excel saving file slow over lan from Win7 client to Win8 as server
Hi,
I'm having problems with saving a file from Windows 7 Pro client to a Windows 8 (as the server where the file is actually saved). it takes around 15 to 20 seconds to save a small excel file.
But I have another Windows 7 Ultimate client that has no problems. I don't know what the difference is between the two computers. Same LAN. I tried changing the RJ45 cable but that didn't resolved anything. I think it's some setting.
I looked into the SMB2 protocal which I read that may be the problem but both Win 7 clients didn't have it in the registry (on nor off).
Both Windows 7 clients are using Office Pro 2007. What could be the problem where Win 7 Pro is slow bu the Win 7 Ultimate isn't?
thanks
I'm having problems with saving a file from Windows 7 Pro client to a Windows 8 (as the server where the file is actually saved). it takes around 15 to 20 seconds to save a small excel file.
But I have another Windows 7 Ultimate client that has no problems. I don't know what the difference is between the two computers. Same LAN. I tried changing the RJ45 cable but that didn't resolved anything. I think it's some setting.
I looked into the SMB2 protocal which I read that may be the problem but both Win 7 clients didn't have it in the registry (on nor off).
Both Windows 7 clients are using Office Pro 2007. What could be the problem where Win 7 Pro is slow bu the Win 7 Ultimate isn't?
thanks
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No, it didn't work unfortunately.
I did notice a couple of things:
- accessing the folders and files are quick.
- when I drag from the shared excel file (residing on the Windows 8 computer) to the Windows 7 Pro computer it is fast
- when I try and open the shared excel file (residing on the Windows 8 computer) on the Windows 7 Pro computer it is super slow though. I noticed in this case when I try and open this shared excel file (or I think any shared file) then the Windows Explorer tries and rescan the network and this is what seems to make it super slow. Like the green bar is shown in the address bar of Windows Explorer. But this only occurs for shared files and not read only files.
- when I try and open a read-only excel file (residing on the Windows 8 computer) on the Windows 7 Pro computer it's fast
reading lots of posts with people with similar problems and I've tried some of their suggestions but nothing seem to work.
- my other Windows 7 Ultimate has none of these problems so I'm thinking it's some setting somewhere in the Windows 7 Pro but it could be a network card issue. But if the internet is fast on the Windows 7 Pro and the read-only files are fast to read then I don't think it can be a NIC card problem.
any ideas?
I did notice a couple of things:
- accessing the folders and files are quick.
- when I drag from the shared excel file (residing on the Windows 8 computer) to the Windows 7 Pro computer it is fast
- when I try and open the shared excel file (residing on the Windows 8 computer) on the Windows 7 Pro computer it is super slow though. I noticed in this case when I try and open this shared excel file (or I think any shared file) then the Windows Explorer tries and rescan the network and this is what seems to make it super slow. Like the green bar is shown in the address bar of Windows Explorer. But this only occurs for shared files and not read only files.
- when I try and open a read-only excel file (residing on the Windows 8 computer) on the Windows 7 Pro computer it's fast
reading lots of posts with people with similar problems and I've tried some of their suggestions but nothing seem to work.
- my other Windows 7 Ultimate has none of these problems so I'm thinking it's some setting somewhere in the Windows 7 Pro but it could be a network card issue. But if the internet is fast on the Windows 7 Pro and the read-only files are fast to read then I don't think it can be a NIC card problem.
any ideas?
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I turned off the firewall of my Norton 360. Didn't do anything.
Copying a shared file and non-shared file from the Windows 8 to the Windows 7 Pro is fast. It's only when I'm actually trying to share a file like an excel file or a Quickbooks shared file. This is when things just slow to a crawl and I notice that the Windows 7 Pro rescans the LAN in the Network of Windows Explorer.
Oddly, this does not occur at all on my other Windows 7 Ultimate with the same files from Windows 8. So it's some settings of the Windows 7 Pro or some bug that Microsoft hasn't addressed yet.
Copying a shared file and non-shared file from the Windows 8 to the Windows 7 Pro is fast. It's only when I'm actually trying to share a file like an excel file or a Quickbooks shared file. This is when things just slow to a crawl and I notice that the Windows 7 Pro rescans the LAN in the Network of Windows Explorer.
Oddly, this does not occur at all on my other Windows 7 Ultimate with the same files from Windows 8. So it's some settings of the Windows 7 Pro or some bug that Microsoft hasn't addressed yet.
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The original nic driver had to be installed from Intel's site.
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I checked on the Windows 7. I think it's a 64bit Office because I couldn't find this path:
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Softwar
but I did find these paths:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWAR
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWAR
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWAR
but I didn't see any sub-folder with as "Security\FileValidation" so I'm wondering should I create a sub-folder under one of those above paths and then create the dword for EnableOnLoad?