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Vista Runs Out of Memory While Copying Files

Posted by kdawson on from the how-hard-can-it-be dept.

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."

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  1. Maybe this stems from... by crowbarsarefornerdyg · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The Excel bug.

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    1. Re:Maybe this stems from... by Citizen+of+Earth · · Score: 0, Redundant

      And if you strip off the first digit and the last three digits and repeat the remaining digit three times, you get the number of the beast! Repent now!

  2. Only when running Kaspersky by Mopatop · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Before the flamethrowers fly, people should note these lines from TFA:

    "occurs when a Vista user (running Kaspersky Anti Virus 6 or 7)"

    "Although the problem occurs where users are running Kaspersky security products, it's a kernel leak that lies at the root of problem (the problem's not confined to systems running Kaspersky software, that just that this application seems to exacerbate the issue)."

  3. Re:Refresh of an oldie... by mymaxx · · Score: 1, Redundant

    You have a problem either with your installation or with something you've installed. I run Vista on my Dell XPS, with a C2D, 3 GB RAM and I can complete multiple DVD size copies in the same amount of time. Perhaps you haven't installed the reliability fixes they released recently?

  4. Re:Actual info... by EveryNickIsTaken · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Because - it is a Windows bug. However, few other apps besides Kaspersky triggers it.

  5. suspicous number by msblack · · Score: 0, Redundant

    16400 is supiciously close to 16,384 or 2^14.

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  6. XP may have a related bug by SlashMaster · · Score: 0, Redundant

    My XP slowed to a crawl and seem to loose almost all but major functionality when WinZip copied about 20k files to XP's desktop. It was like it had a virus.

    It took some time to hunt down what the actual culprit was. Then it took hours to delete those files. Once deleted, it worked normally again.

  7. Re:Refresh of an oldie...-Take a clue... by Fox_1 · · Score: 1, Redundant

    It's an old troll, just updated for Vista, gods people.
    This thing is almost ten years old.

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