Anything in the event log about GPO errors on clients or server? Are you using Group Policy? Errors in applying the group policy could be the cause for the delays on the clients. Anything abnormal in the event logs on the server? Maybe a chkdsk on the hard drive would help? Hope that helps. Nick. Nick Lewis DECS HA! I laugh in the face of free time! http://www.sciencetheatre.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Valenti" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 12:18 PM Subject: Re: Windows 2000 *slow* startup & login > OK, I can try that. But I'm using the main campus DHCP servers and it seems > to get better immediately when I reboot my Win2000 server (which isn't > supposed to be serving dhcp). > -jav > > > At 12:13 PM 2/27/2002 -0500, you wrote: > >Sounds to me like your systems are timing out trying to attempt to locate > >your DHCP server. Try hardcoding an IP into one of your systems, then > >restarting it. See if it boots faster > > * John Valenti Systems Analyst, Labor & Industrial Relations * > * 408 S Kedzie Hall, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI 48824 * > * (517) 353-1807 fax (517) 355-7656 [log in to unmask] * > >