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From: Kerry Brown on 5 Sep 2007 09:08
Is the Vista client running a security suite? Try turning off any 3rd party
firewalls if any are present. Note that with some suites like McAfee this
doesn't work. Turning off the firewall doesn't actually turn it off.

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Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca


"Chas" <chas756(a)aintispannnn.yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Kerry Brown wrote:
>
>> Check your DNS settings on the Vista client. In particular if you are
>> using "Append these DNS suffixes (in order):" make sure the internal
>> domain is in the list and at the top. At a command prompt you should
>> be able to resolve the server name without a DNS suffix (e.g.
>> nslookup servername).
>
> Kerry Thanks for the reply,
>
> Nslookup works as it should and I can resolve the server name. I dont
> have any DNS issues.
>
> If I remove the vista PC from the domain there are no boot issues at
> all. I stress 'boot issues', once it gets to the login prompt the speed
> is fine.
>
> As its GPCLIENT that is causing the delay, I just wish I could find
> some way of turning it off at the server. From what I read Vista SP1
> will turn off Group Policy for Vista.
>
> Chas
>
>
> --
>

From: metability on 15 Sep 2007 15:42


"Kerry Brown" wrote:

> Is the Vista client running a security suite? Try turning off any 3rd party
> firewalls if any are present. Note that with some suites like McAfee this
> doesn't work. Turning off the firewall doesn't actually turn it off.
>
> --
> Kerry Brown
> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
> http://www.vistahelp.ca
>
>
> "Chas" <chas756(a)aintispannnn.yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:xn0fau260oahy7000(a)msnews.microsoft.com...
> > Kerry Brown wrote:
> >
> >> Check your DNS settings on the Vista client. In particular if you are
> >> using "Append these DNS suffixes (in order):" make sure the internal
> >> domain is in the list and at the top. At a command prompt you should
> >> be able to resolve the server name without a DNS suffix (e.g.
> >> nslookup servername).
> >
> > Kerry Thanks for the reply,
> >
> > Nslookup works as it should and I can resolve the server name. I dont
> > have any DNS issues.
> >
> > If I remove the vista PC from the domain there are no boot issues at
> > all. I stress 'boot issues', once it gets to the login prompt the speed
> > is fine.
> >
> > As its GPCLIENT that is causing the delay, I just wish I could find
> > some way of turning it off at the server. From what I read Vista SP1
> > will turn off Group Policy for Vista.
> >
> > Chas
> >
> >
> > --
> >
>
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