Network drives trying to connect when offline
Microsoft, Windows XP, SP 2
When a user is remote, and using a broadband connection when outside of a corporate network, when the user tries to open up his or her My Computer icon, it just hangs. Once My Computer does open, typically after about 30 seconds to 1 minute and half, you can see network drives that are disconnected. The user is not happy with this. The network drives are pushed down when the user is logged internally into the company's network.
Some other information:
1. Operating System is
2. This same issue occurs when in different remote locations (i.e. at home, at a hotel, airport, etc.)
3. Even using Windows Explorer, when first accessing after a log in, the Windows Explorer or My Computer comes back not responding for 30 sec - 1.5 minutes.
4. Seems to be more than one user
5. Have verified there is no spyware or viruses
Believe it is due to something in Windows XP wanting to constantly look for network drives. The only work around we have found it to simply make a shortcut to the C: for the users. This allow thems to go straight into their data files such as in their "My Documents" folder.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
got this from tek-tips.com, but it looks like it will help
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Just some notes on Service Timeouts.
To increase the timeout value in the registry, follow these steps:
Start Registry Editor (Regedit.exe).
To change the value data for the ServicesPipeTimeout DWORD value to 60000 in the Control key, follow these steps:
Locate and then click the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\
Click the Control subkey
Right-click the ServicesPipeTimeout DWORD value, and then click Modify.
Click Decimal.
Type 60000, and then click OK.
If the ServicesPipeTimeout value is not available, add the new DWORD value, and then set its value data to 60000 in the Control key. To do so, follow these steps:
Locate and then click the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\
Click the Control subkey.
On the Edit menu, point to New, and then click DWORD Value.
Type ServicesPipeTimeout, and then press ENTER.
Right-click the ServicesPipeTimeout DWORD value, and then click Modify.
Click Decimal.
Type a value of 60000, and then click OK.
The value is 60000 milliseconds and is equivalent to 60 seconds or to one minute.
Note This change does not take effect until the computer is restarted
