slow connection to network drive under Windows xp pro

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Dennis

Since I've upgrade serveral system to Windows XP Pro, I
notice when trying to access network drives there is a
delay about 30 sec. In windows 2000 pro there is no
problems with that.

I did play around the "disable netbios over tcp/ip"
settings in the network adapter area which really speeds
up the connection, but outlook on the client won't
connect to our exchange server.

If anyone has experience this and has found a solution
please let me know.

Thanks
Dennis
 
Hello,

I had the same problem, and today found a solution that
worked for me.. hope it works for you.

This could be due to a known issue with webclient, fixed
in XP Service Pack
1.
Assuming you don't use "Web Distributed Authoring and
Versioning (WebDAV)",
here's a possible workaround:

Type the following command to determine whether webclient
is running:
sc queryex webclient
If the STATE shows RUNNING, then run the following
command to disable it:
sc config webclient start= disabled
The initial slowness in accessing file shares should not
occur on the next
boot. To avoid a
reboot, you could run the following command:
sc stop webclient
 
Dennis, You, me, and thousands of others have experience this exact same
problem, yet Microsloth will not acknowledge it, or fix it. I have
something that worked for me in two separate locations: ADD NETBEUI as the
default protocol!!!! It is on the XP disc under valueadded folder. There
is a txt file there telling you how to add it. It also can be added to
Server 2003 since the 2003 disc no longer includes it. Works fine for us.

You may also need to change the Provider Order so that Microsoft Networking
is first.

Examples:

1) Windows explorer took 12 to 15 seconds to open a network folder with
3600+ files in it. After NETBEUI it takes 0.5 to 1.0 seconds

2) QuickBooks took 5 minutes to finish processing Payroll transactions.
It now takes 20 seconds.

This solution does NOT fix Internet access time problems, obviously because
NETBEUI is non-routable. It does not interfere with WAN functions, it only
fixes local "LAN" speed issues. It is also NOT a permanent solution since
Microsloth no longer supports NETBEUI.

IT JUST WORKS!

Bruce Waldie, P.Ag.
PhotoComp Systems Inc.

p.s. I have posted more detailed messages about this before. Just make
sure you load all messages (not just unread messages) and search for my
online name "waldieb"
 
I just posted a message to Dennis about our experiences with the SLOOOOWWW
network access problem. Just so you know, I ran sc queryex webclient on
our system and it showed that it was "stopped". Only the NETBEUI addition
worked for us (and man, did it work).

Bruce Waldie, P.Ag.
PhotoComp Systems Inc.
 
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