"flexy" <gwra***@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1157411670.387872.40880@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
>i have a problem experiencing a 20sec delay booting XP SP2, and i
> figured out the reason for
> this delay is the "workstation" service which looks for files/folders
> in my little private network.
>
> The PROBLEM now is that this delay (while 'workstation' gets the list
> of files/folders on a laptop in the network) the whole boot-process
> HALTS/delays - until the network-icon pop-ups in the tray and the boot
> finishes.
>
> The problem is NOT the 20 seconds....but the fact that this delay
> messes up some icons in the tray...certain applications wont show their
> icons in the tray. (Eg. virus checker, MBM5 etc.).
> The applications are running but their icons are not shown.
>
> So...i was reading into changing the order of services, and.or putting
> 'workstation' in a new 'servicegrouporder' in the registry which i
> made.."loadlast". But this didnt help at all.
>
> Also..i was looking at several ways to delay sevices with dependencies,
> but then i really dont know what service loads "last" and to put a
> dependency of "workstation" service so it loads after the LAST service
> started.
>
> I also checked GPE and made a policy to logon only after network
> initializion...but this didnt work either.
>
> SHORT: I need "workstation" service *preferably" starting as the LAST
> thing in my system so, after everything else is loaded the computer
> looks at the network for files/folders LAST.
>

"Aaron Kelley" wrote:

> Hello, just so you know...
> This newsgroup is for dealing with issues specific to 64-bit versions of
> Windows.  If you are running XP SP2, you may have better luck posting in one
> of the Windows XP newsgroups.
>
>  - Aaron
>
> "flexy" <gwra***@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1157411670.387872.40880@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
> >i have a problem experiencing a 20sec delay booting XP SP2, and i
> > figured out the reason for
> > this delay is the "workstation" service which looks for files/folders
> > in my little private network.
> >
> > The PROBLEM now is that this delay (while 'workstation' gets the list
> > of files/folders on a laptop in the network) the whole boot-process
> > HALTS/delays - until the network-icon pop-ups in the tray and the boot
> > finishes.
> >
> > The problem is NOT the 20 seconds....but the fact that this delay
> > messes up some icons in the tray...certain applications wont show their
> > icons in the tray. (Eg. virus checker, MBM5 etc.).
> > The applications are running but their icons are not shown.
> >
> > So...i was reading into changing the order of services, and.or putting
> > 'workstation' in a new 'servicegrouporder' in the registry which i
> > made.."loadlast". But this didnt help at all.
> >
> > Also..i was looking at several ways to delay sevices with dependencies,
> > but then i really dont know what service loads "last" and to put a
> > dependency of "workstation" service so it loads after the LAST service
> > started.
> >
> > I also checked GPE and made a policy to logon only after network
> > initializion...but this didnt work either.
> >
> > SHORT: I need "workstation" service *preferably" starting as the LAST
> > thing in my system so, after everything else is loaded the computer
> > looks at the network for files/folders LAST.
> >
>
>
>

"Aaron Kelley" wrote:

> Hello, just so you know...
> This newsgroup is for dealing with issues specific to 64-bit versions of
> Windows.  If you are running XP SP2, you may have better luck posting in one
> of the Windows XP newsgroups.
>
>  - Aaron
>
> "flexy" <gwra***@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1157411670.387872.40880@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
> >i have a problem experiencing a 20sec delay booting XP SP2, and i
> > figured out the reason for
> > this delay is the "workstation" service which looks for files/folders
> > in my little private network.
> >
> > The PROBLEM now is that this delay (while 'workstation' gets the list
> > of files/folders on a laptop in the network) the whole boot-process
> > HALTS/delays - until the network-icon pop-ups in the tray and the boot
> > finishes.
> >
> > The problem is NOT the 20 seconds....but the fact that this delay
> > messes up some icons in the tray...certain applications wont show their
> > icons in the tray. (Eg. virus checker, MBM5 etc.).
> > The applications are running but their icons are not shown.
> >
> > So...i was reading into changing the order of services, and.or putting
> > 'workstation' in a new 'servicegrouporder' in the registry which i
> > made.."loadlast". But this didnt help at all.
> >
> > Also..i was looking at several ways to delay sevices with dependencies,
> > but then i really dont know what service loads "last" and to put a
> > dependency of "workstation" service so it loads after the LAST service
> > started.
> >
> > I also checked GPE and made a policy to logon only after network
> > initializion...but this didnt work either.
> >
> > SHORT: I need "workstation" service *preferably" starting as the LAST
> > thing in my system so, after everything else is loaded the computer
> > looks at the network for files/folders LAST.
> >
>
>
>

"Jud Hendrix" <n***@none.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 5 Sep 2006 09:01:02 -0700, Grand_Poohbah
> <GrandPooh***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>Aaron - this IS the Windows XP SP2 newsgroup -- the WinXP64-bit newsgroup
>>is
>>another newsgroup.
>
> Actually, this message is cross-posted to 3 groups, so you're both correct
> :-))
>
> jud

"Jud Hendrix" <n***@none.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 6 Sep 2006 00:37:43 -0500, "DP" <nospamxx@xyzddd.com> wrote:
>
>>Wow! Seems like we've entered some kind of spatial newsgroup warp where a
>>statement and its exact opposite are both true simultaneously!
>
> It's like politics.....
>
> :-))
>
> j

"Jud Hendrix" <n***@none.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 6 Sep 2006 08:38:56 -0600, "Colin Barnhorst"
> <colinbarharst(remo***@msn.com> wrote:
>
>>No, its like my wife.
>
> Is your wife a sister of Rumsfeld? :-))
>
> jud

> On 4 Sep 2006 16:14:30 -0700, "flexy" <gwra***@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >The problem is NOT the 20 seconds....but the fact that this delay
> >messes up some icons in the tray...certain applications wont show their
> >icons in the tray. (Eg. virus checker, MBM5 etc.).
> >The applications are running but their icons are not shown.
>
> Right click your Taskbar, and in the Taskbar tab click Customize. You get a
> list of applications which show up in the tray, and if you click the
> behavior, you can select to set them to Hide When Inactive or Always Show
> or Always Hide. I leave it up to you to select what status you should set
> it for your applications ;-)
>
> jud