Slow network transfers in Vista

[Tek7]

Why would it take an estimated 13 hours to transfer 256MB from my media center/torrent box (running Windows XP Pro SP3) to my new notebook (running Vista Ultimate SP1) across my wireless network?

I'm going to use a thumbdrive to move the files over, but I'd like to use the wireless network for file transfers and streaming video in the future.

 

[ewoksrule]

Are you using a sync program to do the move like SyncToy or AllwaySync? The regular windows gui for a copy is usually way off base with its time estimates in my opinion. If you are moving anything over 100meg I would recommend a sync program that allows for resume and verification checking.

 

[Tek7]

Are you using a sync program to do the move like SyncToy or AllwaySync?

Nope.

The regular windows gui for a copy is usually way off base with its time estimates in my opinion. If you are moving anything over 100meg I would recommend a sync program that allows for resume and verification checking.

The initial estimate may be off, but I found in XP that the estimated corrected itself in the first 10-15 seconds of a file transfer.

And I never had a file transfer this slowly over the network in XP.

 

[Hescominsoon]

I hit this with vista..is UAC off?

 

[Tek7]

I hit this with vista..is UAC off?

I don't believe it was turned off at the time.

I transferred a 180MB file (the ToJ TF2 server map pack) over the network last night and it transferred in about 2 minutes and 15 seconds, so I have no idea why the 256MB transfer would have taken so much longer.

 

[Atown]

I've only had faster transers since I changed to vista so I'm not exactly sure. the UAC and any other random permissions would be the place to check though

 

[nattyg]

or the microwave you were using wireless and all

 

[vibrokatana]

or the microwave you were using wireless and all

I agree, he should place his vista disk in the microwave then throw the sluggish mash into the air without wires to shoot it with a shotgun.

 

[Avesther]

I remember reading that some cards don't play nice with each other anymore.

Why all the hate?

 

[Odale]

Shotguns and microwaves don't play nice either...

 

[Tek7]

The wireless NIC in my notebook is an Intel Wifi Link 5100. Not sure if that makes any difference, though.

I've only transferred a few files over the network so far, and I've only had issues with one set of files. The other set transferred as quickly as I expected it to.