I'm running Windows 2000 over a network. For the past 2-3 days, I’ve noticed it takes 21 seconds for me to open my Internet Explorer (V6, SP1). Also, if I click on a link in my e-mail, it takes that long for the related website to open, but a dialog box “Locate Link Browser” also opens, looking for an executable file in “My Documents”. Either of these functions also locks up my computer during the 21 seconds. I also notice that now when I boot up, and it gets to the Windows 2000 main screen (after log-in), the DOS window that normally appears and disappears in the blink of an eye now shows for about 8-10 seconds and looks like something’s having to retry before it's found? I have run my anti-virus, CCleaner, Windows update, and rebooted, but I still have the same problem. No one else on the network is having the problem, so I don't believe it's a network problem. What else should I look for?

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Bobra
"What else should I look for?'= The Admin. or the IT.
"the DOS window that normally appears and disappears in the blink of an eye" = this 
is not the norm.
Ask the Admin. or the IT if they have a script file running at logon..
"takes 21 seconds"=The net network maybe over loaded with users..or maybe running 
a log file (show and tell thing)
" also opens, looking for an executable file in MyDocuments”= again this not the 
norm..you should not have any exe files in MyDocuments.
Open Explore and see if you can find the exe file and then right clcik on it and 
get the details on it..
Date,Maker, Program that it's tide to. or try to rename it to ?????.ex_ if you have 
the right to do so..






On Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at 3:04 pm, Bobra Wilbanks wrote:

>I'm running Windows 2000 over a network.  For the past 2-3 days, I’ve noticed it 

>takes 21 seconds for me to open my Internet Explorer (V6, SP1).  Also, if I click 

>on a link in my e-mail, it takes that long for the related website to open, but 
a 

>dialog box “Locate Link Browser” also opens, looking for an executable file in “My 

>Documents”.  Either of these functions also locks up my computer during the 21 seconds. 

>

>I also notice that now when I boot up, and it gets to the Windows 2000 main screen 

>(after log-in), the DOS window that normally appears and disappears in the blink 

>of an eye now shows for about 8-10 seconds and looks like something’s having to 
retry 

>before it's found?

>

>I have run my anti-virus, CCleaner, Windows update, and rebooted, but I still have 

>the same problem.  No one else on the network is having the problem, so I don't 
believe 

>it's a network problem.

>

>What else should I look for?
 

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Thank you, when I finally got the IT's attention, he rebooted the server and all was fixed. Apparently the links to the server drives were broken and applications were having to search all the drives in order to run. Sorry for your trouble.


On Tuesday, April 12, 2005 at 3:24 pm, DEX wrote:
>Bobra
>"What else should I look for?'= The Admin. or the IT.
>"the DOS window that normally appears and disappears in the blink of an eye" = this
>is not the norm.
>Ask the Admin. or the IT if they have a script file running at logon..
>"takes 21 seconds"=The net network maybe over loaded with users..or maybe running
>a log file (show and tell thing)
>" also opens, looking for an executable file in MyDocuments”= again this not the
>norm..you should not have any exe files in MyDocuments.
>Open Explore and see if you can find the exe file and then right clcik on it and
>get the details on it..
>Date,Maker, Program that it's tide to. or try to rename it to ?????.ex_ if you have
>the right to do so..
>
>

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