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Drive to drive single file...
copy vs. multiple file copy. Give me yoy thoughts on the difference. Caching would be my first thought. Probably the difference in the networking transfer as well.
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I/O reliability is more important than speed  qmlscycrajg | 02/15/08
Give me some proof.  bjbrock | 02/15/08
I don't believe this  tbcass | 02/18/08
And for the comsumer, 99% might be ...  mwagner@... | 02/19/08
Vista isn't more reliable at my house.  marabrook@... | 02/18/08
Vista SP1 is supposed to address ...  mwagner@... | 02/19/08
i just dont have problems with xp pro, whats your deal  pcguy777 | 02/18/08
How is Vista more reliable in IO?  w_c_mead | 02/18/08
False assertion, reliability; XP still wins.  PhilippeV | 02/18/08
so reliable, it burned my hard drive twice  jdubray | 02/18/08
There is nothing in Vista that says it is more reliable in IO  royalef | 02/18/08
crap  bonga1td@... | 02/19/08
why  thomaswort@... | 03/20/08
Drive to drive single file...  bjbrock | 02/15/08
Did you quit timing...  bjbrock | 02/15/08
When Windows was done ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/15/08
I wonder how long...  bjbrock | 02/15/08
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Define "long before" though ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/16/08
about Russinovich  eggmanbubbagee@... | 02/16/08
From Russinovich excerpt...  Solid Water | 02/17/08
Mistaken...  dracolich_prgrm | 02/18/08
Same "smart" lawyers "proved" that O.J. Simpson is innocent.  Just_true | 02/18/08
Probably ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/15/08
What about other copy utilities  jmchugh@... | 03/20/08
Wow.  lostarchitect | 02/15/08
Keeping XP  w_c_mead | 02/18/08
yes, MS made it pretty, not effective  brendan@... | 02/18/08
Don the tinfoil hats maties....  JT82 | 02/15/08
And so the game continues...  RS9 | 02/20/08
What!?  boberuski | 03/20/08
I've benchmarked XP SP3 ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/15/08
Does the EULA prevent you...  jasonp@... | 02/15/08
Pretty much  Stuka | 02/15/08
Here's the relevant bit:  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/15/08
XP SP3 is 10% faster than XP SP2  stevey_d | 02/15/08
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In constitutional theory yes.  frgough | 02/15/08
I repeat: It applies to the government.  ye | 02/15/08
Madonna  frgough | 02/15/08
The Madonna case appears to have involed the government.  ye | 02/15/08
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Constitution haters should just leave.  bmerc | 02/19/08
The Madonna was painted on canvas,  dbradshaw@... | 02/19/08
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The First Amendment does not cover private entities  ye | 02/16/08
Says who?  CobraA1 | 02/16/08
the us constitution is the supreme law of the land.  pcguy777 | 02/18/08
Not in the United States of America.  B.O.F.H. | 02/16/08
You seem to be minunderstanding what I wrote.  ye | 02/16/08
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seperation of M$ and state  jaybyrd | 02/18/08
RE; disclosure  John_Doe69 | 02/18/08
Not likely  laura.b | 02/15/08
Contracts are not universally enforceable  frgough | 02/15/08
But this one is  laura.b | 02/15/08
There is an exception  soonerproud | 02/16/08
Agreements, Contracts, Licenses, Oh My  DannyO_0x98 | 02/15/08
This is a beta  laura.b | 02/18/08
Free speech: in reality or in fairy tales?  ozzie_tech | 02/18/08
Restricted  ldelorenzo | 02/18/08
You give up your "free speech" rights  Furiousrog | 02/19/08
Spoken like a true attorney  Ole Man | 02/19/08
So get written approval  Michael Kelly | 02/15/08
Agreement  LBean | 02/15/08
What dioes the Vista SP 1 EULA say?  jasonp@... | 02/15/08
Those EULA is just a joke  magallanes | 02/18/08
SP3 SLOWER than SP2 ?  wwwsupport | 02/18/08
I've benchmarked XP SP3  aussieblnd@... | 02/18/08
Eula; why prevent users from knowing performance?  bicard | 02/18/08
It has to be a fair test.  ben.rattigan | 02/19/08
can you mime the results?  talukdar_m@... | 02/18/08
