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From: John O'Boyle on 6 Jun 2010 10:40
On 6/6/2010 10:03 AM, John O'Boyle wrote:
> On 6/5/2010 3:21 PM, Elmo wrote:
>> John O'Boyle wrote:
>>> I have what might be a unique situation, or perhaps one I've just not
>>> seen reported in these forums before. I've just re-installed WinXP on
>>> my main notebook. Given the number of apps that had to be reinstalled,
>>> and the various specialized drivers that were needed, I'm not certain
>>> exactly when this problem began, but nonetheless.....
>>>
>>> Not always, but often, when I double click to open a folder, the folder
>>> opens, I can see the file list, but then the folder screen clears. If I
>>> leave it as such (and often there seems to be no other option) the files
>>> refresh after a short time. It's both frustrating and elusive. I've
>>> tried different mouse. I've removed and re-installed the mouse drivers,
>>> etc.
>>>
>>> I'm hopeful that someone here has seen this behavior before and, more to
>>> the point, can offer a solution.
>>>
>>> I KNOW I can start from scratch again, but I'm hoping to avoid another
>>> three or four days of installing and tweaks.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any help anyone might be able to provide.
>>>
>>> John O'Boyle
>>
>> Kelly has a tweak to stop that, or reenable the "feature" at her site:
>>
>> http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
>>
>> Line 157. Prevent Automatic Folder and Icon Refresh - Enable
>>
> Thanks. Probably just what I want/need. Unfortunately, Kelly s site
> reports "Service Unavailable"! I don't suppose you have a copy of the
> tweak?
>
> JLOB
>
Joe,

Check that! The site is back. Tweak downloaded and applied! Problem
solved. I really appreciate your taking the time to respond. That
folder behavior was really irritating!

Thanks again.

J.
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