Vista sets 2007 land-speed record for copying and deleting

praka123 · 06-01-2008, 10:23 AM

It's been almost nine months since we first reported on Windows Vista's inability to copy, delete and move files without stalling indefinitely, and yet the problem continues.

Screenshots relayed this week by two Reg readers say it better than we ever could. "48167 Days and 23 hours remaining," one of them reads. "36843 Days and 0 hours remaining," states the other. Both are Vista's best-faith guesses as to how long it will take to copy data from one location to another.
"I have been experiencing slow copying ever since I 'upgraded' to Vista earlier this year, particularly from USB keys & drives," writes Adrian Procter, the Reg reader who provides Screenshot 1 (right). When Procter tried to create a CD with just 168Mb of pictures, Vista told him it would take more than 131 years to complete the job.

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from comments section of article:

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"Vista told him it would take more than 131 years to complete the job"

Just in time for the next MS upgrade then!

"Apparently not, as you can plainly see by the enclosed screenshot"

And who told her that it hasn't improved? Without SP1, it might have reported 52837 days and 14 hours remaining!

..and may be the DRM in vista which is resp for all this!as it may be verifying each and every bit of data!

axxo · 06-01-2008, 02:39 PM

now that tells Vista is future proof....

Voldy · 06-01-2008, 03:58 PM

Now Vista keeps going better and better

Gigacore · 06-01-2008, 04:00 PM

Great! ROFL

CadCrazy · 06-01-2008, 05:26 PM

Can't stop laughing

nvidia · 06-01-2008, 05:29 PM

Lolz!!!

06-01-2008, 05:31 PM

funny.

goobimama · 06-01-2008, 06:54 PM

When we recently got a new machine, I was surprised that the dealer has put XP on it instead of Vista (I wanted XP anyways). So I asked him the reason for this.

"Array. Almost everyone complains that they have paid for a fast machine but is slower than their older machine. I've had to downgrade so many of them to XP so I have started installing XP to begin with..."

anand1 · 06-01-2008, 07:06 PM

It's not so happened with me. I have been using it on my Laptop for almost 6Months and never ever had such problems. We must follow the system requirements before it's installation and then see the magic 3D look and many of it's features.

goobimama · 06-01-2008, 07:15 PM

Magic 3D look! Laughing out loud and rolling on the floor, laughing!

anand1 · 06-01-2008, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by goobimama

Magic 3D look! Laughing out loud and rolling on the floor, laughing!

Yes there are many new features on having it. And only by means of few comments one can never defy its features.

Hitboxx · 06-01-2008, 07:21 PM

*Piss*ta

x3060 · 06-01-2008, 07:24 PM

131 years, LOl

axxo · 06-01-2008, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by goobimama

When we recently got a new machine, I was surprised that the dealer has put XP on it instead of Vista (I wanted XP anyways). So I asked him the reason for this.

"Array. Almost everyone complains that they have paid for a fast machine but is slower than their older machine. I've had to downgrade so many of them to XP so I have started installing XP to begin with..."

true...and if you tell this MS geeks will tell you to tweak the OS. Why should anyone do this? If vista can perform any better only after tweaking..why dont ms release tweaked version of the same??

alanpaladka · 06-01-2008, 08:15 PM

Yes. I too experienced such type of problem. For me, it said 320 days.

alsiladka · 06-01-2008, 10:41 PM

Must say its hilarious!!! Does not take that long to copy, but its fun to see the estimates!!

utsav · 06-01-2008, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by x3060

131 years, LOl

lol. ur grandsons will see and say that my late grandfathers file transfer completed

CadCrazy · 06-01-2008, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Hitboxx

*Piss*ta

Shitista

axxo · 06-01-2008, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by CadCrazy

Shitista

Bullshitista....sorry Bill's Vista

CadCrazy · 06-01-2008, 11:11 PM

I already locked one thread . Stop flaming otherwise i'll lock this one too

casanova · 06-01-2008, 11:13 PM

It's because of the algo that calculates the time, if for some file the speed drops, the estimated time left for remaining data size is calculated at that speed. No1 wud complain if a download dialog would go that long coz of drop in speeds.