I have an Application in VB 6.0 that is used as a Document Viewer for various files at work. Some of the folders on our network contain thousands of files so that when you access them, it can take a few seconds to populate a listbox or listview with the filenames. I used Windows API functions in VB6.0 to get a speed comparable to Windows Explorer. When I re-wrote the App in VB.NET I used the FileInfo Class and DirectoryInfo class to populate a listview. When I access the folders with thousands of files it is extremely slow, and sometimes just hangs. Does anyone know of any better and quicker classes to use in VB.NET or am I forced to go with my API functions again? Also, when I get the speed issue resolved, does anyone know a good resource on how to add system icons to the listview?
Listview File Explorer in .NET
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Any chance you could post the code in question - will give people a better chance of finding any problems.