Logons

[Guest]

I have just setup windows 2000 server fresh copy, new server. I have added
some users and add one computer to the domain as a test environment before go
live.
When the user logs on it takes about 1-2 minutes to bring up the start menu,
it just says "applying your personal settings".
Desktop OS is Windows XP PRO.
In the control panel under system and user profiles it tells me that the
profile is set to local and is only 670Kb.
Also if I unplug the network cable the user logs on very quick with no errors.
Could anyone please provide an insight as to what I need to do to resolve
this delay.
Thanks
Dave

 

[Laura E. Hunter \(MVP\)]

Try disabling auto-discovery on the XP workstations:
http://is-it-true.org/nt/xp/atips/atips23.shtml

You might also try disabling the Webclient service on the workstations
unless you need access to WebDAV shares on a web server or intranet portal.

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[Jerold Schulman]

I have just setup windows 2000 server fresh copy, new server. I have added
some users and add one computer to the domain as a test environment before go
live.
When the user logs on it takes about 1-2 minutes to bring up the start menu,
it just says "applying your personal settings".
Desktop OS is Windows XP PRO.
In the control panel under system and user profiles it tells me that the
profile is set to local and is only 670Kb.
Also if I unplug the network cable the user logs on very quick with no errors.
Could anyone please provide an insight as to what I need to do to resolve
this delay.
Thanks
Dave

In addition to Laura's suggestion, you can disable auto-discovery in a logon script.
See tip 5184 » How do I disable the automatic search for network resources in Windows XP?
in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsifaq.com