"Ron K." wrote:
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> what file system was the stick using? I have found that Vista does not like
> Fat32.
>
> "Mick" wrote:
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> > I have done some tests on a variety of usb sticks using xp pro 64 bit, vista
> > Ultimate 32 bit and vista Premium 64 bit.
> >
> > I have E6600 processor with 4G memory.
> > Gigabyte N680SLI-DQ6 motherboard.
> >
> > All tests were completed on the same PC / hardware
> >
> > I have formatted a variety of devices from 8G to 0.5G and they are all
> > significantly faster running under XP pro.
> >
> > Under XP pro the 8G stick takes just 20 seconds... under either vista the
> > time taken was just under 10 minutes!!
> >
> > Ihave tried, changing the policy statements for the sticks ( no difference),
> > removed all other usb devices (no difference), plugging them into different
> > ports (no difference)
> >
> > The drivers being used all say Microsoft on all systems. With my limited
> > knowledge it very much looks like a Microsoft problem.
> >
> > However could it be a motherboard / driver problem?[/color][/color]

Ron,
FAT32 but a NTFS format is just as bad.