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perhaps you should enable indexing...  stevey_d | 02/15/08
Try it?  itpro_z | 02/15/08
Vista's Search  soonerproud | 02/16/08
Can't. Huge security risk  xuniL_z | 02/16/08
All email goes through the internet, and most is unencrypted  stevey_d | 02/18/08
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Edition?  Comnenus | 02/15/08
Ultimate  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/15/08
Adrian, did you let Vista finish indexing the disk?  wolf_z | 02/15/08
Yes  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/15/08
if the documents folder are empty, there's nothing to index!  qmlscycrajg | 02/15/08
Finish Indexing  jdawgnoonan | 02/16/08
Funny  soonerproud | 02/16/08
Did you do a Vista to Vista SP1 test?  stevey_d | 02/15/08
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RE: Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Benchmarked  LBean | 02/15/08
RE: Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Benchmarked  lance.stevens@... | 02/15/08
Um...  slopoke | 02/15/08
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How about video games?  jdawgnoonan | 02/16/08
If you are talking about pre SP1 Vista  xuniL_z | 02/16/08
Yo Adriannnnnnn...  D. T. Schmitz | 02/15/08
Typo: That's "Why AREN'T"  D. T. Schmitz | 02/15/08
Thanks for the benchmarks!!  boed | 02/15/08
YO ADRIAN...  Mike Cox | 02/15/08
Mikey, Mikey, Mikey.  Arm A. Geddon | 02/15/08
Question? pffffffffffft (cough)  D. T. Schmitz | 02/15/08
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Question about single file copies  boed | 02/15/08
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re: George and Ed.  Arm A. Geddon | 02/15/08
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Keith Combs actually strips out benchmark comments  boed | 02/15/08
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Simple  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/15/08
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2 GIG  boed | 02/15/08
Makes little difference ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/15/08
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Adrian's road...  TranMan | 02/18/08
very true!  PhilippeV | 02/18/08
Wow  croberts | 02/15/08
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I'll tell you what I'd like to try ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/15/08
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Top idea!  Ben_E | 02/15/08
I could make a full-time job of this  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/15/08
It would still be better than my job! wink (NT)  Ben_E | 02/15/08
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True...  Ben_E | 02/15/08
Good point ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/15/08
Other testing...  Ben_E | 02/15/08
Windows 2000?  ChazzMatt | 02/18/08
Isn't the most relevant test...  gazzawazza | 02/19/08
I tend to disagree  boed | 02/15/08
What is this obsession with expecting a newer OS to run as fast or...  ye | 02/16/08
More or less  boed | 02/16/08
what is distracting Vista in the background  Ole Man | 02/17/08
Hellooo???  bmerc | 02/19/08
So by that theory....  gazzawazza | 02/20/08
What I have...  socialism=nowhere | 02/18/08
Two HD  Hsbarney@... | 02/18/08
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Not shabby  boed | 02/15/08
RE: Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Benchmarked  agifal@... | 02/15/08
OK ... but ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/16/08
What about Windows Defender?  agifal@... | 02/15/08
windows defender has NOT impact on file system copy operation  qmlscycrajg | 02/16/08
Are you sure about it?  agifal@... | 02/16/08
Some informal tests ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/16/08
Regarding Windows Defender ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/16/08
How about a realistic test  willm@... | 02/15/08
Gotto love the whinning apologists ...  wackoae | 02/15/08
The only thing that is slow is your brain...  agifal@... | 02/15/08
Aparently is faster than yours ....  wackoae | 02/16/08
Apparently you have never used Vista...  agifal@... | 02/16/08
