Vista domain logon

[Guest]

I recently put vista on my laptop, which is an HP with a 64 bit athlon
processor and 1 gig of system memory. I have been using it for a few days and
wanted to get onto my work's domain. I was able to join the domain pretty
easily, and when I restarted the computer i could log in. But after it would
say "logging in" the screen would stay on "setting up your desktop"
permanently. the only way I could get the screen to go away was to turn my
computer off. I could then boot in safe mode with networking and it would
load up fine and I could access all of the network drives and the internet.
Anyone with any ideas, your feedback would be greatly appreciated.

 

[HDRDTD]

The first time you join a domain, Vista will take quite a while to prepare
your account profile and desktop settings. This is a one-time occurance, so
just be patient the first time, go get a cup of coffee or two.

From then on, each time you login, everything will be back to normal speed.

 

[CowboyBob]

Also, make sure that your first DNS entry in your network setup is for your
local Active Directory (usually on the domain controller).
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