5 minute Applying your personal settings message

I have several XP pro machines that we've connected to a
SBS 2003 domain. The computers start quickly, but after
the user enters the name and password it takes up to 5
minutes with the "Applying your personal settings" message
on the screen. Is there anything that can be done to
optimize that process? Could it have anything to do with
roaming profiles or offline folders? The users never roam
and they don't need to use offline folders.

Check your DNS settings on the client PCs - they should be looking at the
DNS server on your domain to resolve addresses. Slow logins like this are
usually because the clients aren't looking at the domain DNS server or
because the domain DNS server isn't working correctly.

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Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x] rgharper@email.com
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"Keith" <webappl@pulleninc.com> wrote in message
news:04a901c46e27$56998ca0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>I have several XP pro machines that we've connected to a
> SBS 2003 domain. The computers start quickly, but after
> the user enters the name and password it takes up to 5
> minutes with the "Applying your personal settings" message
> on the screen. Is there anything that can be done to
> optimize that process? Could it have anything to do with
> roaming profiles or offline folders? The users never roam
> and they don't need to use offline folders.

That was it. The firewall/DNS server was offline. It's
much faster now that the DNS server is up.

Now I just need to figure out how to turn off file
syncronising but still keep My Docs on the server.

>-----Original Message-----
>Check your DNS settings on the client PCs - they should
be looking at the
>DNS server on your domain to resolve addresses. Slow
logins like this are
>usually because the clients aren't looking at the domain
DNS server or
>because the domain DNS server isn't working correctly.
>
>--
>Richard G. Harper [MVP Win9x] rgharper@email.com
>* PLEASE post all messages and replies in the newsgroups
>* for the benefit of all. Private mail is usually not
replied to.
>* HELP us help YOU ... http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
>
>
>"Keith" <webappl@pulleninc.com> wrote in message
>news:04a901c46e27$56998ca0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>>I have several XP pro machines that we've connected to a
>> SBS 2003 domain. The computers start quickly, but after
>> the user enters the name and password it takes up to 5
>> minutes with the "Applying your personal settings"
message
>> on the screen. Is there anything that can be done to
>> optimize that process? Could it have anything to do
with
>> roaming profiles or offline folders? The users never
roam
>> and they don't need to use offline folders.
>
>
>.
>