Solved Problem: Installing Large programmes

[shutdo]

Hi guys, i'm new to the forum. and i've searched couple of times for my problem but it seems i can't find any solution, so i'd like to create a new post for it.

I have a Dell Studio 1737 laptop which i bought in January, 2010. I hadn't got this problem back then. But now,when i run large setup.exe files, it takes a long time for it to pop up, the larger the file, the longer the time i need to wait. say when running a 1GB setup.exe, it takes about 5 minutes for it to pop up. It runs smoothly otherwise. but It is still really annoying when it gets to install large programmes, do i have a fix for it?

i don't know what sort of information should be provided, anyway here's my system spec:
OS: Windows vista home premium 32bit SP2
CPU: Intel Core 2 duo P8700 @ 2.53GHz, 3M Cache @ 1066MHz
Memory: 4GB DDR2 @ 800MHz
GPU: 512MB DDR2 ATi Mobility Radeon HD 3650 (overclocked)
Hard Drive: Hitachi 320GB Travelstar SATA (Serial ATA) hard drive 5400rpm, 3.0Gb/sec., 16mb Buffer

Thank you

 

[mitchell]

Hello shutdo, i do not really have an answer for you other than it may just be your Anti virus scanning the files before loading them 1Gb is a large file which when expanded will be a great deal larger.

If your patient i am sure someone else will have a better response for you

 

[shutdo]

Thanks for the reply, maybe that's the case, after installing KIS 2011, i've noticed a significant increase in boot time. Maybe i can just pause my KIS protection before installing?

 

[mitchell]

Thanks for the reply, maybe that's the case, after installing KIS 2011, i've noticed a significant increase in boot time. Maybe i can just pause my KIS protection before installing?

You could try, just right click on the setup file first and scan it to make sure it is safe.

Then try the installation with your resident protection paused (probably disconnect your internet connection to be safe)

At least then you can rule it out if it makes no difference

 

[shutdo]

it works perfectly, Thank you very much!!

 

[mitchell]

it works perfectly, Thank you very much!!

At least you know what it is now glad you got it sorted, but i would recommend letting KIS scan it during the installation.

The choice is yours there ma bee something hiding in a file that big that thr context menu scan doesn't pick up

Best wishes :D