network slowness - please help!

[Guest]

I have a client running Windows 2000 server and 5 Windows XP client workstations. The network is 10/100 utilizing a 3com switch. They utilize Office XP and Timeslips Version 2003. The data files for Timeslips reside on the server and are accessed by Timeslips ( which runs locally on the workstation ) when the program is open and run by the employees. Recently ( approximately within the last 1 - 1 and 1/2 months ) the program has started running very slow. I have consulted with Timeslips support multiple times and they have concluded that the problem is not with their product but is somehow related to the network (one of the tests we did was to copy the data down to the workstation from the server and then run the program locally on the workstation and the program ran great just the way it used to). We also ran the program just on the server itself and the performace was perfect. I have changed the cabling on the server and replaced the nic card in the server
Any and all suggestions would be appreciated
Thank you.

 

[TonyV]

Have you tried turning off the WebClient Services under
Services? You may see some improvements after you've
done this.

TonyV

-----Original Message-----
I have a client running Windows 2000 server and 5

Windows XP client workstations. The network is 10/100
utilizing a 3com switch. They utilize Office XP and
Timeslips Version 2003. The data files for Timeslips
reside on the server and are accessed by Timeslips (
which runs locally on the workstation ) when the program
is open and run by the employees. Recently (
approximately within the last 1 - 1 and 1/2 months ) the
program has started running very slow. I have consulted
with Timeslips support multiple times and they have
concluded that the problem is not with their product but
is somehow related to the network (one of the tests we
did was to copy the data down to the workstation from the
server and then run the program locally on the
workstation and the program ran great just the way it
used to). We also ran the program just on the server
itself and the performace was perfect. I have changed
the cabling on the server and replaced the nic card in
the server.