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

 Last reviewed: June 6, 1995
Article ID: Q124123
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server version 3.5

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.

KBCategory: kbui kbbug3.50 kbbug3.50 kbfix3.51
KBSubcategory: ntutil ntui nt16ap
Additional reference words: prodnt 3.50

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Last reviewed: June 6, 1995
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