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Why are certain folders in my XP network share really, really slow?

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Mar 15, 20268383 views
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I have a workgroup set up with Windows XP. My file "server" is running XP Pro and the clients are running XP home. I've turned simple file sharing off on the server because certain clients need access to certain folders and not to others, and I want to keep it that way. Therefore, I've used the gra…

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Fix for: Why are certain folders in my XP network share really, really slow?

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You could try turning on the Show Hidden Files option. This behaviour could possibly be caused by lots of hidden files (and might also explain the inability to completely remove the read-only attribute).

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