Logging onto windows profile does not always load

[duderoo]

Anyone had the issue when you log onto windows xp on a network, the profile does not load and then you log off and on and all is ok?

Any ideas

 

[perelson]

I have a similar issue with XP that seems to be network related. If I am attached to a network, then after entering my login details to XP, the machine hangs for quite some time before starting up. Sometimes it doesn't start up at all. BUT, if not attached to a network, startup is immediate. This only happens after a cold boot - hibernating or suspending does not have the same effect.

My solution (until the next time I install an OS) is to simply unplug the network cable before restarting.

 

[Conradl]

Are you using roaming profiles, and where are those profiles stored? If its trying to load across a WAN then it will take some time.

 

[duderoo]

No they are all local profiles.