Client Machines getting slower

[Guest Laphan]

Hi All

 

Wondered if you could help.

 

I work for a primary school and we have just put in a Win2003 server to use

AD/GPO on the network.

 

We have around 35 PCs and 2 printers on the network and we wanted to do this

server setup to create a better infrastructure and lock things down to shop

idle 'child-like' hands :0)

 

16 out of the 35 PCs are situated in our ICT suite and as they were all of

the same make, ie Acer F1 desktops, we were able to clone a set installation

and educational progs onto each machine.

 

Now I know that the first time an account logs on it can take time for the

gpo bits and pieces to kick-in, etc, but we are now 4 months into the new

setup and the suite PCs seem to be taking an age to boot up. Around 10 mins

or so when they took around 5 mins or so when they were standalones and when

they were first run under the new setup.

 

As they don't appear to hold anymore data than the original cloning process,

ie no extra progs installed, all My Docs work is stored/redirected from the

server, I wouldn't have thought the bootup/login process would become

progressively longer. I thought it would remain around the same, as the

hard disk space used would be around the same and all of the other

components are relatively the same.

 

Is there anything I might have missed that is causing this on-going

slowness?

 

Is there anything I can do to keep peak performance?

 

FYR, I have made sure that all PCs (which are running WinXP Pro SP2 by the

way) are set to Best Performance via the Advanced tab.

 

Thanks

[Guest Anthony [MVP]]

Re: Client Machines getting slower

 

What setting do the PC's have for their DNS server address? Is it the DC?

(ipconfig /all).

If you really want to check the detail of what is going on, you can set

verbose logging and then study the userenv.log file:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/221833

Hope that helps,

Anthony

http://www.airdesk.com

 

 

"Laphan" <admin@DontSpam.com> wrote in message

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> Hi All

>

> Wondered if you could help.

>

> I work for a primary school and we have just put in a Win2003 server to

> use

> AD/GPO on the network.

>

> We have around 35 PCs and 2 printers on the network and we wanted to do

> this

> server setup to create a better infrastructure and lock things down to

> shop

> idle 'child-like' hands :0)

>

> 16 out of the 35 PCs are situated in our ICT suite and as they were all of

> the same make, ie Acer F1 desktops, we were able to clone a set

> installation

> and educational progs onto each machine.

>

> Now I know that the first time an account logs on it can take time for the

> gpo bits and pieces to kick-in, etc, but we are now 4 months into the new

> setup and the suite PCs seem to be taking an age to boot up. Around 10

> mins

> or so when they took around 5 mins or so when they were standalones and

> when

> they were first run under the new setup.

>

> As they don't appear to hold anymore data than the original cloning

> process,

> ie no extra progs installed, all My Docs work is stored/redirected from

> the

> server, I wouldn't have thought the bootup/login process would become

> progressively longer. I thought it would remain around the same, as the

> hard disk space used would be around the same and all of the other

> components are relatively the same.

>

> Is there anything I might have missed that is causing this on-going

> slowness?

>

> Is there anything I can do to keep peak performance?

>

> FYR, I have made sure that all PCs (which are running WinXP Pro SP2 by the

> way) are set to Best Performance via the Advanced tab.

>

> Thanks

>

>

[Guest Laphan]

Re: Client Machines getting slower

 

Hi

 

The TCP/IP details are set to automatically for IP, subnet, gateway and DNS

1 & 2 so they will be getting all details from the DHCP on the server.

 

I think the DNS that it supplies is the LAN of the DC, but I'd need to

double-check.

 

Rgds

 

 

"Anthony [MVP]" <anthony@no-reply.com> wrote in message

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What setting do the PC's have for their DNS server address? Is it the DC?

(ipconfig /all).

If you really want to check the detail of what is going on, you can set

verbose logging and then study the userenv.log file:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/221833

Hope that helps,

Anthony

http://www.airdesk.com

 

 

"Laphan" <admin@DontSpam.com> wrote in message

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> Hi All

>

> Wondered if you could help.

>

> I work for a primary school and we have just put in a Win2003 server to

> use

> AD/GPO on the network.

>

> We have around 35 PCs and 2 printers on the network and we wanted to do

> this

> server setup to create a better infrastructure and lock things down to

> shop

> idle 'child-like' hands :0)

>

> 16 out of the 35 PCs are situated in our ICT suite and as they were all of

> the same make, ie Acer F1 desktops, we were able to clone a set

> installation

> and educational progs onto each machine.

>

> Now I know that the first time an account logs on it can take time for the

> gpo bits and pieces to kick-in, etc, but we are now 4 months into the new

> setup and the suite PCs seem to be taking an age to boot up. Around 10

> mins

> or so when they took around 5 mins or so when they were standalones and

> when

> they were first run under the new setup.

>

> As they don't appear to hold anymore data than the original cloning

> process,

> ie no extra progs installed, all My Docs work is stored/redirected from

> the

> server, I wouldn't have thought the bootup/login process would become

> progressively longer. I thought it would remain around the same, as the

> hard disk space used would be around the same and all of the other

> components are relatively the same.

>

> Is there anything I might have missed that is causing this on-going

> slowness?

>

> Is there anything I can do to keep peak performance?

>

> FYR, I have made sure that all PCs (which are running WinXP Pro SP2 by the

> way) are set to Best Performance via the Advanced tab.

>

> Thanks

>

>

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Client Machines getting slower

 

Laphan <admin@DontSpam.com> wrote:

> Hi All

>

> Wondered if you could help.

>

> I work for a primary school and we have just put in a Win2003 server

> to use AD/GPO on the network.

 

Hi - I'm removing the scripting group from your crosspost, as it isn't

relevant.

>

> We have around 35 PCs and 2 printers on the network and we wanted to

> do this server setup to create a better infrastructure and lock

> things down to shop idle 'child-like' hands :0)

>

> 16 out of the 35 PCs are situated in our ICT suite and as they were

> all of the same make, ie Acer F1 desktops, we were able to clone a

> set installation and educational progs onto each machine.

>

> Now I know that the first time an account logs on it can take time

> for the gpo bits and pieces to kick-in, etc, but we are now 4 months

> into the new setup and the suite PCs seem to be taking an age to boot

> up. Around 10 mins or so when they took around 5 mins or so when

> they were standalones and when they were first run under the new

> setup.

 

To *boot* or to log in? There's a difference.

>

> As they don't appear to hold anymore data than the original cloning

> process, ie no extra progs installed, all My Docs work is

> stored/redirected from the server, I wouldn't have thought the

> bootup/login process would become progressively longer. I thought it

> would remain around the same, as the hard disk space used would be

> around the same and all of the other components are relatively the

> same.

>

> Is there anything I might have missed that is causing this on-going

> slowness?

>

> Is there anything I can do to keep peak performance?

 

Please check your workstation event logs, and

 

* post the output of an *unedited* ipconfig /all from the server & a client

workstation, clearly labeled as to which is which

* mention how you did your folder redirection

* consider redirecting Application Data and Desktop as well - large profiles

can cause problems

* try installing the Microsoft User Profile Hive Cleanup utility on all

workstations

 

 

>

> FYR, I have made sure that all PCs (which are running WinXP Pro SP2

> by the way) are set to Best Performance via the Advanced tab.

 

That won't be relevant here, although it's a good thing to do.

>

> Thanks