Slow opening network folders

[Vic Baron]

I just built a new system and installed XP Pro and Vista Home premium in a
dual boot configuration. It is connected via Cat5 cable to my home network
which has two other systems. Network is set up as a workgroup. I can see all
the shares ,etc - that part is ok.

Problem - using the new system ( either XP or Vista does the same, BTW) I
click on a network share - folder opens immediately displaying file contents
and then hangs(busy icon) for many seconds before the highlight will show on
first file. After than it zips right along. I notice a lot of disk activity
while it's waiting. It seems like it's scanning the whole folder or
something. Now, if I do the reverse and open a folder on the new install
from one of the older systems, no problem - everything opens and works just
like I was on the local system.

The info on the new network says it's a 100mb/sec connection.

I reduced the local intranet security settings to low - no help. I feel
it's some obscure security setting that I'm missing but I sure don't know
which one.

I don't think it's a hardware issue because after the first "scan"
everything moves right along.

Anyone have any idea where I can look to fix this? And it's something that
is going to be common between XP & Vista.


Thanx,

Vic

 

[Vic Baron]

ok - took a while but figured part of it out with a little help from Google.
IE7 was security scanning all files on my local net. This can be disabled in
the security settings. All is well now for XP but the fix doesn't work in
Vista. Something else is going on there.

(sigh)