Unavail network drives slow boot (and wake?)

[rokahn]

Users note that XP is slow to boot (or wake?) if normally mounted network drives are unavailable. What's recommended? Mount nothing and navigate to network drives as needed?

[jdhurst]

Users note that XP is slow to boot (or wake?) if normally mounted network drives are unavailable. What's recommended? Mount nothing and navigate to network drives as needed?

That is what I do - and then disconnect when not needed. I use batch files to connect at will and gpedit to disconnect drives automatically on logoff or shutdown. I also do not put laptops on a domain if possible, but mine is not a universal practice. ... JDH

[rokahn]

how to disconnect from network drives upon suspend?

Is gpedit appropriate if we're not using domain user credentials? I've never heard of it before. If it's appropriate for what I'm trying to do, can you suggest a helpful URL?

[jdhurst]

Look up Windows Help on gpedit (it is a standard Windows tool in the administrators tool kit). You may need your admin to set it up. In gpedit are the logon and logoff scripts. Under logoff, create a batch file to disconnect drives. The batch file lives in Windows\System32\Grouppolicy\....\logoff. Enable the batch file with gpedit. Then drives get disconnected on logoff or shutdown, but not suspend. ... JDH