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Windows 2008 Server R2 Domain resources, ie.. computers, printers are taking a long time to discover and show changes.

I updated my network from SBS 2003 to Windows 2008 R2 a few months back, and am noticing some poor performance in showing network resources, and acknowledging changes. On a Windows 7 computer when I click on Network in Windows Explorer it takes several minutes to show the list, sometime it doesn't show at all. Same on my XP machines. It doesn't do this every time though, occasionally they come right up.

My latest test that really shows this is a simple HP printer. I loaded it on one of my Windows 2003 x64 servers. I loaded it's IP address and added the universal PCL driver and it prints fine from the server. I add it to my local Windows 7 system and it completes. When I try to print a test document, it shows offline, then after anywhere from 3 to 10 minutes, it will print the page. At that point it print okay. I changed the share name, reloaded the printer it takes the same 3 to 10 minutes. It also does this when I unplug the printer and reconnect it.

These problems may not be related, or I might not have enough information. Let me know what you need me to post for better info.
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I ran dcdiag, there were some 1203 errors. I will copy one.
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7600]

         An error event occurred.  EventID: 0x00009018
            Time Generated: 06/14/2010   09:58:44
            Event String:
            The following fatal alert was generated: 10. The internal error stat
e is 1203.

There were a lot of printer errors. I think they were loading from my pc as, I use RDC to get to my server, it is ESX.
            An error event occurred.  EventID: 0x00000457
            Time Generated: 06/14/2010   10:53:23
            Event String:
            Driver HP Universal Printing PCL 5 required for printer !!Servername!HP2055 is unknown. Contact the administrator to install the driver before you log in again.

TCP/IP is enabled.

Please look in the Event viewer post the error from there.
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My apologies for being so late...2 months almost in getting back to this. I have had a number of other problems that outwieghed this one. From some reading I have been able to do, others seem to be having similar problems. Are there any known issues with this on Windows 2008 R2 and Windows 7?
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I found the answer to this, thanks to everyone for their comments. It was a Master Browser and Election issue. Windows Server 2008 does not automatically set themselves as MB's, which in thinking, is a good thing.
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I am not sure how to give out points on a question like this. Darius did put time into the question, which makes me think he deserves something for his time.