Re: New Laptop Very Slow Applying GPO Software

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From: Andrew Hargreaves (andrew_at_gascall.co.uk)
Date: 11/20/04

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    Date: 19 Nov 2004 16:10:20 -0800

    "Marka" <marka@REMOVETH1Slamberteng.com> wrote in message news:<uc2Q1ZizEHA.1404@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>...
    > We have just bought a brand new HP compaq nx7010 laptop.
    >
    > I have done all the windows updates and joined the machine to our domain.
    >
    > We apply most of our software through GPO and have about 80 clients,
    > (including laptops) running win2000 or winXP, which we have successfully
    > applied the same exact same software packages.
    >
    > The problem I am having with this one laptop is that it takes a very long
    > time to apply software installation packages.
    >
    > It took over an hour to apply office2000 standard, sat at the "installing
    > managed software office 2k....." prompt with the hdd led flickering every
    > now and again.
    > It all installed OK but took ages.
    >
    >
    > Why should I be having problems with just this one laptop when all the other
    > machines installed OK very quickly??
    >
    > Any help greatly appreciated.
    >
    > Thanks in Advance
    >
    > Mark

    Whenever I have had problems like this, I find that I haven't added
    the DNS Server to the TCP/IP settings on the new PC. Could it be that?

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