RE: Windows Explorer

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From: Joe Wu [MSFT] (joewu_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/10/04 

Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 20:30:46 GMT

Hi Robert,

How are you?

I just want to say hi and to see how thing are going there. When you get a
chance, please help me collect the C:\boot.ini file. If your issue is
resolved or if you need additional information, please let us know.

Thanks, and have a great day!

Regards,
Joe Wu
Product Support Services
Microsoft Corporation

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|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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||>|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
||>|>
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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
||>|>|>
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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
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||>|>|>|>>|Content-Class: urn:content-classes:message
||>|>|>|>>|From: "Robert Davies" <robert@genesys-hrs.com>
||>|>|>|>>|Sender: "Robert Davies" <robert@genesys-hrs.com>
||>|>|>|>>|References: <009d01c3b501$a7be30c0
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||>|>|>|>><005801c3b506$06be9390$a301280a@phx.gbl>
||>|>|>|>>|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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