Slow vs. Fast  boed | 02/16/08
Name calling is not going to make Vista faster ...  wackoae | 02/16/08
Pot calling Kettle, come in Kettle  bmerc | 02/19/08
The question is: Is Vista too slow for what you need to do?  ye | 02/16/08
Yes  boed | 02/16/08
That depends on a number of factors.  ye | 02/16/08
Does your point also mean that Linux is better than Vista? Explain. (NT)  Just_true | 02/19/08
If that car came with that luggage pre-install from the assembly line ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/16/08
To be fair Adrian AV is added to XP almost universally these days.  ye | 02/16/08
Yes, I agree ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/16/08
I understand. But in this instance Vista is doing more.  ye | 02/16/08
Adrian, would it be of use  xuniL_z | 02/17/08
Not exactly,  Arkyn1 | 02/17/08
speeds are negligible when you consider  xuniL_z | 02/17/08
Vista S-L-O-W  TranMan | 02/18/08
What OS was the network share running?  PB_z | 02/16/08
Network shares were all Vista SP1 ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/16/08
go for Network share test  xTalk | 02/16/08
XP VRS Vista  claymann39@... | 02/16/08
Sorry ... but ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/16/08
Tin Hats  Mr. Big | 02/16/08
That's one inconvenient truth...  srkinyon | 02/18/08
Bunk!  Ole Man | 02/17/08
Some thoughts  boed | 02/16/08
Here's how I do it ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/16/08
4GB ram  fanofflyn | 02/16/08
The system recognizes ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/16/08
DRM  boed | 02/16/08
o  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/16/08
Title should have been ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/16/08
more evidence Vista sucks  shoktai@... | 02/16/08
Did you need evidence?  boed | 02/16/08
So what's stopping you? (nt)  ye | 02/16/08
How many people submitted this to other places?  boed | 02/16/08
Unfair!  steveballmar@... | 02/16/08
Activity should not be Confused with Productivity  JWorthington | 02/18/08
SD  pupkin_z | 02/16/08
Product Loyalty!  steveballmar@... | 02/16/08
Use DOS if you need performance  pa2004 | 02/16/08
These Benchmarks are irrelevant to real world use.  xuniL_z | 02/16/08
Then take the time to create your own benchmarks  Mr. Big | 02/16/08
you dont judge a car by its speed  code_Warrior | 02/17/08
Worthy of XP?!  xTalk | 02/17/08
thats what BMW did and its a major success  code_Warrior | 02/17/08
When I'm getting passed on the streets by mopeds I do  boed | 02/17/08
you ought to be riding mopeds  code_Warrior | 02/17/08
what kind of jalopy do you drive  BrutalTruth | 02/17/08
The Vista Cruiser  boed | 02/17/08
Holy chit thats funny!  macrocosm@... | 02/18/08
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Vista 64?  Gramaul | 02/17/08
Isn't the Vista Service pack only a Release Candidate?  Gramaul | 02/17/08
No  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/17/08
Sweet!  boed | 02/17/08
Vista vs XP  codypetry@... | 02/17/08
one file fails due to one reason or another the entire process doesn't fail  Ole Man | 02/17/08
Responsiveness is more important than speed  qmlscycrajg | 02/17/08
DOS was faster  tonymcs@... | 02/17/08
RE: Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Benchmarked  omaraljarrah@... | 02/17/08
Vista Ultimate vs. Vista Ultimate SP1  omaraljarrah@... | 02/18/08
Excellent Analysis! Nice work! Honest and Unbiased!  richard.ashford@... | 02/18/08
I agree  willgart@... | 02/18/08
Everyone is Missing the Point  brewakeg | 02/18/08
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RE: Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Benchmarked  davekrol@... | 02/18/08
Good testing, thx. Question-  crypt2121 | 02/18/08
RE: Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Benchmarked  rachadbn@... | 02/18/08
RE: Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Benchmarked  pc.williams@... | 02/18/08
RE: Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Benchmarked  craig.uszak@... | 02/18/08
Benchmarks not the only measure, was Aero on?  cmartin@... | 02/18/08
Areo IS Vista  ChazzMatt | 02/18/08
