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Hi all,
I know that this topic has appeared once or twice in these forums but there haven't been any resolutions and they've been quiet lately so I started a new one.
Recently, I migrated from Windows XP to 7 and found this problem. When I try to copy a file (a 1.2GB video) to a usb flash drive that I know is usb 2.0 hi-speed (copying files to it in xp were really fast) it takes over 2 minutes. 7 reports that it is copying at 3-4 MB/sec. When I copy from the flash drive to my computer it copies at about 9-10MB/sec. I've also tried plugging it into the rear ports but that doesn't change the transfer speed at all. I know it isn't something related to the flash stick itself because transferring files to it in xp were a lot faster.
Some random information: Transferring files from one hard drive to another averages at about 60MB/sec (both of the hard drives are SATA II drives). I'm not sure what speed it should be but it doesn't feel drastically slower than on my xp machine. Windows 7 and my device drivers are all up-to-date.
System specs:
Dell optiplex GX620
Pentium 4 3.2GHz
2GB Ram
Windows 7 Professional 32-bit
AVG 9 free edition anti-virus
My setup is almost identical to how it was on my windows xp machine except I have less programs installed so there isn't something new that could have caused problems.
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Since I don't have any other reports of that issue, it's most likely due to the drivers.
Cody C
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29,400,000 results from google: "windows 7 slow usb problem"
no.. there is no problem at all.. dumbass.
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Since I don't have any other reports of that issue, it's most likely due to the drivers.
Cody C
Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
Visit our Microsoft Answers Feedback Forum and let us know what you think.
29,400,000 results from google: "windows 7 slow usb problem"
no.. there is no problem at all.. dumbass.
You are responding to an almost 3 year old post. What he said then may have been true.
There is no need, here, for name calling.
So, after more than 3 years and millions of folks with the same problem, do we have any answer? If so, could you link to it?
I experience this problem on Windows 8 as well. It is confirmed not hardware, driver or firmware problem.
Sometimes doing a complete reinstall can solve the problem. Once the problem hit, it just won't go away.
Why hasn't there been any solution after so many years?
