Vista - Slow file transfers?

11-13-2008

I have a home network built around an SMC Gigabit switch. I have two VISTA
machines on the network. When I copy a "huge" .vob file Explorer says it is
transfering at a rate of 80-95 MB and that makes sense because it does it
very quickly. However, when I backup/move a whole bunch of Folders and
Files, some big and some small, Explorer says it is transfering at a rate of
2-5 MB and that too makes sense since it takes forever! I have tried
disabling the Avast virus protection software on both systems but it had no
effect. Any ideas on what
is causing the drastic difference?

11-13-2008

I have the same problem...very annoying, when I move many files I
sometimes get transfer rates below 1mbps...this does not happen with
xp machines on the same network.

Mike Cardeiro

11-14-2008

Ken wrote:

Quote:

> I have a home network built around an SMC Gigabit switch. I have two VISTA
> machines on the network. When I copy a "huge" .vob file Explorer says
> it is
> transfering at a rate of 80-95 MB and that makes sense because it does it
> very quickly. However, when I backup/move a whole bunch of Folders and
> Files, some big and some small, Explorer says it is transfering at a
> rate of
> 2-5 MB and that too makes sense since it takes forever! I have tried
> disabling the Avast virus protection software on both systems but it had
> no effect. Any ideas on what
> is causing the drastic difference?
>

This has been a 'feature' of Vista since day one.... most annoying...
Doesn't look like MS is going to fix this soon. ;-)

G

11-14-2008

I keep trying to like VISTA, but its getting tougher. I just wanted to
verify that other people had the same issue. I guess MSFT wants to make
sure people will buy the next version of Windows so they can get back to XP
performance?

"Bigguy" <bigguy36@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:6o4t7dF1sgqtU1@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Ken wrote:

Quote:

>> I have a home network built around an SMC Gigabit switch. I have two
>> VISTA
>> machines on the network. When I copy a "huge" .vob file Explorer says it
>> is
>> transfering at a rate of 80-95 MB and that makes sense because it does it
>> very quickly. However, when I backup/move a whole bunch of Folders and
>> Files, some big and some small, Explorer says it is transfering at a rate
>> of
>> 2-5 MB and that too makes sense since it takes forever! I have tried
>> disabling the Avast virus protection software on both systems but it had
>> no effect. Any ideas on what
>> is causing the drastic difference?
>>

> This has been a 'feature' of Vista since day one.... most annoying...
> Doesn't look like MS is going to fix this soon. ;-)
>
> G
>

11-13-2008	#1 (permalink)
Ken n/a posts	Slow file transfers? I have a home network built around an SMC Gigabit switch. I have two VISTA machines on the network. When I copy a "huge" .vob file Explorer says it is transfering at a rate of 80-95 MB and that makes sense because it does it very quickly. However, when I backup/move a whole bunch of Folders and Files, some big and some small, Explorer says it is transfering at a rate of 2-5 MB and that too makes sense since it takes forever! I have tried disabling the Avast virus protection software on both systems but it had no effect. Any ideas on what is causing the drastic difference?
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11-13-2008	#2 (permalink)
mcardeiro n/a posts	Re: Slow file transfers? I have the same problem...very annoying, when I move many files I sometimes get transfer rates below 1mbps...this does not happen with xp machines on the same network. Mike Cardeiro
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11-14-2008	#3 (permalink)
Bigguy n/a posts	Re: Slow file transfers? Ken wrote: Quote: > I have a home network built around an SMC Gigabit switch. I have two VISTA > machines on the network. When I copy a "huge" .vob file Explorer says > it is > transfering at a rate of 80-95 MB and that makes sense because it does it > very quickly. However, when I backup/move a whole bunch of Folders and > Files, some big and some small, Explorer says it is transfering at a > rate of > 2-5 MB and that too makes sense since it takes forever! I have tried > disabling the Avast virus protection software on both systems but it had > no effect. Any ideas on what > is causing the drastic difference? > This has been a 'feature' of Vista since day one.... most annoying... Doesn't look like MS is going to fix this soon. ;-) G
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11-14-2008	#4 (permalink)
Ken n/a posts	Re: Slow file transfers? I keep trying to like VISTA, but its getting tougher. I just wanted to verify that other people had the same issue. I guess MSFT wants to make sure people will buy the next version of Windows so they can get back to XP performance? "Bigguy" <bigguy36@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:6o4t7dF1sgqtU1@xxxxxx Quote: > Ken wrote: Quote: >> I have a home network built around an SMC Gigabit switch. I have two >> VISTA >> machines on the network. When I copy a "huge" .vob file Explorer says it >> is >> transfering at a rate of 80-95 MB and that makes sense because it does it >> very quickly. However, when I backup/move a whole bunch of Folders and >> Files, some big and some small, Explorer says it is transfering at a rate >> of >> 2-5 MB and that too makes sense since it takes forever! I have tried >> disabling the Avast virus protection software on both systems but it had >> no effect. Any ideas on what >> is causing the drastic difference? >> > This has been a 'feature' of Vista since day one.... most annoying... > Doesn't look like MS is going to fix this soon. ;-) > > G >
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