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JLMoondog
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2009 16:28 Edited at: 2nd Sep 2009 16:28
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This made me do a double take...



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Sonic 91 Software
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2009 16:37
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seems like a good time to put the kettle on, then! And I thought MY computer was slow!

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David R
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2009 16:51
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Do 'more information' and check the speed it's copying at. If it is genuinely doing it that slow (as in, the estimate is coherent) then you may have a case of [pending] hard drive failure (since presumably it's copying to a 'burn folder')

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jezza
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2009 16:52
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And the one hour! If it were just 33522 it wouldn't seem so bad, would it? But no, windows goes and puts an extra hour for you to wait.
It's nearly 92 years, so that hour will really annoy you when it gets done.


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xplosys
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2009 16:54
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I used Vista for a very short time, and this was one of the reasons why. I started a data transfer of a 14MB zip file, and said it would take 3 days to transfer. As usual, I figured Windows was just being it's silly self and in a matter of seconds the time would correct itself and the file would transfer... but no. I let it run for 30 minutes and the 3 days only decreased by 30 minutes.

I then rebooted the system into my XP partition and started the file transfer again. 17 seconds and done.

Another reason was the constant drive activity and periods of confusion it had when you clicked on something. No response for 10-15 seconds.

Vista..... there's nothing quite like it.

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thenerd
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2009 16:54
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how long did the first half take?


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Posted: 2nd Sep 2009 17:07
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Lol thats hilarious, my pc always says: 5 seconds left, and after half an hour i'm still not done

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NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2009 17:23
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What I want to know is why there is not a copy ETA algorithm on the planet that accounts for the basic bytes/sec, the time taken to make a directory and the time taken to make a file.

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Posted: 2nd Sep 2009 17:34
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Quote: "And I thought MY computer was slow!"


AND I THOUGHT MINE WAZ SLOW! WOOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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David R
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2009 17:43 Edited at: 2nd Sep 2009 17:43
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Quote: "What I want to know is why there is not a copy ETA algorithm on the planet that accounts for the basic bytes/sec, the time taken to make a directory and the time taken to make a file.
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Because the additional time spent to accurately measuring it could just be spent doing the operation in the first place

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Posted: 2nd Sep 2009 17:54
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lol nice one what next.

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Dark Dragon
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2009 17:55
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Why dosent Windows Vista Work yet?

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Posted: 2nd Sep 2009 18:02
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.. Well mine works fine

I tell you this though: Never buy packard bell. My CD drive just blew up, literally. I put a CD in, there was a massive BANG and suddenly, pieces of PC coming out of the drive.

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NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret
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Posted: 2nd Sep 2009 18:03 Edited at: 2nd Sep 2009 18:04
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Quote: "Because the additional time spent to accurately measuring it could just be spent doing the operation in the first place"


Not really. Most of the bottleneck is not in the CPU but in the drives themselves and the interfaces (USB) nowadays.

Quote: "I tell you this though: Never buy packard bell. My CD drive just blew up, literally. I put a CD in, there was a massive BANG and suddenly, pieces of PC coming out of the drive."


That's the cases, they're not well designed and cause microfractures in the inner ring which spread due to centrifugal force stretching the disc.

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Posted: 2nd Sep 2009 18:04
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LOl, WoW.

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Posted: 2nd Sep 2009 18:46
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Quote: "Why dosent Windows Vista Work yet?"


Mine works just fine, never had any trouble at all i could'nt fix myself.

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Quote: "That's the cases, they're not well designed and cause microfractures in the inner ring which spread due to centrifugal force stretching the disc.
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... I shall be sure to tell that to the guy who's coming round to fix it.

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Posted: 2nd Sep 2009 21:00
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I mean the CD cases. Some are awful, I did once take a disc out and as I pressed the "PUSH OPEN" tab there was a sickening crunch and cracks spread out through the middle.

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Posted: 3rd Sep 2009 02:34
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Well, the disk actually came from a pouch.

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Yodaman Jer
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Posted: 3rd Sep 2009 02:41
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Ah, Vista.

That's why I'm gonna buy my Dell Inspiron Laptop from Best Buy, so that when Win7 comes out they'll upgrade it for free.

And I'll wait a week or so before release...that way nothing will be lost and I'll just set it all up then. Hehehe.

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Posted: 3rd Sep 2009 03:03 Edited at: 3rd Sep 2009 03:03
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The weirdest thing happened to me the other day. I was copying a (approximately) 600KB .TXT file and it just got stuck. My computer wasn't frozen, because I could operate Windows Media Player fine. It just didn't do anything. I restarted my computer, and then tried copying it again. It would have taken me 4 HOURS to complete the copy. I restarted my computer again, and it copied in a fraction of a second. Really weird.

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Vista's really messed up when it comes to moving/copying/transferring files. I don't really know why, but it is. I'm so glad they fixed it in Win7.

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Posted: 3rd Sep 2009 03:08
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It's got to be something like a mutex not unlocking seeing as the transfer just hangs as if it's waiting for something.

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I have a question: are you running with a Service Pack installed? I know that SP1 fixes some problems with file transfer.

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JLMoondog
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Posted: 3rd Sep 2009 04:50
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I think it was a missed variable or something, it only took about 20secs to burn the 300mb worth of files to CD...it just gave these ridicules numbers. It actually started with around 145k days...


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Wow, haven't seen Windows that slow since a Windows 98 bootup.

Windows now loading...... Go make a sandwhich.

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Posted: 3rd Sep 2009 09:16 Edited at: 3rd Sep 2009 09:18
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...especially a floppy disk install...'please insert disk 31'...for some reason my floppy drive always sounded like a missed car shift...hard drive wright as well. Though that was more like a cat got stuck in between a missed car shift...


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My copy works fine... Well, it did, until I decided to increase the virtual memory usage by a gigabyte. Speaking of which, if you, uh, wanna help then searh 'absolute catastrophe' in the search box.
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Posted: 3rd Sep 2009 16:16 Edited at: 3rd Sep 2009 16:19
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In Swedish, but still:

49075 days and 6 hours.
Speed 1.55 MB/s
Screenshot taken before sp1 though.


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Mine does that, for about 10 seconds, and then sorts itself out.

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Posted: 5th Sep 2009 20:35 Edited at: 5th Sep 2009 20:35
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Quote: "That's why I'm gonna buy my Dell Inspiron Laptop from Best Buy, so that when Win7 comes out they'll upgrade it for free. "

I don't have to wait.



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