Speed opening folders with large numbers of AVI files

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Speed opening folders with large numbers of AVI files

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Opening a folder containing a large number of AVI file can open quite slowly because the OS
has to open each AVI file and extract info from AVIs. If you have a large collection, you can speedup XP's
folder access to blocking it from automatically extracting this info. Doesn't hurt anything, the OS will read
the info if you open the AVI.

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Rename the key by placing a minus in front of the keyname to enhance file system speed when working with AVIs :
change HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E} to -{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}. If it causes problems, remove the minus.
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You have AVI files that you saved in Windows 9x and they have interference when opened in Windows XP.
Fix :

<li> Open Windows Movie Maker.
<li> Click View
<li> Click Options
<li> Uncheck Automatically create clips
<li> Import the movie file that has interference and drag it onto the timeline
<li> Save the movie

During the re-rendering, the interference will be removed.
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