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Vista Runs Out of Memory While Copying Files
ta bu shi da yu writes "It appears that, incredibly, Vista can run out of memory while copying files. ZDNet is reporting that not only does it run out of memory after copying 16,400+ files, but that 'often there is little indication that file copy operations haven't completed correctly.' Apparently a fix was scheduled for SP1 but didn't make it; there is a hotfix that you must request."
...why would anyone want to copy 16400+ files?
We have directory structures with millions of files. Any type of large copy operation on large amounts of files on every version of Windows completely sucks. Try right clicking on and selecting properties on a directory with over 30000 files, it will take about 30 minutes to get a response and the time seems to increase exponentially with the file count. I assumed anyone that copied large amounts of files on an NTFS partition with Windows gave up on the gui copy function years ago. We did, robocopy was our answer. When we need rough information about size or file count for large directories, I go to the log files of our backup system and get the information there.
Now this specific issue or bug adds to the existing problems using copy.
...Compared to a 128MB Windows 2000 installation which could copy many thousands of files without any issues?
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This sort of thing is insane. Why would you run out of memory copying files? Think about that for a minute. There is no reasonable explanation for it except that THEY are checking what YOU are doing with YOUR computer.
Just put the think in the box and return it to the store. EVERYONE. Don't patch, don't fix, nothing. The OEMs an Microsoft claim that Windows is a part of the computer, so be it. Everyone not happy with Vista, just return the computer and get your money back. We have consumer protection laws for this kind of crap.
A mass return of defective computers will signal a change in the way the OEMs and retail stores view Microsoft.
He's a vista apologist, don't expect him to be consistent about anything that portrays 'ME Mk II' in a negative light