I have changed the desktop folder to a different folder (Just on C:\ Drive and not under Docs and settings). Now when ever I create or delete a folder (or any thing Else On the desktop I have to refresh it before it appears (Or disappears) Any help, Thanks.

Here are some things to try, I do all these. Simple File Sharing is enabled by default if your computer is NOT a member of a domain http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307874 http://home.earthlink.net/~lreynol9... http://www.chicagotech.net/sfs.htm To disable Simple File Sharing: 1. Start > My Computer > Tools > Folder Options. 2. Select the View tab. 3. Clear the Use simple file sharing (Recommended) box in the Advanced Settings area. 4. Press Apply and OK. How to Disable Simple File Sharing in Windows XP Home Edition http://www.wikihow.com/Disable-Simp... Sometimes, you might want to change the security or permissions on a folder in Windows XP Home Edition. You will right click on the folder and select Properties, and under the Security tab you might expect to see something like you would see in Windows 2000 - a list of Users and checkboxes for Allow and Deny. However, you won't see this, because Windows XP uses something called "Simple File Sharing." You can disable it in XP Professional, but not XP Home. Apparently, XP Home users aren't to be trusted with all that power. Fear not, there is a way around this (even if it is tedious). Steps 1. Restart your computer in Safe Mode. To do this, follow these steps: * Restart your computer. Before you see the Windows XP logo, hold down the F8 key. * Select Safe Mode. 2. Login in as Administrator. You'll get a warning about running in Safe Mode. Click Yes. 3. Find the folder whose permissions you wish to change. Right click on that folder, and select Properties. 4. Change the properties of the desired folder(s). Voila. You can now change all the properties of the folder just like you would in Windows 2000. ========================================= Make icons in Windows appear quicker http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320138 http://www.totalxp.com/networkfolde... In Windows XP everytime you open My Computer to browse folders XP automatically searches for network files and printers. This causes a delay in displaying your icons. You probably see the "default" windows icon and as you scroll it changes to the correct icon. This is how to stop that... 1. Open My Computer 2. Click on the Tools menu and select Folder Options... 3. Under Folder Options select the view tab. 4. Uncheck the very first box that reads "Automatically search for network folders and printers". 5. Click "Apply" or "OK" You should see a dramatic increase in speed when Windows displays your icons. ============================================== Disable Indexing Services http://www.tweakxp.com/tweakxp/disp... http://mywebpages.comcast.net/Suppo... Indexing services is a small program that hogs HUGE amounts of RAM and can often make a computer endlessly loud and noisy. This system process indexing and updates lists of the files on your system, so you can search for them quickly, but it's completely unnecessary. To disable it, go to the Control Panel and click Add or Remove Programs. Click the Add/Remove Window Components. Simply untick the Indexing services and click Next! And, 1. Browse to your hard drive either through Windows Explorer or through My Computer. 2. Right click your hard drive icon and select Properties. 3. At the bottom of this window you'll see "Allow Indexing Service to index this disk for fast file searching," turn this feature off for all of your drives by unchecking the box and clicking Apply. 4. After that a window will appear, Select "Apply changes to subfolders and files". If any files can not be updated select "Ignore All". =================================== XP pro Auto Delete Temporary Folder http://technet2.microsoft.com/Windo... First go into gpedit.msc ( only available in the Pro version of XP ) Start > Run, copy & paste > gpedit.msc & press Enter Next select -> Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > Windows Components > Terminal Services > Temporary Folder Then right click "Do Not Delete Temp Folder Upon Exit" Go to properties and hit Disabled. Now next time Windows puts a temp file in that folder it will automatically delete it when its done! ======================================== Clear virtual memory on shutdown http://www.langa.com/newsletters/20... Windows does not normally clear or recreate the page file. On a heavily used system this can be both a security threat and performance drop. Enabling this setting will cause Windows to clear the page file whenever the system is shutdown. This also means shutdown will be slower. Classic View Start > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy > Security Settings > Local Policies > Security Options. http://www.windowsnetworking.com/ar... Category View Start > Control Panel > Performance and Maintenance > Administrative Tools > Local Security Policy > Security Settings > Local Policies > Security Options. http://www.windowsnetworking.com/ar... Scroll down to "Shutdown: Clear Virtual Memory Pagefile". Right click and select properties then click "Enabled". Note: Please note on systems with large amounts of memory, and therefore large swap-file, this tweak could cause a delay at shutdown due to the additional time taken to clear the data from the file. ============================================ Performance Right-click "My Computer", then "Properties". Choose the "Advanced" tab. Under "Performance" click "Settings". In Visual Effects, click on Custom & untick everything, except these 2 > Smooth edges of screen fonts & Use visual styles on windows and buttons ( Default has everything ticked, except > Smooth edges of screen fonts ) Click Apply & then OK.