XP pro takes a long time to boot on Win 2K network

[BMN]

I have deployed 3 new XP Pro machines on a W2K network and they all
hang up for about 2 minutes at "applying personal settings".

I am using our ISP's DNS servers and statically assigned IP addresses
on the workstations (that's the way I inherited this network) and it
is a mix of 98 and XP units now. The network doesn't use profiles so
it isn't the machine downloading the users profile from the server on
bootup.

Once the machine boots up it operates fine. These are new machines
with just the basic in-house applications so spyware and apps running
in the background are not an issue. I am wondering if it has something
to do with security policies or the DNS server not being internal to
the network or something to do with the AD not being setup properly?

All suggestions are welcome!
TIA

 

[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/D­efault.aspx?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

Slow logon to domain in XP Pro
http://www.tweakxp.com/article139785.aspx

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

Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx

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| I have deployed 3 new XP Pro machines on a W2K network and they all
| hang up for about 2 minutes at "applying personal settings".
|
| I am using our ISP's DNS servers and statically assigned IP addresses
| on the workstations (that's the way I inherited this network) and it
| is a mix of 98 and XP units now. The network doesn't use profiles so
| it isn't the machine downloading the users profile from the server on
| bootup.
|
| Once the machine boots up it operates fine. These are new machines
| with just the basic in-house applications so spyware and apps running
| in the background are not an issue. I am wondering if it has something
| to do with security policies or the DNS server not being internal to
| the network or something to do with the AD not being setup properly?
|
| All suggestions are welcome!
| TIA