Explorer Hangs with Multiple File Operations in a Single Folder

ID: Q179617

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT Server version 4.0
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation version 4.0

SYMPTOMS

Explorer is slow to respond when a file is renamed at the same time any other file in the same directory is opened or closed by another process.

Explorer will seem to stop responding (hang) for about 30 seconds before returning to its initial state.

STATUS

Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: freeze hangs hung not responding explore

Keywords : kbbug4.00 NTSrvWkst ntutil
Version : WinNT:4.0
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbbug