File access problem in Win2k

**loninappleton** · 10-07-2007, 12:07 PM

Well, I just did a reinstall of Win2k hoping to solve a pokey file access problem.

Now everything is reinstalled but the pokey file access remains.

The program Nero Vision Express takes forever to find a directory in Win2k including the desktop.

The Desktop though is way down under the Documents and settings folder.

Possibly this is the cause of the slowdown. I've tried everything that I know of. I made no special provision for the directory install.

The question is: where should the Desktop directory be?

It's possible that Nero Vision Express is doing some extraordinary file lookup which is causing the slowdown.

Slowdown takes about 30 minutes-- no kidding. The Nero gang have not been much help on this.

MegaSvensk · 10-08-2007, 05:06 PM

Is it just Nero you're having problems with or is it in Explorer and other programs as well?

And when you say that you re-installed, did you format the drive first? Because that's the only way to really start fresh and make sure to get rid of problems like these (unless the problem is due to failing hardware.)

And yes the Desktop is supposed to be under Documents and Settings\user name. You can change the location with TweakUI if you want to but it wouldn't make a difference because file access time has nothing to due with how deep inside the directory tree a file is.

**loninappleton** · 10-09-2007, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MegaSvensk

Is it just Nero you're having problems with or is it in Explorer and other programs as well?

And when you say that you re-installed, did you format the drive first? Because that's the only way to really start fresh and make sure to get rid of problems like these (unless the problem is due to failing hardware.)

And yes the Desktop is supposed to be under Documents and Settings\user name. You can change the location with TweakUI if you want to but it wouldn't make a difference because file access time has nothing to due with how deep inside the directory tree a file is.

Yes this is my main question and you've answered that.

No I didn't reformat anything. I only ran the reinstall to save my settings. Nero Vision Express is the only problem area.

I get the 'program is not responding' message pop up when I exit due to too long a wait time. Hard to say what is not responding: the object program or the target file lookup routine.

MegaSvensk · 10-09-2007, 12:08 PM

Then I think you should back up and reformat or use some other burning software like for instance the open source Infra Recorder.

**loninappleton** · 10-09-2007, 03:34 PM

Infra corder looks like it has a lot of sizzle.

thanks.

Weird thing is I have the same OS and virtual dub installed on my other networked machine and no prob.s I tranfer files across the wire all the time.
So I don't see how a peer network set up on Windows 2000 should interfere.

Jeez. Wiping and reinstalling sounds like an all day job. I usually just clone.

10-07-2007, 12:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
loninappleton TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 633 OS: Win2k, XP	File access problem in Win2k Well, I just did a reinstall of Win2k hoping to solve a pokey file access problem. Now everything is reinstalled but the pokey file access remains. The program Nero Vision Express takes forever to find a directory in Win2k including the desktop. The Desktop though is way down under the Documents and settings folder. Possibly this is the cause of the slowdown. I've tried everything that I know of. I made no special provision for the directory install. The question is: where should the Desktop directory be? It's possible that Nero Vision Express is doing some extraordinary file lookup which is causing the slowdown. Slowdown takes about 30 minutes-- no kidding. The Nero gang have not been much help on this.

10-08-2007, 05:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
MegaSvensk Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 171 OS: Windows XP Professional SP2/Ubuntu 7.10 My System	Re: File access problem in Win2k Is it just Nero you're having problems with or is it in Explorer and other programs as well? And when you say that you re-installed, did you format the drive first? Because that's the only way to really start fresh and make sure to get rid of problems like these (unless the problem is due to failing hardware.) And yes the Desktop is supposed to be under Documents and Settings\user name. You can change the location with TweakUI if you want to but it wouldn't make a difference because file access time has nothing to due with how deep inside the directory tree a file is.

10-09-2007, 12:08 PM	#4 (permalink)
MegaSvensk Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 171 OS: Windows XP Professional SP2/Ubuntu 7.10 My System	Re: File access problem in Win2k Then I think you should back up and reformat or use some other burning software like for instance the open source Infra Recorder.

10-09-2007, 03:34 PM	#5 (permalink)
loninappleton TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 633 OS: Win2k, XP	Re: File access problem in Win2k Infra corder looks like it has a lot of sizzle. thanks. Weird thing is I have the same OS and virtual dub installed on my other networked machine and no prob.s I tranfer files across the wire all the time. So I don't see how a peer network set up on Windows 2000 should interfere. Jeez. Wiping and reinstalling sounds like an all day job. I usually just clone.