Vista Tutorial - moving files

hi all,
when i move a file around on my laptop it takes absolutely ages like 45 mins.
also when i extract from a zip it takes the same amount of time.
is this my pc or a vista problem and can i fix this problem.
its driving me mad.
thanks
tracey.

ok well this could be either 3 things in my opinion, its either
1. ur computer is slow (check your systems memory and things and see on the
net if they are good by going to the control panel and clicking on system and
maintenance) and if thats so you would have 2 buy some more ram or a new card
or something but thats annoying i no.
2. The file you are transfering is huge, not sure on the specifics but large
files as i have had from experience with ANY computer not just my vista it
takes ages, also if ur transfering it from a C drive to a D drive or vise
versa that can take a while too.
3. finally if none of those are the problems and seeing as none of those
problems can really be fixed fast then its probably a vista problem that i
would not know of and are not authorised to give any information on as it
could possibly be false.

I would advise waiting for another post but just saying if its something
annoying like the first two theres no real way to fix it but upgrade ur comp
or split the file you are sending, srry

"holtchas" wrote:

> hi all,
> when i move a file around on my laptop it takes absolutely ages like 45 mins.
> also when i extract from a zip it takes the same amount of time.
> is this my pc or a vista problem and can i fix this problem.
> its driving me mad.
> thanks
> tracey.

Use these.

Reliability update:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Performance update:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

These are not yet available through the normal Windows Update service.

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Regards,

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
(For email, remove the obvious from my address)

"holtchas" <holtchas@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7CCDB663-5044-4F0F-A88E-9DB7BD8C529C@microsoft.com...
> hi all,
> when i move a file around on my laptop it takes absolutely ages like 45
> mins.
> also when i extract from a zip it takes the same amount of time.
> is this my pc or a vista problem and can i fix this problem.
> its driving me mad.
> thanks
> tracey.