Network Browsing is Slow Fix
Posted on Nov 26, 2007 under Windows Tips, Windows Vista Tips, Windows XP Tips |Does browsing the network for shares take forever? There is a setting that disables checking for scheduled tasks when browsing the network. This can speed up things considerably if you’re on a larger network. This hack works on Windows 2000/2003/XP and Vista.
As with any registry edits, you might want to back it up before making any changes.
Perform the following steps:
1. Click Start > Run, type regedit and click OK.
Click the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
then SOFTWARE
then Microsoft
then Windows
then CurrentVersion
then Explorer
then RemoteComputer
then NameSpace
Right-click on {D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF} and select Delete.
Click Yes to confirm deletion.
After you restart the computer, network browsing should be faster.

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