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Old 09-18-2007, 11:41 PM
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Re: Long delay opening an XP Briefcase under Vista.

"Edge30" <edi_llerena********.com> wrote in message
news:%23GVH0ki9HHA.4584@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Hello
> I have a Briefcase which I created under XP. IT is stored on my portable
> HDD.
> When I work on this briefcase using an XP system there's no problem.
> However if I try to access any document in the briefcase using a Vista
> system then it takes an extremely long time to open. Even to browse the
> documents in the birfcase or to open a 16k txt document.. it takes a very
> long time.
> Because of my work I must carry always several GB of data between several
> PCs so I have to use this briefcase.
> I've tried in lots of PCs and always same result.
> I think this has something to do with Vista access permissions.
>
> I tried other utilities like SyncToy but still found Briefcase much more
> suitable for the kind of work I do.[/color]


Have a look to see what hidden and system files are in it, and compare them
to a Briefcase made in Vista. You might find out what causes it with a bit
of investigating.

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Old 09-18-2007, 11:41 PM