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FOUR YEARS to copy 8 gigs.....

Discussion in 'Microsoft Windows' started by letterman@invalid.com, Apr 7, 2009.

  1. letterman@invalid.com

    letterman@invalid.com Guest

    I just moved about 8 gigs to another hard drive. It started telling
    me it would take 16 minutes. Halfway thru, it was down to 15 seconds,
    then all of a sudden it said it would take 2169171 minutes......
    WTF??????
    (That's over 4 years)......

    It actually finished in about a half hour. I dont know for sure
    because I went outside while it was running.

    I think the Windows counter went bonkers !!!!
     
    letterman@invalid.com, Apr 7, 2009
    #1
  3. philo

    philo Guest

    <letterman@invalid.com> wrote in message
    news:pa1ot4l5193pfjtvid227tj6o23f33eai1@4ax.com...
    >I just moved about 8 gigs to another hard drive. It started telling
    > me it would take 16 minutes. Halfway thru, it was down to 15 seconds,
    > then all of a sudden it said it would take 2169171 minutes......
    > WTF??????
    > (That's over 4 years)......
    >
    > It actually finished in about a half hour. I dont know for sure
    > because I went outside while it was running.
    >
    > I think the Windows counter went bonkers !!!!


    4 years???


    Heck even Vista would only take a year or so
    >
     
    philo, Apr 8, 2009
    #2
  4. Bill in Co.

    Bill in Co. Guest

    philo wrote:
    > <letterman@invalid.com> wrote in message
    > news:pa1ot4l5193pfjtvid227tj6o23f33eai1@4ax.com...
    >> I just moved about 8 gigs to another hard drive. It started telling
    >> me it would take 16 minutes. Halfway thru, it was down to 15 seconds,
    >> then all of a sudden it said it would take 2169171 minutes......
    >> WTF??????
    >> (That's over 4 years)......
    >>
    >> It actually finished in about a half hour. I dont know for sure
    >> because I went outside while it was running.
    >>
    >> I think the Windows counter went bonkers !!!!
    >
    >
    > 4 years???
    >
    >
    > Heck even Vista would only take a year or so

    Vista?????? What is Vista?
     
    Bill in Co., Apr 8, 2009
    #3
  5. philo

    philo Guest

    "Bill in Co." <not_really_here@earthlink.net> wrote in message
    news:uKzSuxHuJHA.1300@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
    > philo wrote:
    >> <letterman@invalid.com> wrote in message
    >> news:pa1ot4l5193pfjtvid227tj6o23f33eai1@4ax.com...
    >>> I just moved about 8 gigs to another hard drive. It started telling
    >>> me it would take 16 minutes. Halfway thru, it was down to 15 seconds,
    >>> then all of a sudden it said it would take 2169171 minutes......
    >>> WTF??????
    >>> (That's over 4 years)......
    >>>
    >>> It actually finished in about a half hour. I dont know for sure
    >>> because I went outside while it was running.
    >>>
    >>> I think the Windows counter went bonkers !!!!
    >>
    >>
    >> 4 years???
    >>
    >>
    >> Heck even Vista would only take a year or so
    >
    > Vista?????? What is Vista?
    >

    a better version of it is here

    http://www.americorps.org/about/programs/vista.asp
     
    philo, Apr 8, 2009
    #4

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