Re: File transfer between computers
From: GaryASG (GaryASG_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/08/05
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Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 14:17:01 -0800
Could this relate to a problem I have been having with a teaching electronic
white board package that stores it's package files as renamed zip files.
These files are incredibly slow to open over the lan often ten minutes or
more?
"markj99" wrote:
>
> dsut56:
> Your problem is actually a different problem than Kevin's, and more
> insidious. I just ran into the same problem, and believe it's a
> "feature" (i.e.: bug!) of Windows XP.
>
> If a zip file is made from files on a non-shared folder, they get
> marked (somehow) as non-shared. Even if you copy the zip to a shared
> folder, because Windows XP understands zip files, the entire zip is
> considered non-shared.
>
> I haven't yet figured out how to modify zip files that were created
> from non-shared files, but I worked around it by ensuring all the files
> reside on shared folders BEFORE making the zip file that includes them.
>
>
> So, the (annoying) process is: 1) set the folder / directory
> containing the files to be zipped as "shared", 2) create the zip from
> the files, 3) reset the folder back to "non-shared". The last step is
> for safety on wireless networks.
>
> Any zip files made this way will be accessible when moved to shared
> folders. Conversely, any zip files that contain ANY files and/or
> directories marked as non-shared WILL NOT BE ACCESSIBLE, even when that
> zip resides on a shared folder.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Markj99
>
>
> dsut56 Wrote:
> > I have a similar problem copying files between Windows
> > PCs. I have two PCs communicating over a Windows home
> > network. They are both in the same Workgroup. One
> > computer is running WinXP Home and the other computer is
> > running WinXP Pro. I have a problem copying files from
> > one computer to the other (primarily from the WinXP Home
> > PC to the WinXP Pro PC). The problem seems to mainly
> > involve copying certain zip files. When I try to back up
> > my data directory on the WinXP Home PC to my WinXP Pro
> > machine, the copy is aborted with the following error
> > message:
> >
> > Error Copying File or Folder
> >
> > Can not copy filename: Access denied
> >
> > Make sure the disk is not full or copy protected and that
> > the file is not currently in use.
> >
> > If I skip this file and start the copy operation again,
> > the copy will be aborted on another .zip file.
> >
> > Not all zip files seem to have this problem, but many
> > do. I can not copy the file while sitting on either PC.
> > What could be causing this? This is very irritating and
> > makes backing up files very tedious.[color=blue]
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> markj99
>
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