Slow-Link Detection Does Not Work in a Windows NT 4.0 Domain with Roaming Profiles (304102)

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP2
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP1
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional SP2

This article was previously published under Q304102

SYMPTOMS

In a Microsoft Windows NT 4.0-based domain environment, logging on to your Windows 2000-based computer may take a long time over a slow link if you are using roaming profiles.

CAUSE

Slow-link detection does not work under the indicated conditions because the socket provider is not initialized. If the computer is a member of a Windows 2000-based domain, the socket provider is initialized before the link speed is detected during calls that invoke Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP).

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:

   Date         Time   Version        Size       File name
   ----------------------------------------------------------
   28-Aug-2001  13:23  5.0.2195.3914    222,480  Gdi32.dll
   28-Aug-2001  13:23  5.0.2195.4195    707,856  Kernel32.dll
   25-Jun-2001  18:17  3.10.0.103        47,808  User.exe
   28-Aug-2001  13:23  5.0.2195.3914    379,664  User32.dll
   28-Aug-2001  13:23  5.0.2195.4254    368,400  Userenv.dll
   20-Aug-2001  21:31  5.0.2195.4184  1,642,160  Win32k.sys
   23-Aug-2001  21:39  5.0.2195.4235    178,960  Winlogon.exe
   28-Aug-2001  13:23  5.0.2195.4121    243,472  Winsrv.dll

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about roaming profiles and Windows 2000, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

243420 Roaming Profile Creation in Windows Using the "Copy To" Command

For additional information about how to obtain a hotfix for Windows 2000 Datacenter Server, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

265173 The Datacenter Program and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Product

For additional information about how to install multiple hotfixes with only one reboot, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

296861 Use QChain.exe to Install Multiple Hotfixes with One Reboot

For additional information about how to install Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 hotfixes at the same time, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

249149 Installing Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows 2000 Hotfixes

Modification Type:	Minor	Last Reviewed:	9/26/2005
Keywords:	kbHotfixServer kbQFE kbbug kbfix kbSysAdmin kbWin2000PreSP3Fix kbWin2000sp3fix KB304102