Microsoft KB Archive/124123

= File Open (16-Bit) Displays File List Very Slowly =

Article ID: 124123

Article Last Modified on 11/1/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
 * Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5

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This article was previously published under Q124123



SYMPTOMS
When you use the File Open dialog box from a 16-bit Windows-based application, the system becomes busy for an unreasonable length of time before it displays a list of files.



CAUSE
The 16-bit File Open common dialog box has a much longer access time if the directory being viewed has more than 1000 files. The increase in the amount of time before the file list appears is not proportional to the increase in the number of files.



WORKAROUND
Reorganize the directory into smaller groups and move the files into subdirectories.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. This problem was corrected in Windows NT version 3.51.

Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords: KB124123

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