Vista performance copying files to a Windows 2000 server

[Guest]

I have found a repeatable problem involving extremely poor performance
copying files from my Vista (Ultimate x86) PC to any of our Windows 2000
servers. the probelm is evident whether using the Explorer to perform the
copy or using XCOPY from the command line. It also does not appear to make a
difference whether I am copying to a network share via a mapped drive or via
a UNC path.

The performance copying files to or from Windows 2003 servers appears
nominal. Likewise, copying files FROM a Windows 2000 server TO my Vista PC
seems nominal.

I have tested this with files ranging from 18MB-100MB

Any help on this issue would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

 

[Robert L [MVP - Networking]]

Try to disable the Windows Explorer Navigation Pane. this search result may help,

Vista Slow IssuesVista and XP Networking Unable to copy files ... Both the vista machine and the xp machine can see each other, ... Vista: very slow to copy large files . ...
http://www.chicagotech.net/vista/vistaslow.htm


Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on http://www.HowToNetworking.com
I have found a repeatable problem involving extremely poor performance
copying files from my Vista (Ultimate x86) PC to any of our Windows 2000
servers. the probelm is evident whether using the Explorer to perform the
copy or using XCOPY from the command line. It also does not appear to make a
difference whether I am copying to a network share via a mapped drive or via
a UNC path.

The performance copying files to or from Windows 2003 servers appears
nominal. Likewise, copying files FROM a Windows 2000 server TO my Vista PC
seems nominal.

I have tested this with files ranging from 18MB-100MB

Any help on this issue would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

 

[Guest]

I have found a repeatable problem involving extremely poor performance
copying files from my Vista (Ultimate x86) PC to any of our Windows 2000
servers. the probelm is evident whether using the Explorer to perform the
copy or using XCOPY from the command line. It also does not appear to make a
difference whether I am copying to a network share via a mapped drive or via
a UNC path.

The performance copying files to or from Windows 2003 servers appears
nominal. Likewise, copying files FROM a Windows 2000 server TO my Vista PC
seems nominal.

I have tested this with files ranging from 18MB-100MB

Any help on this issue would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you!

 

[Guest]

Hi There

I have exactly the same issue.

Using a 28Mb file I can push and pull that from our Windows 2000 server with
an XP PC in about 4 seconds or so.

From the Vista Business PC I can pull a 28Mb file from Widnows 2000 server
in about the same time as XP BUT pushing this to the server takes about 5
minutes! If I then go to the server and attach to the Vista PC I can push and
pull that file in about 3 seconds or so, proving networking infrastructure is
all OK.

So the issue is copying files from the Vista PC to the 2000 server while on
the Vista PC. This affects all our Vista PC's. It has caused file corruption
of large Excel files so far (the first time I have ever had to deal with
this). Its rubbish.

I have tried all the "fixes" on the net, ( see
http://www.petri.co.il/tweaking_window_vista_performance.htm ) including
patch 931770 and Windows Explorer Navigation Pane etc etc and it is still the
same - it tends to sits at the Calculating Time bit for ages. We are now
looking at putting Windows XP back on those PC's if no fix is forth coming
soon.

Anyone else any ideas?

Rob

 

[Wolfgang Holesch]

Hi fellows,

we had the same problem and searching the Microsoft Knowledge Base we found
a hotfix for the following problem

"On a Windows Vista-based computer, when you try to copy files from a server
on a network, the copy process may stop responding (hang), and you may
receive a message that resembles the following:
Calculating Time Remaining

0 minutes remaining
This problem may occur only occasionally. "

In our case we could reproduce the problem at any time.

KB931770 - The copy process may stop responding when you try to copy files
from a server on a network to a Windows Vista-based computer
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931770/en-us

Wolfgang