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Any policy application errors in the Event Log? Do you see any errors if you run RSOP.msc (Resultant Set of Policy tool)?<br />
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Chris
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Any policy application errors in the Event Log? Do you see any errors if you run RSOP.msc (Resultant Set of Policy tool)?

Chris

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check here<br />
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<a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21521491/XP-hangs-at-Applying-computer-settings-Takes-10-minutes-almost-to-get-a-DHCP-address.html" rel="ugc">https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21521491/XP-hangs-at-Applying-computer-settings-Takes-10-minutes-almost-to-get-a-DHCP-address.html</a><br />

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check here

https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21521491/XP-hangs-at-Applying-computer-settings-Takes-10-minutes-almost-to-get-a-DHCP-address.html [https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21521491/XP-hangs-at-Applying-computer-settings-Takes-10-minutes-almost-to-get-a-DHCP-address.html]


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shasunder : &nbsp;the 2nd last comment on this solution was to re-install windows on the machine. Is there any way to solve this without re-installing windows ie: Hotfix / quickfix etc. This machine belongs to the CEO and to take his laptop away to re-install every thing is not an option.
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shasunder :  the 2nd last comment on this solution was to re-install windows on the machine. Is there any way to solve this without re-installing windows ie: Hotfix / quickfix etc. This machine belongs to the CEO and to take his laptop away to re-install every thing is not an option.

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The problem was that there was two entries for the machine name in the dns reverse lookup zone that the computer was in.
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The problem was that there was two entries for the machine name in the dns reverse lookup zone that the computer was in.

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A user (not all users) is having a problem that when he logs into his laptop running Windows XP SP3, it gets to the applying computer settings and waits there for 5 minutes before he sees his desktop. I have re-newed his IP Address, all DHCP information is correct. I have Flushed the IPConfig cache and cleared off all temp files in his profile. DNS is working fine.
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A user (not all users) is having a problem that when he logs into his laptop running Windows XP SP3, it gets to the applying computer settings and waits there for 5 minutes before he sees his desktop. I have re-newed his IP Address, all DHCP information is correct. I have Flushed the IPConfig cache and cleared off all temp files in his profile. DNS is working fine.

Applying computer settings takes 5 minutes before user see desktop

Microsoft Windows XP is the sixth release of the NT series of operating systems, and was the first to be marketed in a variety of editions: XP Home and XP Professional, designed for business and power users. The advanced features in XP Professional are generally disabled in Home Edition, but are there and can be activated. There were two 64-bit editions, an embedded edition and a tablet edition.

Windows XP

The Domain Name System (DNS) is a hierarchical, globally distributed system responsible for associating the name of a computer, service or other resource into an IP address for connecting to the Internet or a private network. Most prominently, it translates domain names to the numerical IP addresses needed for the purpose of computer services and devices worldwide.