Why is Windows 7 so slow in copying network files? An IT friend of mine referred me to this thread as I'm having the same issue as others. I read through every post in this. I am in desperation mode after being plagued by this issue since May/June of last year. Listed below are the specs of the machines and network. In addition to the machines discussed, I have several other computers/devices connected. Free. NAS server (hardlined), old Acer laptop running MCE (wireless), HDHome. Run (hardlined), Media Extender (hardlined), i. Pad (wireless) and Wii (wireless). Machines: Win. 7 box: Win. Home 6. 4- bit SP1, Asus P7. P5. 5D EVO MB, Core i. G. Skill DDR- 1. 60. WD 6. 40g Blacks Raid- 0. XFX 2. 75. GTX Nvidia VC's, built- in Realtek 8. I'm getting the below error when doing testconnectivity microsoft tool check. Unsure what else to look at in TMG Testing HTTP authentication methods for URL. L / 8. 11. 0SC gigabit LANXP box: Win. XP Pro 3. 2- bit SP3, Intel 8. MB, 3. 0ghz P4, 1gb Kingston memory, WD 3. Raptor 1. 0k RPM (OS HDD). Seagate 5. 00gb IDE (multimedia HDD), Seagate 1tb SATA (TV recording HDD), ATI 9. Pro VC, built- in Intel gigabit LANNetwork: Fully wired Cat- 5e network running DHCP server through an Actiontec MI4. WR Verizon FIOS router and uplinked to a Netgear GS1. Issue: From the Win. ![]() I am unable to copy large files across the network to the XP box. I've tried moving. Unfortunately the size of the file causing the issue is not consistent each time and therefore I haven't been able to pinpoint a size threshold when the copy fails. For.
I have been using is a folder that consists of 1. When I try to copy the entire 6. Win. 7 to XP the copy window shows "calculating" and after a minute or so returns the following error: "There is a problem accessing. Server\e. Make sure you are connected to the network and try again." The error window gives me the options to "Try Again", "Skip" or "Cancel"Before this error message appears and during the time the copy window shows “calculating” I cannot access any network. If I click the “try again” button on the error message, the error window continues to pop up over and over. If I click “skip”, it tries to skip the file and continue copying, but returns the same error within a few seconds. After I click “cancel”, I navigate to the XP box and can see that SOME of the 1. The files that successfully copied are all < 2. Only those files up to the first large file (> 1gb) are copied. The error message is produced once copying of the first large file is attempted. If I try to move only the 1gb file by itself, it appears to start copying (albeit at a painful 1. Interestingly enough, I tried copying another folder of many large music files (2. If I pull files from the XP box to the Win 7 box (regardless of file size or number of files in the folder), I have no problems. Troubleshooting: I've tried all of the suggestions in this thread as well as others I've found on the net and have not found a solution/fix. I have been using the same test file for which is a folder consisting of 1. Below is a list of the troubleshooting items I've completed so far. Replace Cat. 5e cables on Win. XP boxes - no improvement. Disconnect all cables from switch except for Win. XP – no improvement. Copy file to another HDD on XP box – no improvement. Remove all cables from switch (including Win. XP) and reconnect just Win. XP, forcing router to reassign IP addresses – no improvement. Changed ports on switch for both Win. XP – no improvement. Turn off antivirus on both machines – no improvement. Plug only Win. 7 and XP box into Actiontec router, taking switch out of equation – no improvement. Update Win. 7 and XP NIC drivers to latest available – no improvement. Force full duplex, 1. Install Cable. Nut software on XP box to optimize Stack settings – no improvement. Remove router uplink from switch; remove all Cat. Win. 7 and XP; set static IP’s in both machines – no improvement. Disable auto tuning and receive side scaling on Win. Turn off Remote Differential Compression on Win. Install 8gb new memory, certified compatible; ran Mem. Test on each stick and again with all 8gbs installed and no errors reported – no improvement. Updated to latest MB Bios – no improvement. Ran copy command in DOS prompt – no improvement. Disabled Large Send Offload in NIC properties – no improvement. Unchecked IPv. 6 in network properties – no improvement. Confirmed not on “homegroup” and disabled feature altogether – no improvement. Turned off all power save options related to NIC on both machines – no improvement. Formatted both Win. XP and did clean reinstall of operating systems and bare essential drivers – no improvement. Uninstalled all Win. Tested while machines running in Safe Mode w/networking –. THIS IS WHERE IT GETS INTERESTING!!! XP to Win. What’s interesting is the Win. XP transfer rates as illustrated below. Both machines in safe mode. AND ALL FILES COPIED (INCLUDING LARGE 1. GB FILES). b. XP safe mode and Win. AND ALL FILES COPIED (INCLUDING LARGE 1. GB FILES). Slightly better performance but still nowhere near speed copying in the opposite direction. Win. 7 safe mode and XP normal operating mode. AND ALL FILES COPIED (INCLUDING LARGE 1. GB FILES). d. Both machines in normal operating mode. Same issue as stated above and only small files are copied. I’m hoping someone here might be able to make heads/tails of the safe mode tests and what a logical next step might be. I've searched the internet and found plenty of posts from other Win. XP across a network, but haven't found a real solution or explanation of what is causing the problem. I've also. Anyone have thoughts/comments on that theory? I'm looking forward to Microsoft finally admitting there is an issue and offering a solution!!!! UPDATE TO PREVIOUS POST: Continued troubleshooting as follows. Hardlined MCE laptop to network and test file transfer pushing from Win. MCE laptop – no improvement. Copy file across network from XP box to hardlined MCE laptop, initiating copy from Win. Connect MCE laptop to network via wireless ‘G’ and test file transfer pushing from Win. ALL 1. 39 FILES ARE COPIED (INCLUDING LARGE 1.GB FILES). Since the copy was performed across the wireless network, transfer speeds were a dismal 2.BUT the entire folder and all of its contents transferred successfully. Can You Show Me Software For Typing Tutor . Copy file from MCE laptop (wireless ‘G’ connection) to XP box, initiating copy from Win. ALL 1. 39 FILES ARE COPIED (INCLUDING LARGE 1. GB FILES). Since the copy was performed across the wireless network, transfer speeds were a dismal 2. BUT the entire folder and all of its contents transferred successfully. Adjusted the following settings on Win. Speed. Guide. net : : Windows 7, Vista, 2. Tweaks): a) Disable windows scaling hueristics, b) disable auto tuning (previously done in step #1. RSS, f) enable TCP Chimney Offload, g) enable direct cache access, h) enable netdma. I left all other settings unchanged. FILES SUCCESSFULLY COPIED FROM WIN7 TO XP BOX AT ~4. I needed to confirm which parameter adjustment fixed the problem, so one- by- one I changed each of the above parameters in step. Strangely enough, there was no impact on the file copying from Win. XP box! It still worked!!! I continued to try copying the large files and it seemed. Initially was 4. 0- 4. I then changed all of the TCP Global Parameter settings back to the original settings (basically the starting point of step #2. This time only the first file in the folder of files (8kb) copied and nothing else!! I then changed all of the TCP Global Parameter settings back to the Speed. Guide. net recommended settings and as performed in step #2. Win. 7 to XP still did not work!!! This time it copied the small files in the folder up to the first large file (> 1gb). Apparently Windows 7 can learn, adapt and outsmart traditional troubleshooting techniques and can adjust on the fly to continue to screw. How can making these changes after step #2. I AM NOW COMPLETELY STUPIFIED!!!!
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