Hi all I have a problem with a 30 user network whereby the XP clients deem very slow in connecting to the Win2000 AD Server, also when some of the XP clients try to access mapped drives it can take up to 5 mins before anything is displayed. I have disabled firewall in XP clients to no avail...all the machines are DELL's and are at least P4 spec on 100mbit cat5. Any help would be greatly appreciated.# Cheers Alex

Here's what I've found around the net: http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/answerstips/story/0,24330,3372700,00.html Note: Registry hacking can seriously mess up your computer. Do not attempt this if you are you not familiar with tweaking Windows. Even if you've done it before, be sure to read our articles about backing up your registry to be safe. The steps In XP, select Run from your start menu. Type "regedit" in the box and click OK. Once you're in Regedit, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace Now, simply delete the two keys (a bunch of long numbers and letters) under this, which are the "Printers" and "Scheduled Tasks" keys. -------------- The posters (snuf etc.)at speedguide.net deserve the credit for the following fix. the problem with Win XP taking a long time to recognize computers on its network is the result of an XP "feature".. When XP looks at the network it is scanning for remote hosts with command files to be executed - that iswhat takes it so long - until the search times out. Increase Computer Browsing Speed (Windows 2000) ******* Here is the registry fix. Export the key as a backup. When you browse a Windows 9x/Me machine from a Windows 2000 computer extra time is taken to determine if scheduled tasks are enabled on the destination computer. Open your registry and find the key below. Delete the {D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF} (yes click on the whole string and delete)sub-key to disable checking for scheduled tasks. There is also another key for printers but I haven't tried deleting it. The change should take effect immediately. Settings Key: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\ Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace] This was obtained at http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/913/ ------------------------- MS KnowledgeBase Q315237, and Q169789. This may fix you problem. They start with the intel network card but at the end of the article it states how to configure TCPIP in general also.

Thanks for the Info Greatly appreciated, ill let you know if it works when im back on site. Thanks again, Alex

Change the view Open My Network Places, click View in the menu bar, and experiment with different settings. For example: 1. Don’t use Details view. Select Thumbnails, Tiles, Icons, or List. 2. Click Choose Details and un-check the Computer box. 3. Don’t sort by computer name. Click Arrange Icons by and select Name, Comments, or Network Location. 4. Click Arrange Icons by and un-check Show in Groups. Disable searching for scheduled tasks This Microsoft Knowledge Base article describes a bug in Windows 2000 Professional that might also exist in Windows XP. Disable searching for scheduled tasks by deleting this registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace\ {D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF} Disable the WebClient Service This might speed up network browsing, but it will prevent access to web-resident network places, such as free disk storage from your ISP. 1. Right click My Computer and select Manage. 2. Double click Services and Applications. 3. Double click Services. 4. Scroll down the list of services and double click WebClient. 5. Click the Stop button. 6. Set the Startup type to Disabled. 7. Click Apply and OK. Delete stored network passwords 1. Click Control Panel | User Accounts. 2. Click your user name. 3. Click Manage my network passwords. 4. Click each entry and click Remove. Change the NetBIOS Over TCP/IP registry entries Open this registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\ NetBT\Parameters and modify these values as shown: · "BcastNameQueryCount"=dword:00000001 · "BcastQueryTimeout"=dword:00000020 · "NameSrvQueryCount"=dword:00000001 · "NameSrvQueryTimeout"=dword:00000020 · Disable Network Access Control using IEEE 802.1X 1. Right click your network connection and click Properties. 2. Click Authentication. 3. Un-check the Enable network access control using IEEE 802.1X box. Change the network adapter media type. · Right click “My Network Places” icon on the desktop. Select “Properties”. · Double click “Local area connections”. · Click on the “Properties” button. · Click on the “configure” button under the installed adapter. · Click on the “Advanced” tab. · Select “Media Type in the left window. · Select the appropriate setting in the drop down menu on the right We have older 10mb switches in some locations and have to set this as “10mbps Half Duplex” for the best performance..