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Re: Network seems to grind to a halt

 
 
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      07-21-2009, 06:19 PM
In article <(E-Mail Removed) >, Barry
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> I get the impression that something is "flooding" the network
> with traffic but I have no technical grounds to support this feeling.


That'll be the infamous Windows XP searching for shared files and
printers then.

Try the following:

Windows Explorer, Tools, Folder Options. Click on View then untick the
first box AFAIR which tells it to automatically find shared files and
folders.



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