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Slow Login from XP to 2000 domain
Name: Kallum Date: July 2, 2002 at 15:25:30 Pacific
Comment:
When I try to login to my windows 2000 domain on my xp machine, it takes in the vacinity of 7 to 15 minutes.
It either sits on 'Loading Your Personal Settings' (if it is a new user) anad 'Applying your personaal settings' (if it is an existing user or a new user)
I have no profile set for the logon user(s) however it still takes this long...
Name: StevieB Date: July 2, 2002 at 15:39:23 Pacific
Reply:
Have a look at M-S support No Q257734. I had a simillar problem with W2k comps logging onto W2k server. Prob seemed to be with reading/writing to active directory.
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Response Number 2
Name: mga98 Date: July 2, 2002 at 22:52:37 Pacific
Reply:
try setting user profiles to 'default', and make sure network protocols are set to tcp/ip, and are at the top of the list. Sounds like its searching for a profile, and also seeking a protocol match. Either will slow the process, and slow it even more if combined.
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Response Number 3
Name: Kallum Date: July 3, 2002 at 01:44:47 Pacific
Reply:
None of those things really freed it up. However deep in a google search I found that setting the DNS server to the win2k server's DNS Server will speed up the login process, this worked!
Summary: I just did an XP to 2000 conversion and it was not that hard. If it's 2000 pro look for a directory on you 2000 cd called BOOTDISK and in that directory you will see a program called MAKEBOOT (you wil...
Summary: I went from XP to 2000 and would advise anyone to do this change.. Eventhough they are built on the same system, w2k is definetly more stable and works with much less memory than XP. ...
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