On Friday, October 12, 2001 at 7:09:01 AM UTC-7, John wrote:   
   > Hi. I have installed Windows XP on a machine connected to a corporate   
   > network. Every time I view a network share, it takes literally between   
   > 10 and 15 minutes to open. Explorer hangs, sometimes the taskbar can't   
   > operate or repaint itself, and it appears to be frozen completely.   
   > Then about 15 minutes later it just pops back to life. Until, of   
   > course, you try to view another share. If you have drives mapped it   
   > takes 15 minutes to open My Computer, open Explorer, display a "Browse   
   > for Folder" dialog, or complete any other task where the machine's   
   > drives have to be scanned or listed. This is a truly impressive   
   > accomplishment on Microsoft's part. I did one upgrade from Win2k, one   
   > clean install, neither worked. It also takes about 15 minutes to log   
   > on, even when I set my profile to be local instead of roaming. Any   
   > help or information anyone has on this would be appreciated.   
   >   
   > I have seen people posting about stored passwords on mixed home   
   > networks, running wmiprvse.exe, and switching their network cards to   
   > half-duplex to fix this or similar network problems, but none have   
   > worked for me.   
   >   
   > Thanks in advance.   
   > John   
   >   
   > P.S. Please reply to the newsgroup. The reply e-mail address is not   
   > valid.   
      
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