Desktop and Windows Explorer will not refresh

I’m having a problem within WinXP Pro. The problem surrounds the Windows
Desktop and also occurs within Windows Explorer. It may be happening
within other windows areas, but I’m not certain yet.

Whenever I create a new folder or file on the Desktop or within Windows
Explorer, I will not see it unless I manually press F5 key to refresh
the screen. This also happens when I want to rename, move, or delete a
file or folder. I will not see any changes unless I press the F5 key again.

What I want is to have the automatic refresh back whenever I add,
rename, move, or delete something in the Desktop and Windows Explorer.
Or, in other words, undo whatever has done this.

Except the site is only populated with many faked posts and doesn't
reflect the real view people in the community have of you

Do you really want to trust someone that was banned from posting
directly to Microsoft Usenet servers, someone that has posted links to
pornographic materials on HIS WEBSITE, who's website is in the MVP HOST
Block list?

Since I do not know which one to trust, I will have to ignore the
software solution that was presented to me and might have been able to
help my situation. I will also be forced to ignore both of these posters
from this point forward unless there are others that can provide proof
of who is right. Apologies in advance to the person who is right.

It's unfortunate for me and for the person that could be possibly
telling me the truth. For the time being, I will still consider my
problem unresolved and hoping for further responses

did you get answer if yes please pass it on? The
computer with the problem is a laptop with MyDocuments. If he select his
companies server map drive My documents the problem does not happen. the
problem does not happen if he select c:\ folders only on MyDocuments.

No, I never got an answer.

I did post at couple of other places,
but no helpful answers.

I finally figured out how to take care
it on my own, but it was a last resort
measure.

I found out the other accounts on my
computer didn't have the same problem, so
what I did was create myself another account
on my machine. I transferred my documents,
email, links, and other important files to
my new account. When I felt that I had
everything from my old account, I deleted it.
I then changed my user name in my new account
to the same one that I used in my old one.

Evidently I had a corrupt or a bad setting
of some sort in my registry. Technically,
I didn't fix it. I just deleted it.

[jpastin]

I downloaded PCButts tool, and took a look at it before running it. It is just a batch file that re-registers the DLLs that already exist on your computer. Seemed pretty harmless. Ran it, and it fixed the problem, regardless of who originally wrote it.

Windows desktop wouldn't refresh with out specifically requesting it.

I suspect my 15 month old managed to change this setting by mashing on my keyboard.

Just download the patch from Microsoft and restart.

What microsoft patch is this?

6 months after the last posting which was added long after the original
post...?
A conversation that started two years ago?

Even has a web page link that directs you to the part of the conversation
you are asking about and answers your question pretty clearly.