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Windows 2000 hangs when trying to open f

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by nancym 1 view

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I have a Win 2000 workstation on an NT 4.0 network. The first time you try to open a file from any program, by selecting the down arrow on the "look in" menu, the systems hangs for approx 1-2 minutes. It seems like it is either reading ahead or browsing network drives. I have tried this on another Win 2000 workstation and it does not happen. Is anyone familar with any Win 2000 options that could cause this hangup?

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by calves

It seems that the computer is having a problem getting NetBios info. It's trying to find all the connections available, shares, network maps, etc...
Since other machines don't have the same problem, you might want try a different NIC, cable, port on the HUB, and check on Device Manager for any problems (anything with a red X on it.

Rough guess!

Good luck!

by nancym

If it was a NetBios issue it would be slow viewing nethood etc...the only time there is a hangup is from within an application in the "lookin" folders.

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