Unzipping in Vista

Hi,

I am currently unzipping an 8.1Mb zip file, watching the timer count down
from 47 minutes. All other action has ceased as I wait for my assignment
notes to become available. This has put me in a whimsical mood - there is
no need for procrastination with Vista.

As I watch the minutes slowly tick by two questions have arisen in my soul
and I thought I would sign up to USEnet and submit a question. (42 minutes
remaining)

1. Why is Vista so slow at unzipping files?

and

2. Can I use a 3rd party extractor instead to speed things up?

And, while I am on the subject, why can't I ask these questions directly to
MS via their support page? It keeps complaining that the automatically
culled license key is structured incorrectly.

Thanks

Andrew

"Andrew" <ignore@me> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I am currently unzipping an 8.1Mb zip file, watching the timer count down
> from 47 minutes. All other action has ceased as I wait for my assignment
> notes to become available. This has put me in a whimsical mood - there is
> no need for procrastination with Vista.
>
> As I watch the minutes slowly tick by two questions have arisen in my soul
> and I thought I would sign up to USEnet and submit a question. (42
> minutes remaining)
>
> 1. Why is Vista so slow at unzipping files?


Is your AV program Norton or McAfee?

>
> and
>
> 2. Can I use a 3rd party extractor instead to speed things up?

Yes.


>
> And, while I am on the subject, why can't I ask these questions directly
> to MS via their support page? It keeps complaining that the automatically
> culled license key is structured incorrectly.
>

You'll need to ask MS via their support page for an answer to that question.

I personally have not experienced any problems concerning performance when
unzipping files in Vista. Have you applied the Vista Performance and
Reliability Update KB938979?

x86 -
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...C-D3EB2071BBEC

x64 -
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...F-78C1470AC18E

Yes, there is no problem with using third party zipping utilities such as
WinRAR or 7-Zip:
http://www.7-zip.org/download.html

Microsoft's support pages are not meant for asking questions, that is what
the Microsoft Communities were setup for which you seem to have successfully
found.
--
Andre
Blog: http://adacosta.spaces.live.com
My Vista Quickstart Guide:
http://adacosta.spaces.live.com/blog...3DB!9709.entry
"Andrew" <ignore@me> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> I am currently unzipping an 8.1Mb zip file, watching the timer count down
> from 47 minutes. All other action has ceased as I wait for my assignment
> notes to become available. This has put me in a whimsical mood - there is
> no need for procrastination with Vista.
>
> As I watch the minutes slowly tick by two questions have arisen in my soul
> and I thought I would sign up to USEnet and submit a question. (42
> minutes remaining)
>
> 1. Why is Vista so slow at unzipping files?
>
> and
>
> 2. Can I use a 3rd party extractor instead to speed things up?
>
> And, while I am on the subject, why can't I ask these questions directly
> to MS via their support page? It keeps complaining that the automatically
> culled license key is structured incorrectly.
>
> Thanks
>
> Andrew

"Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <> wrote in message
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>I personally have not experienced any problems concerning performance when
>unzipping files in Vista. Have you applied the Vista Performance and
>Reliability Update KB938979?
>
> x86 -
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...C-D3EB2071BBEC
>
> x64 -
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...F-78C1470AC18E
>
> Yes, there is no problem with using third party zipping utilities such as
> WinRAR or 7-Zip:
> http://www.7-zip.org/download.html
>
> Microsoft's support pages are not meant for asking questions, that is what
> the Microsoft Communities were setup for which you seem to have
> successfully found.

This is not Microsoft.

Thanks for the prompt response.

>>I personally have not experienced any problems concerning performance when
>>unzipping files in Vista. Have you applied the Vista Performance and
>>Reliability Update KB938979?

Yep - installed it about two weeks ago. No change.

I am currently running AVG as my anti-virus.

And, unless I understand Marketing incorrectly, offering assistance via a
website and then telling someone that their license of Windows is
"incorrectly formatted" is a bad thing. I am not totally negative against
Vista (all OS's have problems at the start) but the number of issues that I
am experiencing with it are growing and I feel frustrated that the official
help page does not offer help.

Anyways - thanks for the help. I think I might go with a 3rd party
extractor!

Andrew

"Bob" <> wrote in message
news:. ..
>
> "Andre Da Costa[ActiveWin]" <> wrote in message
> news:%235%23t%.. .
>>I personally have not experienced any problems concerning performance when
>>unzipping files in Vista. Have you applied the Vista Performance and
>>Reliability Update KB938979?
>>
>> x86 -
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...C-D3EB2071BBEC
>>
>> x64 -
>> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...F-78C1470AC18E
>>
>> Yes, there is no problem with using third party zipping utilities such as
>> WinRAR or 7-Zip:
>> http://www.7-zip.org/download.html
>>
>> Microsoft's support pages are not meant for asking questions, that is
>> what the Microsoft Communities were setup for which you seem to have
>> successfully found.
>
> This is not Microsoft.
>