Slow in Windows Explorer

[Stephen Simons]

Win98SE

MS-OFFICE XP

I have noticed my pc is slow to respond in Windows Explorer when I change from one folder to another. For example, when
I click navigate from one to another it can take about seven seconds for the contents of the folder to display (egg
timer is shown until then).

I have defragmented, but it still happens.

Any advice much appreciated.

TIA

Steve

[glee]

How many folders and sub-folders are there in your "My Documents" folder?
Try moving all the files and folders out of the "My Documents" folder, into another
folder on the C: drive with a different name, which you can create.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"Stephen Simons" > wrote in message
...
> Win98SE
>
> MS-OFFICE XP
>
> I have noticed my pc is slow to respond in Windows Explorer when I change from one
folder to another. For example, when
> I click navigate from one to another it can take about seven seconds for the
contents of the folder to display (egg
> timer is shown until then).
>
> I have defragmented, but it still happens.
>
> Any advice much appreciated.
>
> TIA
>
> Steve
>
>

[Stephen Simons]

Hi glee

that's helped. thanks for the advice.

I have hundreds of fldes - maybe some tidying/housekeeping is in order.

Why does this happen?

Steve







On Tue, 18 May 2004 23:48:15 -0400, "glee" > wrote:

>How many folders and sub-folders are there in your "My Documents" folder?
>Try moving all the files and folders out of the "My Documents" folder, into another
>folder on the C: drive with a different name, which you can create.

[glee]

My Documents is a "special folder" in Windows, and it has this little bug......
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

"Stephen Simons" > wrote in message
...
> Hi glee
>
> that's helped. thanks for the advice.
>
> I have hundreds of fldes - maybe some tidying/housekeeping is in order.
>
> Why does this happen?
>
> Steve
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, 18 May 2004 23:48:15 -0400, "glee" > wrote:
>
> >How many folders and sub-folders are there in your "My Documents" folder?
> >Try moving all the files and folders out of the "My Documents" folder, into
another
> >folder on the C: drive with a different name, which you can create.
>

[Rich Wertz]

Thank you so much for your wisdom!!! I have been fighting
this for years, and only now have I found a soution that
actually works!! I have a new folder in C: called My
Docs. I pointed all the shortcuts, etc. to this new
folder and am using it without any of the previous
slowness.

Thanks again, you have saved my fingers from being bitten
off from the tips down!!

-Rich


>-----Original Message-----
>My Documents is a "special folder" in Windows, and it has
this little bug......
>--
>Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
>http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
>"Stephen Simons" > wrote in
message
...
>> Hi glee
>>
>> that's helped. thanks for the advice.
>>
>> I have hundreds of fldes - maybe some
tidying/housekeeping is in order.
>>
>> Why does this happen?
>>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, 18 May 2004 23:48:15 -0400, "glee"
> wrote:
>>
>> >How many folders and sub-folders are there in your "My
Documents" folder?
>> >Try moving all the files and folders out of the "My
Documents" folder, into
>another
>> >folder on the C: drive with a different name, which
you can create.
>>
>
>.
>

[glee]

Glad it helped you.
I was using a folder of my own making, similar to your C:\My Docs, since before
Windows had a My Documents special folder, so when it was introduced, I continued to
use my own folder, re-creating it on each machine I used.
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

"Rich Wertz" > wrote in message
...
> Thank you so much for your wisdom!!! I have been fighting
> this for years, and only now have I found a soution that
> actually works!! I have a new folder in C: called My
> Docs. I pointed all the shortcuts, etc. to this new
> folder and am using it without any of the previous
> slowness.
>
> Thanks again, you have saved my fingers from being bitten
> off from the tips down!!
>
> -Rich
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >My Documents is a "special folder" in Windows, and it has
> this little bug......
> >--
> >Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
> >http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> >
> >"Stephen Simons" > wrote in
> message
> ...
> >> Hi glee
> >>
> >> that's helped. thanks for the advice.
> >>
> >> I have hundreds of fldes - maybe some
> tidying/housekeeping is in order.
> >>
> >> Why does this happen?
> >>
> >> Steve
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, 18 May 2004 23:48:15 -0400, "glee"
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> >How many folders and sub-folders are there in your "My
> Documents" folder?
> >> >Try moving all the files and folders out of the "My
> Documents" folder, into
> >another
> >> >folder on the C: drive with a different name, which
> you can create.
> >>
> >
> >.
> >