Vista network problem

[Guest]

Another Vista network problem. This has been around for a while, I just
noticed it.

The network is throttled to not interrupt music files (including Windows
sounds).

Also, the throttling is shared between all of the network adaptors you have
installed, so the link to your file server is throttled worse if you also
have a wireless card installed.

Fix is to turn off the Multi-Media service that handles this.
Modify the HKLM key
"SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Audiosrv\Dep"
to remove MMCS and set MMCS to disabled in services.

Or as a first measure, just turn off all Windows sounds.
(I don't mean just turn off the speakers!)

I'm sorry, I don't have a good reference for this. Here is
an article on zdnet:

http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=702
Playing music severely degrades network transfer performance in Vista

(david)

 

[Allen Browne]

Joseph, I think you will find that David is a regular here, that he knows
what he is talking about, and that he is providing information that is very
relevant to getting reasonable performance when our Access databases are
used across a Vista network.

Most of us do use Access on Windows, and some brave souls even venture to
use it on Vista.

David, thank you for posting this.

 

[Tony Toews [MVP]]

Another Vista network problem. This has been around for a while, I just
noticed it.

The network is throttled to not interrupt music files (including Windows
sounds).

Thanks. Added to the Access performance FAQ.
http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/performancefaq.htm

Tony
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