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Jerry Rivers
I'd really like some help from a Microsoft MVP on this
one. I've tried before in the XP news groups to get help
with this problem and no one replied. So, I'm trying
again.
I have a clean install of Windows XP Professional on one
of my PCs. The other has Windows 98 SE. I have a Netgear
router between the two computers so they both can share a
cable modem.
Network transfer speed PC-to-PC was excellent when both
were running Win 98. Since installing XP on my PC, XP-to-
98 data transfer is *very* slow. Using Win XP's Search
function is excrutiatingly slow.
Here is what I know: Windows XP is 100% up-to-date as far
as drivers and patches. Router is new. Internet
erformance from either PC is excellent.
It sometimes takes 30 seconds just to open up a folder
across the network on the 98 PC, even if it is empty or
has few files in it.
Simple file name searches that used to take 15-20 seconds
when both PC were on 98 now take 6-8 minutes.
Here are the results of transferring some files from one
PC to the other:
I took 1246 JPG files on my XP PC totalling 205MB and
transferred them to an empty temp folder on my 98 PC.
This was a FAT32-to-FAT32 transfer. It took Explorer 20
seconds just to open the folder on the 98 PC! I have a
LAN connection icon in my Systray that shows network
traffic- there was *no* activity for the entire 20
seconds, then Bang! got through.
As for the transfer, it took 4 min 5 sec. Pretty damn
slow.
I then set up my FAT32 extended data partition for
sharing and went over to my Win 98 PC and mapped a
network drive to my HD. Explorer on the 98 PC opened an
empty temp folder on my PC instantly, and transferred the
same 205MB 1246 files back to my PC via Copy-Paste in
Explorer in 1 min 20 sec. Not bad in my book for a
network file transfer.
To check on just the speed on my HD, I took the same 1246
JPGs totally 205MB and transferred them to en empty
folder on my own HD via Copy-Paste.
The test above was for files of moderate size 200-300KB
each. I then created a large 855MB Zip file from two CD
image files and Copy-Pasted them between the two PC
across the network. Results:
Time to transfer disk-to-disk on my FAT32 extended
partition was 2 min 45 seconds.
Time to open empty folder on Win 98 PC from Win XP was 25
sec.
Time to transfer 855MB file from Win XP PC to Win 98 PC
was 6 min 5 sec for a total of 6 min 30 sec (counting
time to open empty folder).
Time to transfer 855MB file back from Win 98 PC to Win XP
PC was 2 min flat! That's 45 sec faster than disk-to-disk
on my own HD!
I'm sure I am missing something obvious in how I have my
Win XP system set up. It could be a network setting or a
Win XP service turned on when it shouldn't be. Or lots of
other things. All I can tell you is that *all* of the
operating parameters of my Win XP O/S are *exactly* as
they were when the Win XP Setup program completed its
task and the Network Wizards created the network
connections.
I would appreciate some opinions/advice from a Microsoft
MVP or knowledgeable network expert lurking on this news
group. I ultimately plan to put XP on my other PC but for
now, I'd like to get my network speed back up to where it
was before I put a newer O/S on my PC.
If you need more details, E-mail me at
(e-mail address removed)
-- Jerry Rivers
one. I've tried before in the XP news groups to get help
with this problem and no one replied. So, I'm trying
again.
I have a clean install of Windows XP Professional on one
of my PCs. The other has Windows 98 SE. I have a Netgear
router between the two computers so they both can share a
cable modem.
Network transfer speed PC-to-PC was excellent when both
were running Win 98. Since installing XP on my PC, XP-to-
98 data transfer is *very* slow. Using Win XP's Search
function is excrutiatingly slow.
Here is what I know: Windows XP is 100% up-to-date as far
as drivers and patches. Router is new. Internet
erformance from either PC is excellent.
It sometimes takes 30 seconds just to open up a folder
across the network on the 98 PC, even if it is empty or
has few files in it.
Simple file name searches that used to take 15-20 seconds
when both PC were on 98 now take 6-8 minutes.
Here are the results of transferring some files from one
PC to the other:
I took 1246 JPG files on my XP PC totalling 205MB and
transferred them to an empty temp folder on my 98 PC.
This was a FAT32-to-FAT32 transfer. It took Explorer 20
seconds just to open the folder on the 98 PC! I have a
LAN connection icon in my Systray that shows network
traffic- there was *no* activity for the entire 20
seconds, then Bang! got through.
As for the transfer, it took 4 min 5 sec. Pretty damn
slow.
I then set up my FAT32 extended data partition for
sharing and went over to my Win 98 PC and mapped a
network drive to my HD. Explorer on the 98 PC opened an
empty temp folder on my PC instantly, and transferred the
same 205MB 1246 files back to my PC via Copy-Paste in
Explorer in 1 min 20 sec. Not bad in my book for a
network file transfer.
To check on just the speed on my HD, I took the same 1246
JPGs totally 205MB and transferred them to en empty
folder on my own HD via Copy-Paste.
The test above was for files of moderate size 200-300KB
each. I then created a large 855MB Zip file from two CD
image files and Copy-Pasted them between the two PC
across the network. Results:
Time to transfer disk-to-disk on my FAT32 extended
partition was 2 min 45 seconds.
Time to open empty folder on Win 98 PC from Win XP was 25
sec.
Time to transfer 855MB file from Win XP PC to Win 98 PC
was 6 min 5 sec for a total of 6 min 30 sec (counting
time to open empty folder).
Time to transfer 855MB file back from Win 98 PC to Win XP
PC was 2 min flat! That's 45 sec faster than disk-to-disk
on my own HD!
I'm sure I am missing something obvious in how I have my
Win XP system set up. It could be a network setting or a
Win XP service turned on when it shouldn't be. Or lots of
other things. All I can tell you is that *all* of the
operating parameters of my Win XP O/S are *exactly* as
they were when the Win XP Setup program completed its
task and the Network Wizards created the network
connections.
I would appreciate some opinions/advice from a Microsoft
MVP or knowledgeable network expert lurking on this news
group. I ultimately plan to put XP on my other PC but for
now, I'd like to get my network speed back up to where it
was before I put a newer O/S on my PC.
If you need more details, E-mail me at
(e-mail address removed)
-- Jerry Rivers