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by qb4006

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Hi

I have XP Professional PC on a LAN. The system hangs for several minutes whenever a particular user logs in. Other users can log onto this PC with no problem. I tried deleteing this users profile and having them log back in and that temporarily solves the problem. A few hours later its back - if this user reboots or turns off the PC it will hang again when he logs on. He is able to log into other machines on the LAN OK.

Any ideas ????
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by dark force

How big is his profile? You mentioned having deleted his profile and this temporarily fixed the problem. Have you tried deleting his Internet Cache and temp files?

If you look at his profile, are his temporary internet files and Temp files being kept in:

C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files
And
C:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Temp?

You can change the locations for the Temp file in the system properties-->Advanced tab, 'Environmental Variables' button. Just edit the locations for .TMP and .TEMP files to point to C:\Temp

For the Temp Internet Files, go to Internet properties-->General tab, 'Move Folder' button. Change the location to the root of the drive, it will automatically create the folder 'Temporary Internet Files'.

If you use roaming profiles and he logs into more than one machine, blow away his profile on all the other machines he logs into.

Hope this helps,

DF

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