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Steve
Well, I'm having a problem here that maybe some of you have had.
Here's my hardware:
Dell 2.6GHz P4, 768MB RAM, 120GB HDD (20% used) w/8MB cache
Windows XP Pro with indexing "on"
HP 1.7GHz P4, 256MB RAM, 60GB HDD w/2MB cache
Windows XP Home with indexing "on"
100Mbps peer-to-peer LAN; only 4% utilized
Here's the problem:
When I run a search from the HP to look for files on the Dell, some
searches take much longer than they do if I use a Windows 98SE machine
to do the search.
The Dell searches fine on itself, but I've tried searching from the HP
and from a Toshiba laptop (XP Home), and both searches take much
longer than an older, P3-based 98SE machine. I've set the Dell to
allocate more RAM and resources to "background" and "cache", but that
makes no difference. A search that the Dell can do locally takes about
15 seconds; that same search from the HP or Toshiba takes more than
three minutes, and sometimes comes up empty (no files found). I know
it will be a bit slower on the "client" machines, but this is
ridiculous!
I've checked the meters, and during the search, the Dell's CPU
utilization is about 10%, on average, and the network utilization is
about 4%, on average.
Is there a known problem with searching network drives with Windows
XP? I know there's a problem searching Win98 drives from XP, but this
is strictly XP to XP. If it is a known issue (and I found nothing on
Microsoft's site), does anyone know of a work-around or third-party
solution?
Basically, I need the HP and Toshiba to be able to find files much
faster than they currently do.
Thanks.
-Steve
Here's my hardware:
Dell 2.6GHz P4, 768MB RAM, 120GB HDD (20% used) w/8MB cache
Windows XP Pro with indexing "on"
HP 1.7GHz P4, 256MB RAM, 60GB HDD w/2MB cache
Windows XP Home with indexing "on"
100Mbps peer-to-peer LAN; only 4% utilized
Here's the problem:
When I run a search from the HP to look for files on the Dell, some
searches take much longer than they do if I use a Windows 98SE machine
to do the search.
The Dell searches fine on itself, but I've tried searching from the HP
and from a Toshiba laptop (XP Home), and both searches take much
longer than an older, P3-based 98SE machine. I've set the Dell to
allocate more RAM and resources to "background" and "cache", but that
makes no difference. A search that the Dell can do locally takes about
15 seconds; that same search from the HP or Toshiba takes more than
three minutes, and sometimes comes up empty (no files found). I know
it will be a bit slower on the "client" machines, but this is
ridiculous!
I've checked the meters, and during the search, the Dell's CPU
utilization is about 10%, on average, and the network utilization is
about 4%, on average.
Is there a known problem with searching network drives with Windows
XP? I know there's a problem searching Win98 drives from XP, but this
is strictly XP to XP. If it is a known issue (and I found nothing on
Microsoft's site), does anyone know of a work-around or third-party
solution?
Basically, I need the HP and Toshiba to be able to find files much
faster than they currently do.
Thanks.
-Steve