OK - where to start.... I have been searching for a solution for this problem for months without finding one. I'm hoping for help here...
Explaination of problem:
I have verified this to be a problem on every XP system I've tried and I can't believe for a minute that there isn't a solution...MS couldn't have screwed up this badly (heh heh).
In Windows XP Explorer - Let's say you have a folder that contains no files (this part actually makes no difference) [let's call it FOLDERX], but it does have many subfolders (in my case, about 630 of them) and in each subfolder you have many files (in my case more than 100 files each with some upwards around 1000 files), and you have just booted up the PC (this is important because once the search described below occurs, this no longer happens until the next boot).
Now, what I want to do is select one subfolder within the FOLDERX directory - I know which one I want and I could care less about what is in the others at this point (let's say it is called subfolder#134 for instance).
I click on the plus sign on FOLDERX to expand the list to show me the subfolders. (Here's the problem part-) I now have to wait for nearly 5 minutes before the folder list comes up on the screen while Explorer searches through every single file of every single subfolder in the FOLDERX directory. Then it will finally display the list. Now, of course, I can go to any of the subfolders and get an instant listing of files in each, but this is not what I am trying to get.
OK - last part. On my other two systems, I have Window98 installed. Same folders, subfolders and files. Here is what happens after fresh boot on these and this is what I'm after on XP. I open Windows Explorer, click the plus sign on the FOLDERX directory and I am rewarded with an instant listing of all subfolders within it (no waiting at all) - I can now click on any of the subfolders, and if they are the big ones, I may have to wait a few seconds (the little flashlight icon appears) while Explorer searches the files within this subfolder only.
Why can't I get XP to do the same. I've tried every option I can find, turned on and off the indexing feature - searched through the registry entries that currently exist - searched MS for a fix - browsed Tips and Tricks from many different sites and I can't even find a mention of this problem anywhere!
All I want is for Windows XP Explorer to stop searching all levels of the entire tree within a folder and simply display a listing of the subfolders and/or files one level deep.
Can anyone tell me how to make this happen? Or where to find the solution?
Please Help Me!!
Storm
Explaination of problem:
I have verified this to be a problem on every XP system I've tried and I can't believe for a minute that there isn't a solution...MS couldn't have screwed up this badly (heh heh).
In Windows XP Explorer - Let's say you have a folder that contains no files (this part actually makes no difference) [let's call it FOLDERX], but it does have many subfolders (in my case, about 630 of them) and in each subfolder you have many files (in my case more than 100 files each with some upwards around 1000 files), and you have just booted up the PC (this is important because once the search described below occurs, this no longer happens until the next boot).
Now, what I want to do is select one subfolder within the FOLDERX directory - I know which one I want and I could care less about what is in the others at this point (let's say it is called subfolder#134 for instance).
I click on the plus sign on FOLDERX to expand the list to show me the subfolders. (Here's the problem part-) I now have to wait for nearly 5 minutes before the folder list comes up on the screen while Explorer searches through every single file of every single subfolder in the FOLDERX directory. Then it will finally display the list. Now, of course, I can go to any of the subfolders and get an instant listing of files in each, but this is not what I am trying to get.
OK - last part. On my other two systems, I have Window98 installed. Same folders, subfolders and files. Here is what happens after fresh boot on these and this is what I'm after on XP. I open Windows Explorer, click the plus sign on the FOLDERX directory and I am rewarded with an instant listing of all subfolders within it (no waiting at all) - I can now click on any of the subfolders, and if they are the big ones, I may have to wait a few seconds (the little flashlight icon appears) while Explorer searches the files within this subfolder only.
Why can't I get XP to do the same. I've tried every option I can find, turned on and off the indexing feature - searched through the registry entries that currently exist - searched MS for a fix - browsed Tips and Tricks from many different sites and I can't even find a mention of this problem anywhere!
All I want is for Windows XP Explorer to stop searching all levels of the entire tree within a folder and simply display a listing of the subfolders and/or files one level deep.
Can anyone tell me how to make this happen? Or where to find the solution?
Please Help Me!!
Storm
