Slow Logon - Applying Computer Settings

[Guest Mark]

Some of our users are experiencing very slow logons.

It always seems to occur on an Monday Morning (from an full shutdown).

The problem pcs just hang on "Applying Computer Settings" (between

5-15mins).

 

This never used to be an issue and nothing major has changed in the domain.

 

I have tried an few things:

 

Changed to Local Profile

Verbose Logging

Network Monitoring on DC's

 

Nothing seems to have solved the problem.

 

Any Ideas??

 

Thanks

 

Mark

 

Windows 2003 Server Domain Domain Controllers and Servers

Windows XP Pro Clients

[Guest Malke]

Re: Slow Logon - Applying Computer Settings

 

Mark wrote:

> Some of our users are experiencing very slow logons.

> It always seems to occur on an Monday Morning (from an full shutdown).

> The problem pcs just hang on "Applying Computer Settings" (between

> 5-15mins).

>

> This never used to be an issue and nothing major has changed in the domain.

>

> I have tried an few things:

>

> Changed to Local Profile

> Verbose Logging

> Network Monitoring on DC's

>

> Nothing seems to have solved the problem.

> Windows 2003 Server Domain Domain Controllers and Servers

> Windows XP Pro Clients

 

You say "nothing seems to have solved the problem" but forgot to tell us

what you've tried. Normally slow logon such as you describe is caused by

incorrect DNS. Presumably - since things used to work - you have DNS set

up correctly with the server only looking to itself for DNS with

forward/reverse lookups set for Internet access. Since the workstations

must only look to the server for DNS, I'd check on those users' machines

to see if the DNS settings were changed.

 

 

Malke

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[Guest Mark]

Re: Slow Logon - Applying Computer Settings

 

DNS is set up correctly and has not been changed on both client and server.

 

The strangest thing is why has this started happening? All that has changed

on both Clients and Servers are the Windows Updates?

 

 

"Malke" <notreally@invalid.invalid> wrote in message

news:uqHspGSWIHA.2368@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

> Mark wrote:

>> Some of our users are experiencing very slow logons.

>> It always seems to occur on an Monday Morning (from an full shutdown).

>> The problem pcs just hang on "Applying Computer Settings" (between

>> 5-15mins).

>>

>> This never used to be an issue and nothing major has changed in the

>> domain.

>>

>> I have tried an few things:

>>

>> Changed to Local Profile

>> Verbose Logging

>> Network Monitoring on DC's

>>

>> Nothing seems to have solved the problem.

>

>> Windows 2003 Server Domain Domain Controllers and Servers

>> Windows XP Pro Clients

>

> You say "nothing seems to have solved the problem" but forgot to tell us

> what you've tried. Normally slow logon such as you describe is caused by

> incorrect DNS. Presumably - since things used to work - you have DNS set

> up correctly with the server only looking to itself for DNS with

> forward/reverse lookups set for Internet access. Since the workstations

> must only look to the server for DNS, I'd check on those users' machines

> to see if the DNS settings were changed.

>

>

> Malke

> --

> Elephant Boy Computers

> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com

> "Don't Panic!"

> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

[Guest ChrisM]

Re: Slow Logon - Applying Computer Settings

 

 

 

In message OBaQkMSWIHA.4440@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl,

Mark <markareg@REMOVEALLTHISlamberteng.com> Proclaimed from the tallest

tower:

> DNS is set up correctly and has not been changed on both client and

> server.

> The strangest thing is why has this started happening? All that has

> changed on both Clients and Servers are the Windows Updates?

>

 

If you can work out which Windows Updates have been applied between it

working and not working, it might be worth searching for any known issues

caused by said updates in the areas you are experiencing problems...

 

 

--

Regards,

Chris.

(Remove Elvis's shoes to email me)

[Guest Malke]

Re: Slow Logon - Applying Computer Settings

 

Mark wrote:

> DNS is set up correctly and has not been changed on both client and server.

>

> The strangest thing is why has this started happening? All that has changed

> on both Clients and Servers are the Windows Updates?

 

Sorry, I don't know why this is happening because I can't see your

machines. I haven't had any problems with any of the clients I support

since the latest Windows Updates, but that doesn't mean something wasn't

b0rked for you.

 

You might want to look in the Windows Update newsgroup or open a free

support incident.

 

microsoft.public.windowsupdate

 

Start a free Windows Update support incident request -

https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?gprid=6527

 

I'm sorry that I was unable to help you.

 

 

Malke

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[Guest Meinolf Weber]

Re: Slow Logon - Applying Computer Settings

 

Hello mark,

 

Please post an ipconfig /all from one client and your DNS server.

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> DNS is set up correctly and has not been changed on both client and

> server.

>

> The strangest thing is why has this started happening? All that has

> changed on both Clients and Servers are the Windows Updates?

>

> "Malke" <notreally@invalid.invalid> wrote in message

> news:uqHspGSWIHA.2368@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>

>> Mark wrote:

>>

>>> Some of our users are experiencing very slow logons.

>>> It always seems to occur on an Monday Morning (from an full

>>> shutdown).

>>> The problem pcs just hang on "Applying Computer Settings" (between

>>> 5-15mins).

>>> This never used to be an issue and nothing major has changed in the

>>> domain.

>>>

>>> I have tried an few things:

>>>

>>> Changed to Local Profile

>>> Verbose Logging

>>> Network Monitoring on DC's

>>> Nothing seems to have solved the problem.

>>>

>>> Windows 2003 Server Domain Domain Controllers and Servers Windows XP

>>> Pro Clients

>>>

>> You say "nothing seems to have solved the problem" but forgot to tell

>> us what you've tried. Normally slow logon such as you describe is

>> caused by incorrect DNS. Presumably - since things used to work - you

>> have DNS set up correctly with the server only looking to itself for

>> DNS with forward/reverse lookups set for Internet access. Since the

>> workstations must only look to the server for DNS, I'd check on those

>> users' machines to see if the DNS settings were changed.

>>

>> Malke

>> --

>> Elephant Boy Computers

>> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com

>> "Don't Panic!"

>> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User