As fast as technology advances...  masonwheeler | 02/18/08
MS sold us a Lemon (Vista) !  wwwsupport | 02/18/08
Not really  crypt2121 | 02/18/08
Not Really Really  wwwsupport | 02/18/08
RE: Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Benchmarked  raharrin@... | 02/18/08
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Remember when...  pooby4444 | 02/18/08
Unripe, not green  MultiMike | 02/18/08
No excuses  green alien | 02/18/08
Come on  dobick@... | 02/18/08
Middle of the Road??  al@... | 02/18/08
I love Vista Ultimate  elliottxp | 02/18/08
Dont care about file moving times  Crestview | 02/18/08
Vista a Losing Proposition  NameRedacted | 02/18/08
Just like Mulinum  AZson | 02/18/08
Benchmarks  jerryack@... | 02/18/08
RE: Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Benchmarked  michaelandbonnie@... | 02/18/08
lol  atari8bit@... | 02/18/08
slightly prejudice aren't we.  michaelandbonnie@... | 02/18/08
In which case...  John L. Ries | 02/18/08
My home fileserver still runs Windows 2000 pro...  nix_hed | 02/18/08
oops...  nix_hed | 02/18/08
RE: Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Benchmarked  atari8bit@... | 02/18/08
RE: Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Benchmarked  Samuel C. | 02/18/08
RE: Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Benchmarked  Samuel C. | 02/18/08
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you're right  atari8bit@... | 02/18/08
Yeah, but look at the spec  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 02/18/08
Ok you win  atari8bit@... | 02/19/08
It is a fair test.  ChazzMatt | 02/18/08
The same for Win95 vs. WinXP on a 10 years old PC....  sharon@... | 02/19/08
Las pruebas son las que mandan  raphael.munoz@... | 02/18/08
RE: Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Benchmarked  zilsker | 02/18/08
ok,but which has the better network code  conan99 | 02/18/08
No cumulative improvements  heyjohn@... | 02/18/08
64 bit?  DEK46656 | 02/18/08
re  jimk_z | 02/18/08
Wow!! Not One No_Ax Post!  itanalyst | 02/18/08
Aha Nice topic!  monukwt@... | 02/18/08
Nice topic!  ian_elevado@... | 02/19/08
RE: Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Benchmarked  mjhieu@... | 02/19/08
When XP SP3 Comes Out...  cjnollet@... | 02/19/08
RE: Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Benchmarked  evans_5@... | 02/19/08
When is hard drive technology going to catch up?  gwillcox@... | 02/19/08
The vast majority are happy with Vista,  ThereThere | 02/19/08
Vista performance much worse for average users  jim.denny@... | 02/19/08
The same for Win95 vs. WinXP....  sharon@... | 02/19/08
Nobody tech-educated expected SP1 to...  shoktai@... | 02/19/08
Benchmark(s)?  geof.newton@... | 02/19/08
RE: Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Benchmarked  mwagner@... | 02/19/08
A very narrow comparison of performance  jtrent@... | 02/19/08
RE: Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Benchmarked  911grandpa | 02/19/08
RE: Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Benchmarked  john@... | 02/19/08
WHY 32BIT  gaspah@... | 02/19/08
Vista SP1 marginally slower on my system  dcarrington01@... | 02/20/08
Did you get written permission from Microsoft  Ole Man | 02/20/08
Multi-Core Processor - Vista  johnsubscriptions@... | 02/23/08
Huh?  spookyone1 | 02/23/08
vista were  johni123 | 02/24/08
RE: Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Benchmarked  Reged | 02/25/08
RE: Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Benchmarked  bongomundo | 03/03/08
RE: Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Benchmarked  steve@... | 03/03/08
VISTA SP1 versus XPSP2  ramnet@... | 03/03/08
Where I live...  name4menu@... | 03/04/08
But isn't this ???  cjcon | 03/14/08
RE: Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Benchmarked  kianlav | 03/20/08
RE: Vista SP1 vs. XP SP2 - Benchmarked  kianlav | 03/20/08
RE: Server 2008 vs. Vista SP1 64bit - Benchmarked  Niptech | 04/06/08
Nothing new here  johnnydoe1894 | 12/30/08
Why not try comparing Vista and XP by price rather than Benchmarks?  Valen Celcia | 04/18/09

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