Slowly access shared resources by Windows Explorer

Hi all,

I experience the slowly access shared resources by Windows Explorer on the
client computer that both using Windows XP Pro with SP2 and SP3 ...

The two server are both domain based DFS with W2K3 R2 x64 with SP2 already
......

I have had setting up the DFS with DFS and DFS-R, so both server also have
backup (E.G. two root path, two target etc, and auto replication the files
both way FS01 <--> FS02)

Server 1 is named "FS01"
Server 2 is named "FS02"

My test is do by this ...
Let said what I do, I have a shared resouce named IT Folder
It have two folder target
One is "\\FS01\IT_01" on FS01
One is "\\FS02\IT_02" on FS02

They are all like below for client side

\\domainname\share\IT (For XP Pro joined Domain)

\\FS01\share\IT or
\\FS02\share\IT (For XP Home or XP Pro not joined Domain)

-----------------

While using above way to access the shared resource in Windows Explorer,
something it is fast, something it will need waiting about 10 - 30 second
then can goback upper folder or go to the deeper folder ....


But ...... but ...

When I try using ....
\\FS01\IT_01 or
\\FS02\IT_02

to directly access the shared resource like not install DFS this way, the
access is very smooth whatever how many user or go to upper or deeper folder
path. So I can note that it is not my server or HDD speed not enough or
hardware performance drop etc....

And I had try save a Word or Excel or copy some files by this, and see the
DFS-R also working, it will immediately copy the file to the other server
like FS01 <---> FS02 too ...

I am wonder why ...... using \\domain\share\IT or \\FS02\share\IT will
experience slowly ...

but usiing
\\FS01\IT_01 will not ......

I had search Microsoft 's web site, finded a hotfix KB915377 said the case
look like very same like me, but it look like not work for me ...

I have try install this hotfix to the XP SP2 client, but SP3 haven't, and
haven't install to the W2K3 server .....

Since I am thinking just client side access server, so haven't install this
hotfix on the server. Do it the reason it is still slowly???

Thank you.






--
Jimmy Chan
http://www.wusogorphoto.net
A great photography web site

Hi,

Have you tried to apply
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/915377
?

You can follow the instructions in the article to obtain the fix for free.
Let us know the results.

Thanks
--Malu



"Jimmy Chan ++" <> wrote in message
news:3027C653-1A68-44FD-89E9-...
> Hi all,
>
> I experience the slowly access shared resources by Windows Explorer on the
> client computer that both using Windows XP Pro with SP2 and SP3 ...
>
> The two server are both domain based DFS with W2K3 R2 x64 with SP2 already
> .....
>
> I have had setting up the DFS with DFS and DFS-R, so both server also have
> backup (E.G. two root path, two target etc, and auto replication the files
> both way FS01 <--> FS02)
>
> Server 1 is named "FS01"
> Server 2 is named "FS02"
>
> My test is do by this ...
> Let said what I do, I have a shared resouce named IT Folder
> It have two folder target
> One is "\\FS01\IT_01" on FS01
> One is "\\FS02\IT_02" on FS02
>
> They are all like below for client side
>
> \\domainname\share\IT (For XP Pro joined Domain)
>
> \\FS01\share\IT or
> \\FS02\share\IT (For XP Home or XP Pro not joined
> Domain)
>
> -----------------
>
> While using above way to access the shared resource in Windows Explorer,
> something it is fast, something it will need waiting about 10 - 30 second
> then can goback upper folder or go to the deeper folder ....
>
>
> But ...... but ...
>
> When I try using ....
> \\FS01\IT_01 or
> \\FS02\IT_02
>
> to directly access the shared resource like not install DFS this way, the
> access is very smooth whatever how many user or go to upper or deeper
> folder
> path. So I can note that it is not my server or HDD speed not enough or
> hardware performance drop etc....
>
> And I had try save a Word or Excel or copy some files by this, and see the
> DFS-R also working, it will immediately copy the file to the other server
> like FS01 <---> FS02 too ...
>
> I am wonder why ...... using \\domain\share\IT or \\FS02\share\IT will
> experience slowly ...
>
> but usiing
> \\FS01\IT_01 will not ......
>
> I had search Microsoft 's web site, finded a hotfix KB915377 said the case
> look like very same like me, but it look like not work for me ...
>
> I have try install this hotfix to the XP SP2 client, but SP3 haven't, and
> haven't install to the W2K3 server .....
>
> Since I am thinking just client side access server, so haven't install
> this
> hotfix on the server. Do it the reason it is still slowly???
>
> Thank you.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
> Jimmy Chan
> http://www.wusogorphoto.net
> A great photography web site

