Windows Explorer Slow to List Files When Browsing Folder

[Guest Paul Jenkins]

I recently upgraded a server from Windows 2000 Server Standard SP4 to Windows

2003 Server Standard SP2. Actually, it wasn't really an upgrade per-se

because I built the new machine from scratch and restored the files to the

new server. *SOME* users are reporting Windows Explorer is very slow to open

one particular shared folder containing approx. 70,000 files. I still have

the 2000 server ... when I open that folder across the network from my XP SP3

workstation it takes approx. 20 seconds to open, yet the same folder open

the W2K3 server can take up to 6 minutes to open! The users who complain

about the W2K3 server being slow use a variety of hard-coded (100 Mbps Full

Duplex) and Auto settings, and are running either Windows 2000 Professional

SP4 or XP SP2/3. Other uses find the W2K3 servers folder opens in 20 - 30

seconds. has any one any ideas as to the root cause of this problem? Thanks,

 

PJ.

[Guest Paul Jenkins]

RE: Windows Explorer Slow to List Files When Browsing Folder

 

I should add that when I browse to the folder on the actual W2K3 console it

still takes several minutes to open, whereas on the W2K server console it

takes just seconds.

 

"Paul Jenkins" wrote:

> I recently upgraded a server from Windows 2000 Server Standard SP4 to Windows

> 2003 Server Standard SP2. Actually, it wasn't really an upgrade per-se

> because I built the new machine from scratch and restored the files to the

> new server. *SOME* users are reporting Windows Explorer is very slow to open

> one particular shared folder containing approx. 70,000 files. I still have

> the 2000 server ... when I open that folder across the network from my XP SP3

> workstation it takes approx. 20 seconds to open, yet the same folder open

> the W2K3 server can take up to 6 minutes to open! The users who complain

> about the W2K3 server being slow use a variety of hard-coded (100 Mbps Full

> Duplex) and Auto settings, and are running either Windows 2000 Professional

> SP4 or XP SP2/3. Other uses find the W2K3 servers folder opens in 20 - 30

> seconds. has any one any ideas as to the root cause of this problem? Thanks,

>

> PJ.

[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Windows Explorer Slow to List Files When Browsing Folder

 

Hello Paul,

 

Did you install all patches after SP2 on the server?

 

See here:

http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums/viewtopic.php?t=969&sid=0d5f0ba94f4bcea3855546e41bc4fd1b

 

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=939527&SD=tech

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> I recently upgraded a server from Windows 2000 Server Standard SP4 to

> Windows 2003 Server Standard SP2. Actually, it wasn't really an

> upgrade per-se because I built the new machine from scratch and

> restored the files to the new server. *SOME* users are reporting

> Windows Explorer is very slow to open one particular shared folder

> containing approx. 70,000 files. I still have the 2000 server ...

> when I open that folder across the network from my XP SP3 workstation

> it takes approx. 20 seconds to open, yet the same folder open the

> W2K3 server can take up to 6 minutes to open! The users who complain

> about the W2K3 server being slow use a variety of hard-coded (100 Mbps

> Full Duplex) and Auto settings, and are running either Windows 2000

> Professional SP4 or XP SP2/3. Other uses find the W2K3 servers folder

> opens in 20 - 30 seconds. has any one any ideas as to the root cause

> of this problem? Thanks,

>

> PJ.

>

[Guest Paul Jenkins]

Re: Windows Explorer Slow to List Files When Browsing Folder

 

Yes, I ran Windows Update after installing SP2 and took all critical patches.

 

Paul.

 

"Meinolf Weber" wrote:

> Hello Paul,

>

> Did you install all patches after SP2 on the server?

>

> See here:

> http://www.chicagotech.net/netforums/viewtopic.php?t=969&sid=0d5f0ba94f4bcea3855546e41bc4fd1b

>

> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=939527&SD=tech

>

> Best regards

>

> Meinolf Weber

> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers

> no rights.

> ** Please do NOT email, only reply to Newsgroups

> ** HELP us help YOU!!! http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm

>

>

> > I recently upgraded a server from Windows 2000 Server Standard SP4 to

> > Windows 2003 Server Standard SP2. Actually, it wasn't really an

> > upgrade per-se because I built the new machine from scratch and

> > restored the files to the new server. *SOME* users are reporting

> > Windows Explorer is very slow to open one particular shared folder

> > containing approx. 70,000 files. I still have the 2000 server ...

> > when I open that folder across the network from my XP SP3 workstation

> > it takes approx. 20 seconds to open, yet the same folder open the

> > W2K3 server can take up to 6 minutes to open! The users who complain

> > about the W2K3 server being slow use a variety of hard-coded (100 Mbps

> > Full Duplex) and Auto settings, and are running either Windows 2000

> > Professional SP4 or XP SP2/3. Other uses find the W2K3 servers folder

> > opens in 20 - 30 seconds. has any one any ideas as to the root cause

> > of this problem? Thanks,

> >

> > PJ.

> >

>

>

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