I have never experienced the problem myself, but see if either of these make
a difference. Read them both.
321169 - Slow SMB Performance When You Copy Files from Windows XP to a
Windows 2000 Domain
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=321169
New registry entry for controlling the TCP Acknowledgment (ACK) behavior in
Windows XP and in Windows Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/328890
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Phillip Windell [MCP, MVP, CCNA]
www.wandtv.com
"Mark L." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> We just went from a Windows 2000 Server to a Windows 2003 Server. Ever
> since upgrading to 2003 Server, (I don't mean that we did an actual
> "upgrade", we wiped the server clean then installed 2003), browsing to a
> shared folder which contains LOTS of word docs or excel spreadsheets takes
> forever (We have all Windows XP PRO Workstations). What I mean is, when I
> finally get to the folder in question and double-click on it, I just get a
> blank explorer window with the little flashlight for about 15-20 seconds
> before it displays the files within the folder. This delay never happened
> with the 2000 Server. DNS is setup properly, but I was wondering if
> installing WINS would help at all.
>
> Any comments / suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.
>
>
>
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