nothing other than image
|>|>|files
|>|>|>|>(in
|>|>|>|>>|>>excess of 500,000 when I last counted).
|>|>|>|>>|>>
|>|>|>|>>|>>Browsing to get at files using Windows Explorer
|>|can
|>|>|>|be
|>|>|>|>>|>>agonisingly slow at times, and I understand
|that
|>|>|this
|>|>|>|>is
|>|>|>|>>|>>due to Explorer carrying out some preview or
|>|>|parsing
|>|>|>|>>|>>operation on every multimedia file. I can for
|>|wait
|>|>|>|up
|>|>|>|>>|to
|>|>|>|>>|>>5 minutes at times to access some of the
|folders
|>|>|and
|>|>|>|>>|when
|>|>|>|>>|>>Explorer decides that it wants to refresh the
|>|>|>|display,
|>|>|>|>I
|>|>|>|>>|>>go off and have a cup of coffee!
|>|>|>|>>|>>
|>|>|>|>>|>>Is there any way to change this behaviour
|without
|>|>|>|>having
|>|>|>|>>|>>to move away from NTFS? I had no difficulties
|on
|>|>|my
|>|>|>|>>|>>previous computer that ran Win98SE with similar
|>|>|>|>numbers
|>|>|>|>>|>of
|>|>|>|>>|>>files. I currently use a Dell Dimension 4400
|>|2Mhz,
|>|>|>|>512
|>|>|>|>>|>MB
|>|>|>|>>|>>RAM, 2x80GB HDD, Win XP Home Edition SP1.
|>|>|>|>>|>>
|>|>|>|>>|>>Thanks in advance.
|>|>|>|>>|>>.
|>|>|>|>>|>>
|>|>|>|>>|>.
|>|>|>|>>|>
|>|>|>|>>|
|>|>|>|>>
|>|>|>|>>.
|>|>|>|>>Hey, I found this in the "photos" BBS.
|>|>|>|> . Reply (E-mail) Forward (E-mail)
|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|> Subject: Re: weird thumbs action in folder view
|>|>|>|> From: "Rich Touart" <rtouart@touart.com> Sent:
|>|>|>|>12/7/2003 9:18:47 AM
|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|>"Rich Touart" <rtouart@touart.com> wrote in message
|>|>|>|>news:upueSqNvDHA.2352@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
|>|>|>|>> Thumbnails take a long time (up to 1 min.) to
|>|display
|>|>|>|in
|>|>|>|>folder view
|>|>|>|>> and act erratically. Please see the image at
|>|>|>|>> http://www.touart.com/images/weirdthumbs2.jpg
|>|>|>|>>
|>|>|>|>> I have reformatted and reinstalled Win XP. I
|have
|>|>|>|>changed video cards
|>|>|>|>> from Nvidia to ATI Radeon and I have tried
|>|different
|>|>|>|>monitors.
|>|>|>|>>
|>|>|>|>> Any input appreciated, thanks
|>|>|>|>>
|>|>|>|>> Rich
|>|>|>|>> http://www.touart.com
|>|>|>|>>
|>|>|>|>I found the answer in an earlier post from John
|>|Inzer.
|>|>|>|>Thanks!
|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|>"Try this...right click on a .jpg file and choose
|>|>|>|>Properties. Click the Photoshop Image tab
|>|>|>|>and uncheck the "Generate Thumbnails" button,
|>|>|>|>then click OK"
|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|>I am a professional photographer with ten's of
|>|>|thousands
|>|>|>|>of jpeg files and was desperate for an answer to
|the
|>|>|same
|>|>|>|>question. You only have to do this to one file and
|>|it
|>|>|>|>changes them all. It really works!!!!!!!!
|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|>.
|>|>|>|>
|>|>|>|
|>|>|>
|>|>|>.
|>|>|>
|>|>|
|>|>
|>|>.
|>|>
|>|
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