Explorer tree flickering

[tcrass]

Hi there,

I am trying to administer my parents' computer running Windows XP
(personally, I am runnign Linux... ;-), which used to to be surprisingly easy
task. Since a couple of months, however, I am experiencing a strange problem:
The explorer's folder tree keeps refreshing itself like every second or so as
long as the control panel/administrative tools entry is visible. This is
kinda annoying since it prevents my parents from selecting and
moving/deleting any files or folders.

Any idea how to deal with this problem? (Knowledge base article no. 816375
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816375/EN-US/) didn't solve the problem --
no surprise, since my parent's computer doesnt't actually have any mapped
network dirves.)

Any help appreciated -- best regards --

tcrass

 

[Bob I]

Perhaps your Antivirus software is doing it?

tcrass wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> I am trying to administer my parents' computer running Windows XP
> (personally, I am runnign Linux... ;-), which used to to be surprisingly easy
> task. Since a couple of months, however, I am experiencing a strange problem:
> The explorer's folder tree keeps refreshing itself like every second or so as
> long as the control panel/administrative tools entry is visible. This is
> kinda annoying since it prevents my parents from selecting and
> moving/deleting any files or folders.
>
> Any idea how to deal with this problem? (Knowledge base article no. 816375
> (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/816375/EN-US/) didn't solve the problem --
> no surprise, since my parent's computer doesnt't actually have any mapped
> network dirves.)
>
> Any help appreciated -- best regards --
>
> tcrass

 

[tcrass]

"Bob I" wrote:

> Perhaps your Antivirus software is doing it?

Nope -- uninstalling the anti-virus software (Avira AntiVir PersonalEdition
Classic) didn't help.

Anyway, the really funny thing is that the folder tree flickers *only* if
the "control panel/administrative tools" pseudo-folder is *visible*. If it
scrolls out of the tree's visible part (e.g. by expanding some drive letter's
sub-tree), the flickering stops.

Strange, isn't it?!

Regards --

tcrass