Re: Large file transfer bug in Vista RTM

Stuart [MVP] wrote:

> Has anyone else experienced a problem transferring large, single
> files to Vista RTM over a LAN/WAN using Explorer?
>
> I've discovered I simply cannot transfer a large (3.41GB) DVD ISO
> image to my Vista Business workstation from a LAN-connected XP Pro
> SP2 workstation. Vista explorer spends all its time trying to
> calculate the transfer time and after 12 hours never transfers a
> single byte of the file. Looking at the XP machine, no session is
> even open. Attempting to select the mapped drive in another explorer
> session results in an Explorer hang. The original explorer session
> cannot be successfully canceled, requiring a Vista reboot to clear.

Yes I've seen this with transfers to Windows 2003 servers in the domain
also.

> I'm guessing the workaround is to transfer the file via the command
> line.

On the machines we depend upon to actually get real work done we found the
best workaround was to re-install XP.