XP - My Computer Speed Up

Our office has been moved to a new
building, and in the process of getting all the computers setup for
the network and various printers, co-workers noticed that when I open
up the My Computer folder on my machine it loads very quickly
compared to theirs.

Once our IT people had left, after
getting everybody connected to the appropriate network modules and
printers, I showed those interested how I had gotten mine to speed
up; here is how I did it.

• Open Windows Explorer.

  
  

• Select My Computer.

  
  

• Click on Tools, in the menu bar.

  
  

• Select Folder Options from the
  drop down menu.

  
  

• Select the View tab.

  
  

• Uncheck the box in front of
  “Automatically search for network folders and printers”.

  
  

• Click OK.

  
  

Now the My Computer folders should
display more quickly.

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Note:

Due to the move and a similar operation
at my home base, this will be the final posting to this blog, until
Tuesday, November 21, 2006. I will be unable to do any updates until
then.

Please use the comments to leave me any
suggestions or questions, you might have and I will get back to
posting as soon as possible.