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Vista slow deleting, moving and copying files?
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Vista Ultimate P4 3.2 Ghz 2 gig DDR dual-channel memory I did a Google search and got bombarded with conflicting info, and was I wondering if there were an official work-around for this issue? Thx |
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Vista slow deleting, moving and copying files?
Hi NewsReader2k, Could be many things causing this. Try these most common remedies: 1. defrag hard drive 2. run a registry cleaner 3. run a registry defragger 4. run disk cleanup 5. make sure you have the most current drivers (BIOS, video, sound, etc.) Also try these 3 tips to improve hard drive performance at this link: '_http://www.vista64.net/forums/tricks-n-tips/59886-how-boost-hard-drive-speed.html_' (http://tinyurl.com/372cnd) Hope this helps, Shawn -- brink "Practice makes perfect, then you reinstall" Vista 64 Home Premium 1.5 Gig DDR2 533 Mhz (PC4200) RAM |
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Vista slow deleting, moving and copying files?
brink, I think you're missing the point.
Vista is *Extremely* slow at copying files between drives. As an example, I just copied the install file for Filezilla from a network location to my hard disk, a whopping 3.72Mb. It took vista about 1 and a half minutes to copy!! Most of the time it was "calculating time remaining". The same copy process to an XP machine is almost instant. Microsoft really need to fix this. "brink" wrote: Hi NewsReader2k, Could be many things causing this. Try these most common remedies: 1. defrag hard drive 2. run a registry cleaner 3. run a registry defragger 4. run disk cleanup 5. make sure you have the most current drivers (BIOS, video, sound, etc.) Also try these 3 tips to improve hard drive performance at this link: '_http://www.vista64.net/forums/tricks-n-tips/59886-how-boost-hard-drive-speed.html_' (http://tinyurl.com/372cnd) Hope this helps, Shawn -- brink "Practice makes perfect, then you reinstall" Vista 64 Home Premium 1.5 Gig DDR2 533 Mhz (PC4200) RAM |
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Vista slow deleting, moving and copying files?
Ok Zygote, Sorry, that is extemely slow. I'm not for sure if this will help, but I read that uninstall McAfee completely (if you have it) will help. Read it to at this link and see what you think?? 'How to Fix Windows Vista Slow Network Transfer » ADS-Links.com Internet Marketing - Ian Lee' (http://tinyurl.com/yq32c8) Hope this helps, Shawn -- brink *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.* '_www.Vistax64.com_' (http://www.vistax64.com/www.Vistax64.com) Please post feedback to help others. |
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Vista slow deleting, moving and copying files?
Until MS fixes the problem, try Terracopy from: http://www.codesector.com/teracopy.asp It works very good. -- Pete138 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pete138's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=21959 View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=743611 http://forums.techarena.in |
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Vista slow deleting, moving and copying files?
Zygote
This problem has already been fixed with a hotfix package. Go to the following website and the KB article. If this is the behavior that you are seeing, go to the second link to request the hotfix. Fill in the form and make sure that you enter "931770" in the KB section. You should receive a reply with a link to download/install the hotfix within 24 hours. The copy process may stop responding when you try to copy files from a server on a network to a Windows Vista-based computer: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/931770 Contact Us: Hotfix Request Web Submission Form: https://support.microsoft.com/common...ge=1&WS=hotfix You may also want to take a look at this article. When you copy large files to or from earlier operating systems, the copy operation may be slower than expected on some Windows Vista-based computers: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932170 -- Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User "Zygote" wrote in message ... brink, I think you're missing the point. Vista is *Extremely* slow at copying files between drives. As an example, I just copied the install file for Filezilla from a network location to my hard disk, a whopping 3.72Mb. It took vista about 1 and a half minutes to copy!! Most of the time it was "calculating time remaining". The same copy process to an XP machine is almost instant. Microsoft really need to fix this. "brink" wrote: Hi NewsReader2k, Could be many things causing this. Try these most common remedies: 1. defrag hard drive 2. run a registry cleaner 3. run a registry defragger 4. run disk cleanup 5. make sure you have the most current drivers (BIOS, video, sound, etc.) Also try these 3 tips to improve hard drive performance at this link: '_http://www.vista64.net/forums/tricks-n-tips/59886-how-boost-hard-drive-speed.html_' (http://tinyurl.com/372cnd) Hope this helps, Shawn -- brink "Practice makes perfect, then you reinstall" Vista 64 Home Premium 1.5 Gig DDR2 533 Mhz (PC4200) RAM |
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Vista slow deleting, moving and copying files?
Thanks to everyone who replied, there is so much conflicting information out
there regarding this issue but the one that fixed it for me was to disable the "IP Helper", "Windows Search" and "Computer Browser" services. If I get time I might enable them again one by one to see if it's just a single service that's causing this issue. The post I read originally said to disable "IP Helper" and "Computer Browser". I'll check the link regarding McAfee as I do have VS8.5i installed and the protection pilot agent V3.6.6 |
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Vista slow deleting, moving and copying files?
Zygote, Glad to hear it. I just read one that said to disable TCP Auto Tuning to fix it. (hehe) Who knows for sure. Regards, Shawn -- brink *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.* '_www.Vistax64.com_' (http://www.vistax64.com/www.Vistax64.com) Please post feedback to help others. |
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Vista slow deleting, moving and copying files?
Ronnie Vernon MVP;2928238 Wrote: Zygote This problem has already been fixed with a hotfix package. Go to the following website and the KB article. If this is the behavior that you are seeing, go to the second link to request the hotfix. Fill in the form and make sure that you enter "931770" in the KB section. You should receive a reply with a link to download/install the hotfix within 24 hours. The copy process may stop responding when you try to copy files from a server on a network to a Windows Vista-based computer: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/931770 Contact Us: Hotfix Request Web Submission Form: https://support.microsoft.com/common...ge=1&WS=hotfix You may also want to take a look at this article. When you copy large files to or from earlier operating systems, the copy operation may be slower than expected on some Windows Vista-based computers: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932170 -- Ronnie Vernon Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User Sorry but the problem has not been addressed!! MS was very specific: "Hotfix information A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, it is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix may receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix." The problem exists even if you "copy/move/delete" files from folder to folder on the same drive, having nothing to do with networking. I have tried many of the workarounds found on the net, and none of them works for me. NewsReader2k -- NewsReader2k ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NewsReader2k's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=26776 View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=743611 http://forums.techarena.in |
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Vista slow deleting, moving and copying files?
Zygote;345194 Wrote: Thanks to everyone who replied, there is so much conflicting information out there regarding this issue but the one that fixed it for me was to disable the "IP Helper", "Windows Search" and "Computer Browser" services. If I get time I might enable them again one by one to see if it's just a single service that's causing this issue. The post I read originally said to disable "IP Helper" and "Computer Browser". I'll check the link regarding McAfee as I do have VS8.5i installed and the protection pilot agent V3.6.6 Zygote, Try disabling the TCP Auto Tune. Go to this link and start ay step 1. The links for Live Messenger, but it shows you how to disable the Auto tune. If it doesn't work for you, then just undo it to enable it again. http://tinyurl.com/2ggylq Hope this helps, Shawn -- brink *There are no dumb questions, just the people that do not ask them.* '_www.Vistax64.com_' (http://www.vistax64.com/www.Vistax64.com) Please post feedback to help others. |
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