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Slow XP computers local or network use

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by tericm

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Hi,
I have 15 new Dell GX 240 P4 1.8ghz, 512mb machines with XP that are woefully slow. When a user right-clicks to get the properties of a desktop icon it will take 30 secs to display. Saving files to their network folders takes even longer sometimes. Printing can be even slower. I have a 150 node network, with a W2K(PDC) file/print server, a NT 4.0 exchange server and a NT 4.0 file/print server. Any ideas? I thought network, but they can't even pull those properties off the desktop, so I'm kinda stumped. TIA.

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by timthetoolman

Hi,

I think it could be a network issue too. Perhaps a name resolution one?

Do you get the same results if you ping another node with both IP address and name?

Cheers,
Tim.

by thechas

Check out this tip I found on Axcel216's web site.

http://members.aol.com/axcel216/xp1.htm#WPQF

It seams that Microsoft reserves 20% of bandwidth by default for QOS packets.

These 2 MS KB articles were sited as resources.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q244910
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q233203

If you have trouble getting to Axcel's site, (I have been having trouble with his links) contact me through the Peer Directory, and Ican e-mail you the zip file of his hints. (1.1MB)

Chas

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