Need to sort this... - Page 4

godsdog · #31 23-02-2008, 23:47

And yet you commented...

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Originally Posted by Robert

For some reason I tried extracting the file again and it worked fine (even before installing).

which suggests it's intermittent.

/out of interest, what version of Vista Service Pack 1 are you on? An RC?

Robert · #32 24-02-2008, 00:10

No the RTM. But the problem has the exact same symptoms as in XP.

godsdog · #33 24-02-2008, 12:32

And you've tried the blindingly obvious stuff like reseating things, checking connections, swapping sata cables?

godsdog · #34 25-02-2008, 11:33

And what are you using to unzip Robert? Does it happen on both OS and 3rd party utility?

Robert · #35 25-02-2008, 14:28

Just extracted a file using WINRAR, it lagged my PC.

I copied the same file, rather than extracting (using windows copy, no applications) and it was fine?

godsdog · #36 25-02-2008, 14:54

And what happens when you extract using another archiver, like 7-zip?

Robert · #37 25-02-2008, 15:01

I haven't tried any others. BUt winrar should work anyway :/

godsdog · #38 25-02-2008, 15:03

Well it should but doesn't, eh. So just see if 7-Zip works, won't take you 5 minutes to see what happens.

Clunk · #39 25-02-2008, 15:31

I am able to use winrar with no problems on Vista x86 and x64.

Not tried an 8 gig file though.

Robert · #40 25-02-2008, 16:09

Well I just swapped my two 320s (unraided) to the Jmicron controller, which left the CDROM and main boot drive on the ICH8 controller.

Unzipped the file and same issue :/