disappointing file system

As much as I'm enjoying most of Vista one big failure for me so far is in the file system. In particular when dealing with a directory of video files. I'll get hangs / freezes of explorer resulting in either a restart of explorer or sometimes of the PC itself.
The same happens if I try to add them to WMP's library. It will freeze and restart.
This is unacceptable in a cutting edge OS that is supposedly geared towards today's media files and gaming, etc. Many people these days have larger files, particularly video files.
Further, why on earth do we have a need (or even the time) to see a graphical pop-up "calculating the time necessary" for deletes and moves?
And WHY am I being told "About 3 hours and 45 minutes" to delete a 1.94 gb folder???? I've already disabled the recycle bin so this is preposterous. I ended up having to boot into safe mode to make my deletes.
This is one area that better be addressed before the final release.

in the folder menu, you can check the box, view tiles instead of thumbs, although this is not a great answer it will stop/cutdown the time, and makes life a little easier
steve "Ian M. Walker" wrote in message

As much as I'm enjoying most of Vista one big failure for me so far is in the file system. In particular when dealing with a directory of video files. I'll get hangs / freezes of explorer resulting in either a restart of explorer or sometimes of the PC itself.
The same happens if I try to add them to WMP's library. It will freeze and restart.
This is unacceptable in a cutting edge OS that is supposedly geared towards today's media files and gaming, etc. Many people these days have larger files, particularly video files.
Further, why on earth do we have a need (or even the time) to see a graphical pop-up "calculating the time necessary" for deletes and moves?
And WHY am I being told "About 3 hours and 45 minutes" to delete a 1.94 gb folder???? I've already disabled the recycle bin so this is preposterous. I ended up having to boot into safe mode to make my deletes.
This is one area that better be addressed before the final release.

Thanks, Steve and I have been trying that.
I've yet to find how to make it a global change, though. I keep having to do it in each folder.
-- Ian M. Walker
http://www.IanMWalker.com
~ Look to your own life before worrying how others are living theirs ~ "Steve Swatman" wrote in message

in the folder menu, you can check the box, view tiles instead of thumbs, although this is not a great answer it will stop/cutdown the time, and makes life a little easier
steve "Ian M. Walker" wrote in message As much as I'm enjoying most of Vista one big failure for me so far is in the file system. In particular when dealing with a directory of video files. I'll get hangs / freezes of explorer resulting in either a restart of explorer or sometimes of the PC itself.
The same happens if I try to add them to WMP's library. It will freeze and restart.
This is unacceptable in a cutting edge OS that is supposedly geared towards today's media files and gaming, etc. Many people these days have larger files, particularly video files.
Further, why on earth do we have a need (or even the time) to see a graphical pop-up "calculating the time necessary" for deletes and moves?
And WHY am I being told "About 3 hours and 45 minutes" to delete a 1.94 gb folder???? I've already disabled the recycle bin so this is preposterous. I ended up having to boot into safe mode to make my deletes.
This is one area that better be addressed before the final release.

As much as I'm enjoying most of Vista one big failure for me so far is in the file system. In particular when dealing with a directory of video files. I'll get hangs / freezes of explorer resulting in either a restart of explorer or sometimes of the PC itself.
The same happens if I try to add them to WMP's library. It will freeze and restart.
This is unacceptable in a cutting edge OS that is supposedly geared towards today's media files and gaming, etc. Many people these days have larger files, particularly video files.
This is one area that better be addressed before the final release.

That IS quite exceptable on BETA os. At this point to get your message out, please send bug report about it. The media handling in explorer is quite unstable at this point. Try disabling the previews or change the explorers view style. -- Try, learn, experience.
"Ian M. Walker" wrote:

As much as I'm enjoying most of Vista one big failure for me so far is in the file system. In particular when dealing with a directory of video files. I'll get hangs / freezes of explorer resulting in either a restart of explorer or sometimes of the PC itself.
The same happens if I try to add them to WMP's library. It will freeze and restart.
This is unacceptable in a cutting edge OS that is supposedly geared towards today's media files and gaming, etc. Many people these days have larger files, particularly video files.
This is one area that better be addressed before the final release.

No, I don't believe this is acceptable. This is Beta 2 and the file system should hardly be low on the list of priority.
Further, why on earth do we have a need (or even the time) to see a graphical pop-up "calculating the time necessary" for deletes and moves?
And WHY am I being told "About 3 hours and 45 minutes" to delete a 1.94 gb folder???? I've already disabled the recycle bin so this is preposterous.

"rahi" wrote:

That IS quite exceptable on BETA os. At this point to get your message out, please send bug report about it. The media handling in explorer is quite unstable at this point. Try disabling the previews or change the explorers view style. -- Try, learn, experience.
"Ian M. Walker" wrote:
As much as I'm enjoying most of Vista one big failure for me so far is in the file system. In particular when dealing with a directory of video files. I'll get hangs / freezes of explorer resulting in either a restart of explorer or sometimes of the PC itself.
The same happens if I try to add them to WMP's library. It will freeze and restart.
This is unacceptable in a cutting edge OS that is supposedly geared towards today's media files and gaming, etc. Many people these days have larger files, particularly video files.
This is one area that better be addressed before the final release.

Your missing the point. You see it as "filesystem" problem when its more like "operating system" or "user interface" problem. I bet if you try to delete the file from other means like command prompt, i will go fast away.
Then about the calculations of transfers. I future files will be transparent with virtual folders and even internet remote folders, so imagine yourself to be advertising agency employee and you need to move huge images via internet and with operating system. Then you see time what it takes to move em, and can do something else. Thats just how i see it useful.
Operating system is now really slow due beta there is so big debugging systems running at background. This affects also the ridiculous deleting times which you mentioned. Hope this helps. -- Try, learn, experience.
"Ian M. Walker" wrote:

No, I don't believe this is acceptable. This is Beta 2 and the file system should hardly be low on the list of priority.
Further, why on earth do we have a need (or even the time) to see a graphical pop-up "calculating the time necessary" for deletes and moves?
And WHY am I being told "About 3 hours and 45 minutes" to delete a 1.94 gb folder???? I've already disabled the recycle bin so this is preposterous.

"rahi" wrote:
That IS quite exceptable on BETA os. At this point to get your message out, please send bug report about it. The media handling in explorer is quite unstable at this point. Try disabling the previews or change the explorers view style. -- Try, learn, experience.
"Ian M. Walker" wrote:
As much as I'm enjoying most of Vista one big failure for me so far is in the file system. In particular when dealing with a directory of video files. I'll get hangs / freezes of explorer resulting in either a restart of explorer or sometimes of the PC itself.
The same happens if I try to add them to WMP's library. It will freeze and restart.
This is unacceptable in a cutting edge OS that is supposedly geared towards today's media files and gaming, etc. Many people these days have larger files, particularly video files.
This is one area that better be addressed before the final release.