Vista - Why is Vista 30 times slower than XP in File Transfering?

Earlier today I transfered c 150 files, 1.5gb from Vista to a usb2
drive and it took an hour
When I then transfered those same files from the usb stick to xp it
took 2 mins
Why is Vista so incredibly slow at file transfers?

using 2gb mem and 2 ghz on vista business laptop
and 1 gb mem 1 ghz on xp

weewillie, when you find out, let me know. SP2 was supposed to fix this, but I haven't noticed a huge improvement since installing the beta. I do know it is because Vista handles files differently than XP, but what is different, I don't know

Norm

weewillie@xxxxxx wrote in news:i5igl4ld6lb1prj4goh4a1833kqj5h05dm@
4ax.com:
Some have solved the slow network problem by disabling the on-board NIC and
replacing it with an inexpensive Vista-compatible PCI NIC....for a desktop.

"DanS" <t.h.i.s.n.t.h.a.t@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Xns9B835121A2F10thisnthatroadrunnern@xxxxxxthat assumes the problem is with a piece of hardware.
it isn't, the problem is Vista...

"john" <john@xxxxxx> wrote in news:eluplnbaJHA.5488
@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl:
NICNo, it doesn't.
Yes, an interaction between Vista and a piece of hardware. Dumping the
on-board NIC results in a totally different NIC, connected in a different
fashion, and with different drivers.

"DanS" <t.h.i.s.n.t.h.a.t@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Xns9B835A72723F4thisnthatroadrunnern@xxxxxxHow is replacing a network card going to change the speed of file transfer
over a USB connection? It won't. The network card is not being used. This
isn't a network problem. It is a Vista problem.

<weewillie@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:i5igl4ld6lb1prj4goh4a1833kqj5h05dm@xxxxxx
Probably because you are *writing* to the USB in Vista, then just *reading*
from it in XP. Flash RAM is slower at writing than reading. Try it the
other direction and see what happens.

"Bob Campbell" <bob@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:dOSdnUp25Zk0lMTUnZ2dnUVZ_qPinZ2d@xxxxxxThat's not the reason, it is Vista. This is one of the things covered in the
book Vista Annoyances , but I don't feel like digging the book out to see
how they explained it. You see it when you use any kind of removable media
to move stuff. Even with my MP3 players my XP machines are WAY faster than
this Vista one. It's just one of the things I have learned to live with till
the next OS comes out.
--
"Everything in excess! To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites.
Moderation is for monks."

[Lazarus Long]

On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:39:26 -0800, "Alex Clayton"
<alexx1400@xxxxxx> wrote:
No, no, no, it CAN'T be Vista! Vista has no problems! Just ask the fan
boys around here.

"+Bob+" <nomailplease@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:7rbil4lvn6p23tkfqr15nakvqm6ivere2m@xxxxxxYou don't seem to understand, Vista moves the files more thoroughly....which
takes longer!