Windows XP previews files when you click on them in file manager. Unfortunately, for large files this process take a long time, and XP will sometimes not "let go" of the file, making deleting and/or renaming of the file impossible.
This happens a lot when using avi_io. I contacted Markus Zingg and he has no solution for the problem.
This got me to thinking that there must be a way to turn off the file preview in XP. There is and here it is. This worked for me. All you lose is Explorer displaying vid file attributes. Not a big deal for me since it takes forever anyway and I know my files attributes.
1. Open up regedit
2. Goto HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.avi\shel lex\PropertyHandler
3. Delete the "Default" value which should be "{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}"
Disclaimer!!!
As with all Registry edit, BE CAREFUL! Back up your Registry in case something goes wrong.
- Mark
This happens a lot when using avi_io. I contacted Markus Zingg and he has no solution for the problem.
This got me to thinking that there must be a way to turn off the file preview in XP. There is and here it is. This worked for me. All you lose is Explorer displaying vid file attributes. Not a big deal for me since it takes forever anyway and I know my files attributes.
1. Open up regedit
2. Goto HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SystemFileAssociations\.avi\shel lex\PropertyHandler
3. Delete the "Default" value which should be "{87D62D94-71B3-4b9a-9489-5FE6850DC73E}"
Disclaimer!!!
As with all Registry edit, BE CAREFUL! Back up your Registry in case something goes wrong.
- Mark
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