WinXP Pro on Win2K server problem

[Maurice Bishop]

Win XP Pro takes FOREVER to login.

Having entered username and password, the window 'Applying user settings...'
appears and sits there for 5 mins. Happens on all XP Pro clients.

Clients are all setup correctly - DHCP.

Active directory is working OK.

TIA

Maurice

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Ensure that you have good DNS name resolution in your environment.
All Windows XP clients should point to an internal DNS server that is
authoritative for the domain.

If that is OK, then you might want to enable UserEnv logging
and take a network trace to see where the delay is:

How to Enable User Environment Debug Logging in Retail Builds of Windows
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=221833

Description of the Windows XP Professional Fast Logon Optimization Feature
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;305293&Product=winxp

Logon Optimization
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d...ry/en-us/policy/policy/logon_optimization.asp

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User

Be Smart! Protect your PC!
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

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| Win XP Pro takes FOREVER to login.
|
| Having entered username and password, the window 'Applying user settings...'
| appears and sits there for 5 mins. Happens on all XP Pro clients.
|
| Clients are all setup correctly - DHCP.
|
| Active directory is working OK.
|
| TIA
|
| Maurice