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Create a new hardware profile.
1Go to system properties, 2 hardware tab, 3 click on hardware profiles, 4
copy and name your hardware profile e.g. Wired LAN, 5 save your changes, 6
restart you computer and select "Wired LAN" When prompted 7 Go to system
properties "device manager" look for "network adapters" click on the + sign
if you don't see the name of your wireless device, 8 when you locate de
wireless adapter select it right click and click on "properties" 9 at the
bottom of the window where it reads "Device usage:" click on the drop down
arrow and select the option that reads "do not use this device in this
profile", 10 Restart and select "Wired LAN" your login time to the domain
will be the way you want it.
"Ray" wrote:
> Hi Mark,
>
> I should have been a little more clear, we don't currently have wireless
> access point in our office, the clients are connected through a network cable
> and logging on to a domain.
>
> Thanks,
> Ray
>
>
>
> "Mark Gamache" wrote:
>
> > What kind of wireless security are you using? On common issue that causes
> > slow boot over wireless is authentication. If you are using something that
> > involves 802.1X (WPA, WPA2, Dynamic WEP) your users may be authenticating,
> > but not your computers. If the computer account doesn't have the proper
> > credentials and group memberships, it will not be granted wireless access.
> > There are a couple of timeouts and retries before the OS fails out and moves
> > on.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> >
> > --
> > Mark Gamache
> > Certified Security Solutions
> >
http://www.css-security.com
> >
> >
> >
> > "Ray" <Ray@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:3E008B8C-2F4D-4BCB-AA87-807DCCDA2CE2@microsoft.com...
> > > Good Day,
> > >
> > > We recently purchased new laptops ( compaq nc 6000) for our sales
> > > department
> > > and they are wireless enabled systems. We're running xp pro and the
> > > systems
> > > login to a domain. If the wireless card is enabled then the loading the
> > > profile is extremly slow, if I disable the wireless card then login is
> > > normal.
> > >
> > > I've updated the computers with the latest updates, driver updates ..
> > > nothing seems to help.
> > >
> > > any help would be appreciated
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Ray
> >
> >
> >
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