Hi, I'm wondering why is it so slow to connect to a domain with computers on my network running Windows XP. With windows 2000, the connection is normal, but with Windows XP, it can take 2-3 min, even 5 min to logon after I enter my pwd and hit Enter. The server is a Win2k Server, with a 10/100 Switch, and I've got 9 computers on the network. Anyone got an idea ? Tnx Nick

You may experience extremely long delays (up to 5 minutes) when logging into domains using Windows XP Pro. This is caused by the asyncronous loading of networking during the boot up process. This speeds up the login process in a stand-alone workstation by allowing the user to log in with cached logon credentials before the network is fully ready. To disable this "feature" and restore your domain logons to their normal speed, open the MMC and add the group policy snap-in. Under Computer Configuration-->Administrative Templates-->System-->Logon, change "Always wait for the network at computer startup and logon" to ENABLED. This can be fed to clients via a group policy from a Windows 2000 server by upgrading the standard policy template with the XP policy template. Since this is an XP only command, non-XP systems will ignore it in a domain distributed group policy.

Hi rupster72, I've try this, and in the MMC on the Windows 2000 Server, when I am in Computer Configuration-->Administrative Templates-->System-->Logon, I don't see the policy "Always wait for the network at computer startup and logon" Is it because I don't have the Windows XP policy template? If so, how do I get it? Tnx for helping. Nick