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Old 09-13-2007   #4 (permalink)
Lang Murphy


 
 

Re: Copy Timing Issue?

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>I there am issue with the timing of file copying in Vista? I just copied
>the contents of 1 folder to another on the same drive. About 1 GB in size.
>Vista started ot by stating it would be aprox 4 minutes. Then about 6
>minutes later is said 25 seconds remaining. Then about 3 minutes later is
>said 42 Minutes remaining, then 12 seconds, then 6 minutes, then 22
>minutes, then 30 seconds, then, then , then. Is is a known issue?

Yes, it is. It is, without doubt, the thing I dislike the most about Vista.
I have heard that this is one of the things that SP1 addresses. Until we see
SP1 in action, one can only hope SP1 will, in fact, fix this issue.

Lang

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