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strange problem with windows explorer (network)
Hi all,
writing for a suggestion. My m65 precision laptop runs windows ultimate and is configured with 1 domain account. Let's say my username is "joe" and my full credentials are "joe smith" (as per windows contacts) .
When logging on office network domain, Clicking on "start", I see "joe smith" that points to C:\Users\joe.MYDOMAINNAME
and everything works fine.
When loggin on at home, no matter of I am on my wifi lan or disconnectect (either case, my laptop can't reach the domain controller), after a while happens that....
Clicking on "start", I see "joe" (smith is gone). If I click on this (or "Documents", or "Pictures" or...) I get windows explorer almost hanging. It takes several secs (30-40) to get out of blank page (title bar says "...not responding") and show contents.
I verified, when contents appear, that "joe" still points to C:\Users\joe.MYDOMAINNAME (it is still me!) but somehow vista is either waiting for some info or ...?
any idea?
thanks in advance
marco
- thanks for your reply. I had the same thought too. I used this setup with xp for years and no problem spotted: I think for its own nature a laptop can go in an out of a domain facility. Do you know of any setting in vista "to help" the system forgetting to keep searching the domain controller?is this a vista bug in your opinion?thanks
- When I set up a system, I create the same (identical) user two times on the laptop: 1) as you described, to the domain 2) to the local computer under "Advanced" and then be sure in Properties to make "Member of" the group "Administrators" (must also be a member of "Users") Then at the Ctrl-alt-del for logging in, choose "Options" to show a drop down list and select (not the Domain) the name of the local system / laptop. Your local login may not have a password (although you can set one; and it can be different from the Domain password for login, even though the text of the ID is identical).
- Certainly an laptop can move from domain to domain or to a home network, but it has to be set up to operate that way. It's not a Vista bug. There is a great little app called NetSwitcher for XP, but there is no Vista version yet. Hopefully one will be released soon. Try BBraxton's solution and see if it works for you.
- Hi,I am checking a couple of these utilities (in particular "Mobile Net Switch"), but can't find any setting to apply to an "home network" profile that would tell vista "look, I am a using domain account but forget to look for the domain controller" :-(Any idea is appreciated. I tried the dual account solution but was unable to set it up in a waythey share all settings and home directory.Thanksmarco
- Hi all,an update in case anyone runs in the same problem and struggle trying to understand what's up.Looks like my issue is the same behind this http://blogs.technet.com/markrussinovich/archive/2006/11/27/532465.aspxIn other words, some weirdness with domains in vista.My side I had to move my laptop from domain to workgroup. Now everything is fine(waiting for sp1).m.
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Posted May 2nd, 2007 23:00