Hi Malu,

I had do this on the SP2 PRO Client.

But haven't install this for the Server and XP PRO SP3 (I had see the file
in SP3 is newer than the SP2 PRO that using this patch)

But the SP2 PRO / SP3 client still sometime need waiting 30 second.

Thank of your time and help.
--
Jimmy Chan
http://www.wusogorphoto.net
A great photography web site


"Malu Menezes [MSFT]" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Have you tried to apply
> http://support.microsoft.com/KB/915377
> ?
>
> You can follow the instructions in the article to obtain the fix for free.
> Let us know the results.
>
> Thanks
> --Malu
>
>
>
> "Jimmy Chan ++" <> wrote in message
> news:3027C653-1A68-44FD-89E9-...
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I experience the slowly access shared resources by Windows Explorer on the
> > client computer that both using Windows XP Pro with SP2 and SP3 ...
> >
> > The two server are both domain based DFS with W2K3 R2 x64 with SP2 already
> > .....
> >
> > I have had setting up the DFS with DFS and DFS-R, so both server also have
> > backup (E.G. two root path, two target etc, and auto replication the files
> > both way FS01 <--> FS02)
> >
> > Server 1 is named "FS01"
> > Server 2 is named "FS02"
> >
> > My test is do by this ...
> > Let said what I do, I have a shared resouce named IT Folder
> > It have two folder target
> > One is "\\FS01\IT_01" on FS01
> > One is "\\FS02\IT_02" on FS02
> >
> > They are all like below for client side
> >
> > \\domainname\share\IT (For XP Pro joined Domain)
> >
> > \\FS01\share\IT or
> > \\FS02\share\IT (For XP Home or XP Pro not joined
> > Domain)
> >
> > -----------------
> >
> > While using above way to access the shared resource in Windows Explorer,
> > something it is fast, something it will need waiting about 10 - 30 second
> > then can goback upper folder or go to the deeper folder ....
> >
> >
> > But ...... but ...
> >
> > When I try using ....
> > \\FS01\IT_01 or
> > \\FS02\IT_02
> >
> > to directly access the shared resource like not install DFS this way, the
> > access is very smooth whatever how many user or go to upper or deeper
> > folder
> > path. So I can note that it is not my server or HDD speed not enough or
> > hardware performance drop etc....
> >
> > And I had try save a Word or Excel or copy some files by this, and see the
> > DFS-R also working, it will immediately copy the file to the other server
> > like FS01 <---> FS02 too ...
> >
> > I am wonder why ...... using \\domain\share\IT or \\FS02\share\IT will
> > experience slowly ...
> >
> > but usiing
> > \\FS01\IT_01 will not ......
> >
> > I had search Microsoft 's web site, finded a hotfix KB915377 said the case
> > look like very same like me, but it look like not work for me ...
> >
> > I have try install this hotfix to the XP SP2 client, but SP3 haven't, and
> > haven't install to the W2K3 server .....
> >
> > Since I am thinking just client side access server, so haven't install
> > this
> > hotfix on the server. Do it the reason it is still slowly???
> >
> > Thank you.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Jimmy Chan
> > http://www.wusogorphoto.net
> > A great photography web site
>
>