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by kenni39

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We have a mixture of NT4.0 W2K workstations, some with 128Mb and some with 256Mb. On a few of these PCs when you use the Drop down menu to open a file, open Windows explorer or My Computer the PC stops responding for between 15 - 20 seconds depending on the RAM and pagefile\swapfile in use. On my W2K workstation I have the same problem, but when I explore using my Network places, I do not get this staggered response. Anyone got any ideas. I have checked registry settings, changed Graphics acceleration, pagefile size, registry size and various different registry settings, all to no avail. HELP

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by jezze

How many mapped folders do you have?
I've seen something like that on my workstations. When I have many mapped folders it takes some time for the workstation to connect o the map folders. There is an option "reconnect at log-on" which can be used to map folder at log-on so it takes less time when using explorer or my computer.

by rharrison

This answer isn't a very good one, but I know exactly the behavior you're talking about.

Unfortunately, the delay in response is attributable to the conflicting processes used by Windows to find resources (computers, disk drives, folders, files, and printers) on a network. Due to these processes, it may not be possible to shorten the search time. This would explain the better response via My Network Places.

Hope this helps!

Ron

by kenni39

I have unmapped all my network drives, I only have one networked printer. Still doesn't make any difference

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