Windows 7 "refresh"

While downloading files on either the desktop or in a folder the files size as its being downloaded are not being frequently updated... i have to hit F5 to refresh it to gather its current size.
In Windows XP it refreshed continuosly, in a certain time interwall which was much more frequent than in Windows 7.

Also if i download a video or any file which has an icon preview to it, like a video file or an image, it does not update with its icon until i refresh the desktop.

Are there any place to set the interval to this? Is it a service i have disabled? is it a protocol? Or is there some setting in windows that can be tweaked it?

What services have you disabled, and why?

In Win7, all services which don't absolutely need to be running are set on Manual fast triggers.

osholt said:

This is a really common complaint and problem and I'm yet to find a fix I'm happy with. If anyone does know how to get this autorefresh thing sorted then I will be most grateful.

FWIW, Oli, I am looking also.

Way back when, this was something I addressed often with new installs. It involved changing a registry value, representing the delay of my choice, either manually or via X-Setup, and I cannot find that setting for the life of me.

I am chronologically challenged at this point...