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There is a strange setting lurking in the registry...

Whenever you access a folder on a computer - over a network, Windows XP will check the "Scheduled Tasks" folder on the remote PC for no apparent reason!

This can greatly reduce the browsing speed when using a Microsoft network. If this is your experience then you can turn it off...

Yes you guessed it - with a registry Tweak!
 

Here it is:


Step 1)

Open the registry editor and Navigate to:

HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\
CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace


Step 2)

Now locate the sub key called:

{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}

Now right-click this sub key and select Delete.

Step 3)

Close the registry editor.

You will need to reboot for the Tweak to take effect.


And that is it!


IMPORTANT: This procedure contains information about modifying the registry. Before you modify the registry, make sure to back it up and make sure that you understand how to restore the registry if a problem occurs. For information about how to back up, restore, and edit the registry, click the following article numbers to view the Microsoft Knowledge Base articles:

256986 - Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry

322756 - HOW TO: Back Up, Edit, and Restore the Registry in Windows XP.

 

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Kind Regards

Marc Liron
marc@updatexp.com

 

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