Startup Issues When Workstation Services Is Enabled

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I have encountered an odd problem which I cannot seem to resolve. When I have
the "Workstation" service enabled, as it boots up and the Windows desktop
appears, only the wallpaper shows up and the bootup process seems to come to
a screeching halt. No activity takes place for approximately 90 seconds.
Then, everything takes off and works just fine. When I turn the"Workstation"
service off/disable it, the computer boots up just fine. Of course, anything
dependent on that service now does not work. Has anyone seen this before
and/or know what to do about it?

 

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Yes, you are seeing some pause in the seek for DHCP (dynamic IP) You probably have something like a router/HUB combo, or other
hardware config that causes the DNS to 'timeout' before it finds the right IP. I suggest that you set a static IP:

start/run, type:

hh %windir%\Help\tcpip.chm::/sag_tcpip_pro_manualconfig.htm

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Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
FAQ for MS Antispyware version 1.0.509
http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
marfers notes for windows xp http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
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"Kevin K in SBY" <Kevin K in SBY@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:41FBCDD3-D44E-4FC2-9CF0-35DE2563554E@microsoft.com...
>I have encountered an odd problem which I cannot seem to resolve. When I have
> the "Workstation" service enabled, as it boots up and the Windows desktop
> appears, only the wallpaper shows up and the bootup process seems to come to
> a screeching halt. No activity takes place for approximately 90 seconds.
> Then, everything takes off and works just fine. When I turn the"Workstation"
> service off/disable it, the computer boots up just fine. Of course, anything
> dependent on that service now does not work. Has anyone seen this before
> and/or know what to do about it?

 

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Thanks, Mark. Unfortunately, I cannot go static. We are not allowed to have
static I/P addresses here. Any idea how I might to able to narrow down what
is looking for that and see if perhaps that is a rogue program which should
not be running?

"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:

> Yes, you are seeing some pause in the seek for DHCP (dynamic IP) You probably have something like a router/HUB combo, or other
> hardware config that causes the DNS to 'timeout' before it finds the right IP. I suggest that you set a static IP:
>
> start/run, type:
>
> hh %windir%\Help\tcpip.chm::/sag_tcpip_pro_manualconfig.htm
>
> --
>
> Mark L. Ferguson (NOT an MS-MVP)
> FAQ for MS Antispyware version 1.0.509
> http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/FAQ_MSantispy.htm
> marfers notes for windows xp http://www.geocities.com/marfer_mvp/chatNotes.htm
> ..
> "Kevin K in SBY" <Kevin K in SBY@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:41FBCDD3-D44E-4FC2-9CF0-35DE2563554E@microsoft.com...
> >I have encountered an odd problem which I cannot seem to resolve. When I have
> > the "Workstation" service enabled, as it boots up and the Windows desktop
> > appears, only the wallpaper shows up and the bootup process seems to come to
> > a screeching halt. No activity takes place for approximately 90 seconds.
> > Then, everything takes off and works just fine. When I turn the"Workstation"
> > service off/disable it, the computer boots up just fine. Of course, anything
> > dependent on that service now does not work. Has anyone seen this before
> > and/or know what to do about it?
>
>
>