Re: Shared Printer on XP Home takes 45 seconds to show properties dial

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From: grandad35 (grandad35.1kw5q6_at_pcbanter.net)
Date: 02/23/05 

Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 01:26:17 +0000

grandad35 Wrote:
> I have exactly the same problem. My server is 3 months old with
> XP-home. My Laptop has XP-Pro. I have 3 printers connected to the
> server - a Canon i9900 and two HPs. The "Printing Preferences"
> responds across the network almost instantly for the two HPs, but I
> have the same 45 second delay that you see when I access the Canon
> preferences or properties from my Laptop. I get the same 45 second
> delay EVERY time that I access the preferences, even if the dialog was
> closed only one second previously. If I print directly from the
> server, there is no delay.
>
> When I access files on the server from my laptop, there is a similar 20
> second delay for the first access, but there is no delay as long as I
> periodically access files across the network. If there is no network
> activity for at least 10 minutes (I have not experimented to find the
> exact time), the network connection seems to be "lost" and must be
> reestablished with the same 20 second delay penalty. I do not
> experience any delays when changing tabs or information in the
> preferences dialog once it appears.

I found two fixes. I re-ran the "Network Setup Wizard" on the laptop,
specifying that the laptop connects to the Internet through a
residential gateway (the laptop was connected directly to the Internet
when it was originally configured). The access to the Canon Preferences
and Properties are now also almost instant. The shared file access
delay was cured by disabling "Web Client Services" (found in Control
Panel==>Administrative Tools==>Services==>Web Client). This fix was
given int
(http://tinyurl.com/6jqhv). 

-- 
grandad35

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