>>Are you manually adding new files to the directory or they are added by some other process?
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>They are added by other processes.
I don't remember having auto-refresh in Windows XP. Anyway, I googled and saw bunch on links of having similar problems or asking how to disable auto-refresh. I also tried to find such option in the View folder options, but there is none.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is.
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