BunnyMan

Me Too! Vista Ultimate loaded, same problem. My XP desktop opens network
folders like they're a local drive. Vista chokes nearly every time. Also,
Vista can choke/freeze while copying or moving a folder within my local
documents.

"Fabrussio" wrote:

> In fact it seems to be very slow with just one of our servers, any folder.
> The server is win2003sp2, DNS server, DHCP. The folders are setup identically
> to any of the other server that are browsed to quickly..
> any ideas?
>
>
> "Robert L [MVP - Networking]" wrote:
>
> > Also, this search result may help,
> >
> > Vista Slow IssuesVista and XP Networking Unable to copy files ... Both the vista machine and the xp machine can see each other, ... Vista: very slow to copy large files . ...
> > http://www.chicagotech.net/vista/vistaslow.htm
> >
> >
> > Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
> > Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
> > How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
> > "Fabrussio" <Fabrussio@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:5B7FA631-EC53-4F2E-9BDF-49768AB98230@microsoft.com...
> > Vista business edition on a high spec machine (dual core AMD, 2GB RAM, 256
> > graphics) zips along quite nicely in it's own C:\ drive, browsing internet,
> > local resources etc, but browsing to any shared network drive takes about 2
> > minutes just to list the contents of the folder, and installing a piece of
> > software takes forever.
> > Details:
> > Windows updates applied, Firewall off, DHCP all OK, Win2003 servers, anti
> > virus not installed, fresh install, logged in as domain admin.
> >
> > Any ideas? Same machine formatted as XP is fine