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LeperousDust
09-10-2007, 21:18
The network transfer bug has just hit me badly, i'm transfering 20gb and i've hit the all time low of < 50kb/s. Apparently it could take 1000's of days to finish =/.

I personally can't wait until i get my my mits on SP1 :'(
LeperousDust
09-10-2007, 21:34
Reckon it's worth me gambling on a beta? I don't want to have to install from scratch when i fubar...!

//Edit: it's just dropped to 3...
Mark
09-10-2007, 21:42
Are you running other stuff?

I find if the CPU is loaded, all file transfers (local and network) slow down. Give it an idle CPU though and it's not quite so bad.
LeperousDust
09-10-2007, 21:46
I've got Opera open casually browsing the internet, and thats really it... The XP box feeding my Vista laptop is downloading a horrendous amount of windows updates, but that wouldn't do much would it?

My bluetooth mouse is lagging silly as well now i'm using wireless (i was tethered, but becuase of the bug its actually no quicker so why bother sitting next to the server?)
Feek
09-10-2007, 21:48
If you've got any media playing, stop it.

I'd not be installing a beta service pack.
LeperousDust
09-10-2007, 21:50
Nope, not music or video playing on either 'puter. Even though its saying its moving at 10kb/s and its going to take "35xxx"days, i seem to be chugging through data much quicker than than... Vista is a strange beast...

I just hope to god its copying properly.
Mark
09-10-2007, 21:51
I'd never install a beta service pack - unless you're virtualising of course when it's OK to do such things.
LeperousDust
09-10-2007, 21:54
I'll probably leave the service pack, if i installed it i'd have to restart and no doubt lose what i was copying in the first place or something daft.
Joe 90
10-10-2007, 02:13
MS service packs are bad enough - dont trust an MS beta....
Daz
10-10-2007, 10:49
Interesting opinion on Vista SP1:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=6070

Meant to post it before actually. This is hardcore:

For the beta release, you’ll need 7GB of free disk space to install the x86 version and 12GB of free disk space for the x64 package.
Three times the size of the DVD the OS comes on. What the hell does that thing do to require 12 GB :/

The fact it cant be applied to offline images is also interesting. It suggests it's a massive overhaul - more so even that XP SP2,
LeperousDust
10-10-2007, 14:11
Right i've officially given up, for some reason the xp 'puter kept crashing too, turns out on of the files is suffering from cyclic redundancy, but copying over a network just crashes the computer whereas copying to a portable hard drive (yes i gave in, i'm ferrying via a portable hard drive now :() warns me about the problem :) At this rate i'll have it all done in a few hours (twice the time it should take but quicker than direct vista network copying!)