Vista slow deleting, moving and copying files?

On Tue, 11 May 2010 13:14:26 -0500, ftpex
wrote:

>
> Ken Blake, MVP;3790158 Wrote:
> > On Sun, 8 Jun 2008 20:40:51 +0530, Kika
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> > > I am using Windows Vista Home Premium on an HPw1907. If more specs
> > are
> > > needed, let me know. I do have sp1 as well.
> > >
> > > When I first got my computer, all was dandy. THEN, I did my windows
> > > updates as scheduled and one day (uncertain when, but not long after
> > I
> > > purchased the machine in February) I preformed a very simple task of
> > > changing a file name. It locked my computer for a good 1 to 1.5
> > > minutes until finally the name was changed. Also, when I try to move
> > > or delete files and folders it takes an extremely long time to
> > complete
> > > - and as many others described...the little nagging window stating
> > how
> > > long it's going to take to change, move or delete a tiny file like
> > for
> > > instance, notepad.
> > >
> > > I have searched the internet desperately for some fix to this, but
> > have
> > > found none that have worked. I have tried all on this forum that
> > would
> > > apply to me to no avail. Is this something that I just have to deal
> > > with or is there some sort of "fix" or "work-around" available?
> >
> >
> > Performance problems these days are very often caused by malware
> > infection. What firewall, anti-virus, and anti-spyware applications do
> > you run?
> >
> > I would begin troubleshooting by going to MVP Malke's malware removal
> > site at
> > http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware and
> > following the instructions there.
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>
> This is a brand new machine. I have mcaffee on both machines and I
> moved my files to a share that took about an hour which is terrible but
> then I tried to move the files from c:\ftpex to ftpex\documents and it
> said it was going to take over 9 hours. I am only talking about 4 gig
> worth of data. I am already on service pack 2. This performance is
> horrible. Doing the same thing on xp took less than 5 mins. My
> hardware on the new box should be twice as fast as it is brand new out
> of the box. Even deleting a few files took over 20 mins.


You are replying to a message I wrote almost two years ago?


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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003
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