Problems logging in on Windowx XP desktop to Windows 2003 domain

[RichF]

Intermittently upon login, the users desktop does not appear. The users
have to CTRL-ALT-DEL, go in to Task Manager, and run EXPLORER.EXE to get
their desktop and icons to appear. Once they do that, they are fine. Any
suggestions? There's no errors in the eventlogs at or around the time they
logged in - not even any warnings. Any suggestions.

 

[Rock]

Intermittently upon login, the users desktop does not appear. The users
have to CTRL-ALT-DEL, go in to Task Manager, and run EXPLORER.EXE to get
their desktop and icons to appear. Once they do that, they are fine. Any
suggestions? There's no errors in the eventlogs at or around the time
they logged in - not even any warnings. Any suggestions.

Does this problem happen when booting into safe mode? Does it happen in all
accounts? Create a new account and test it. If it doesn't happen in a new
account, then copy the settings from the old account to the new, and delete
the old account. If it happens in a new account with the same software
loading and startup and with the same services running, and if it doesn't
happen in safe mode, then do some clean boot troubleshooting to see what
might be loading in a normal startup to cause this problem.

Clean Boot Troubleshooting

How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560

How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=316434

How to perform a clean boot in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310353