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ctaylor · September 23rd, 2003, 10:15 AM

Is there any way to change the rate Windows XP queries network drives, or even disable the querying of network drives until a manual refresh instruction (such as pressing F5) is sent?

I have people here that have Windows Explorer open all day and Windows Explorer is flashing every time it re-paints the screen when searching for new or modified folder contents on the server volume.

This is especially annoying when drilling down through a long file path. Every time folder with a plus sign in front of it is expanded the screen flashes before showing the folders subfolders and files.

Any thoughts would be appreciated.

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ctaylor Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: New Hampshire, USA Posts: 641	Windows Explorer refresh rate on Windows XP Pro Is there any way to change the rate Windows XP queries network drives, or even disable the querying of network drives until a manual refresh instruction (such as pressing F5) is sent? I have people here that have Windows Explorer open all day and Windows Explorer is flashing every time it re-paints the screen when searching for new or modified folder contents on the server volume. This is especially annoying when drilling down through a long file path. Every time folder with a plus sign in front of it is expanded the screen flashes before showing the folders subfolders and files. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Last edited by ctaylor : September 23rd, 2003 at 10:18 AM.