Vista - Re: Vista slow and buggy all over ...

On Sun, 05 Aug 2007 16:13:50 -0000, Jesper Ordrup

>This is incredible .. I've installed this Vista Ultimate and my list
>of problems is:

>1. slow when accessing network ressources
>2. fetching files from network folders are slow
>3. putting files to network folders are .. slow
>4. rightclicking a folder gives me 20 seconds wait before the context
>menu appeared.
>5. calculating ....
>6. deleting a local shortcut on desktop gives me 10 seconds of
>calculating ...

>I've tried a lot:

>I've disabled the tcp automatic negotiation (which might disturb my
>router)
>I've disabled the compression
>Updated all drivers
>Uninstalled Antivirus software
>Deactivated Firewall
>
>The result:
>Almost no change ...

There's a thread on this in an MSDN forum you should read:

http://forums.microsoft.com/forums/S...3330&SiteID=17

My theory is that there is excessive per-item overhead that kicks hard
when assumptions about efficiency (fast metadata access within NTFS
structure, fast device access) don't hold true.

I raised this as a Vista Wish, here:

http://cquirke.spaces.live.com/blog/...8C23!288.entry

The relationship between shell and networking can be more complicated
than it looks. For example, if the shell references slow network
resources to populate the namespace or call persistent handlers, it
can impact on local file operations that "aren't on the network".

This stuff rendered Explorer all but unusable in the Vista Beta 2
builds I tested; it's better now, and at least the "green thermometer"
doesn't have to complete before you can work (as it used to).

I'd try an alternate file manager. It's pathetic when the primary
file management shell is so buggy one is forced to the command line to
do simple "bulk" file operations, and it's a shame because in many
other ways, I really like Vista's Explorer.


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Hi Jesper,

You can look at this guide for suggestions on how to speed up the performance of Vista. It may help.

Speed Up the Performance of Vista

Shawn