Windows 7 and Time Capsule

I got the same devices and same issue, I tried this method, but I can't solve it. Waiting Apple to give the solution.

It seems that people are having problems with Snow Leopard too - so it is not just a Windows 7 problem:

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2149690&start=0&tstart=0

Also I tried disabling N-mode, this seems to have solved the problem (it is however a completely unacceptable solution,I do not want to cripple my TC to make it usable). Just connecting in G mode alone does not help, N-mode support has to disabled on the TC to solve the problem.

Just to add my voice / perspective to the list, i have this problem too. My windows 7 64 bit Professional is connected directly via ethernet to the Time capsule and suffers constant disconnections after a few seconds so it's not a wireless issue. Have tried the suggested solutions here but to no avail.

Yes, I still got problems anyway, disabling N-mode still seems to have increased stability a bit but not solved the problem.

To be honest, given the lack of acknowledgement from Apple, I can't see it getting fixed either.

no "customer reviews" seem to metion the problems either..

http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MC343/Time-Capsule-1TB

Just to clear this up for everyone, there is NO FIX. I just got a new Dual-band 2TB to connect to my Dell laptop running Win7 Home Premium.

After reading extensively on the forums I finally called AppleCare twice and after a lengthy conversation with senior tech support, it was discovered that there is no fix. This being for both logging onto the TC as well as not being able to transfer files larger than XX mb. That being said, if you are not using your TC for storage of large files (no movies) you can access your TC by setting it to a "Guest" logon with no password. The guy at Apple said this is the only workaround they currently are aware of.

This is a Windows 7 issue that is caused by incompatibility with the Airport Utility and the OS. Apparently Apple is aware of the issue and is working on a fix for it. That being said there was no hinting to when the next firmwire update with this fix would be launched.

My solution? I just contacted customer support and returned my Time Capsule. I'll buy it again when this problem is fixed but for the time being I did not want a $600 paper weight with the warranty running down.

I had the problem with big files between Windows 7 and TimeCapsule. Lucky me I had a backup of Vista. After restored Vista everything went smoothly again!

Apple: Please hurry up with a patch for the timecapsule!!

I found a solution on how to copy large files from Win 7 to TC.

I newly got my new TC 2gb. I had problems copying large files to this from my Windows 7 computer. I read a lot at different forums about it, but none of them provides a working solution.

I have an old habbit, i sometimes use a program called FC/W (FileCommander). An very old OS/2 program, can be found here: http://www.storch.dk/fc/
This program uses its own copy api, not Windows. So when i copy big files with this, it works fine.

This is a workaround until MS/Apple creates a fix for this.

Anyone know if Apple has acknowledged this problem yet? I have a TC Dual-Band and even though we can sometimes connect to the TC and share files, most of the time we either get errors connecting or moving large files fails. I've been asked by a couple friends who also have TCs and Windows 7 what the deal is.

Everyone who reads this thread and has this problem please go to Apple's feedback page, select your hardware (TC/AEBS), and describe the problem: http://www.apple.com/feedback/

Don't forget to mention you are reconsidering purchasing Apple hardware or software based on their very poor response.

Message was edited by: Ste88

I am also having the same problem. I have a brand new AEBS (firmware 7.5) with an attached Seagate FreeAgent USB 1TB drive. From my Windows 7 laptop, I can see the drive and copy over small files. But whenever I do anything that takes more than 1 second to complete (i.e. try to copy over even a 2MB photo), I get the message:

"There is a problem accessing Z: Make sure you are connected to the network and try again."

Everything seems to work fine from my wife's MacBook, and reading files from the Windows 7 system is OK. If I cannot reliably write to the drive from Windows 7, I have no mechanism for automatic backups of my PC. At this point, I can weighing whether I should revert to Vista (generally I am happy with Windows 7, but it's virtually identical to Vista to me) or return the AEBS to Apple.

Here's crossing my fingers for a quick firmware update from Apple!! I have submitted this same text to the Apple Feedback link mentioned above.

I'm having the same problem, but using 'Total Commander 7.5' works for me (as a workaround).

Best regards,
Carsten

Message was edited by: Netsrac1975

I tried Total Commander. It did NOT work for me. Same problem, different error message.

In windows 7 Q-Dir worked for me to copy large files, but is only a workaround.

I also put a bug to Apples Feedback: http://www.apple.com/feedback/

Same problem: Win 7 32bit, TC 7.4.2, same Network Error message.

Apple needs to hurry up and release of a version of Airport Utility that is compatible with Wndows 7.