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arpegiator   09-05-2006 at 08:35:25 AM

Im on a network with a domain controller using dhcp, my computer runs on windows xp. When I booting up and Im connected to the network with my lan connection it boots up in no time, but when Im not on the domain using the machine at home it takes about 5 min to boot up. Why would this be and can I do something to fix it? I should add that my laptop that I had before had the same software and settings but did not take 5 min to boot up when not on the network.

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sturm   09-05-2006 at 09:11:45 PM
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More than likely you have mapped network drives that windows is trying to reconnect to at logon.
Look in my computer and in your networ places. Check the properties of any network drives and uncheck 'reconnect at logon' (or something along that line)

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SRT001   09-07-2006 at 03:22:11 PM
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Hi, at which point does it seem to "hang" longer that usual, before you get the Ctrl Alt Del screen or after you typed in your password?

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