DNS is running at a remote location and I am not sure if we have a catalog server running. We are running an NT 4 domain. I hope this helps. Should I turn on DNS on the Seattle server? Thanks again, Daryl _____ From: Jensen, Douglas [mailto:douglas.jensen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 12:18 PM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Re: Machines running slow. Is DNS running on your server at the store or is it at a remote location and do you have a local catalog server or is that remote? Douglas Jensen Douglas.Jensen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Voice (952) 402-9821 Fax (952) 402-9815 Network Administrator Scott Carver Dakota CAP Agency, Inc. 712 Canterbury Road Shakopee, MN 55379 www.capagency.org _____ From: Daryl Ehrenheim [mailto:d.ehrenheim@xxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 11:38 AM To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [windows2000] Machines running slow. This may not be an appropriate question for a Windows 2000 group, but here it goes. We have 4 machines in one of our departments in our Seattle store that are experiencing computer slowdowns. At first I thought that it was network issue replacing an older hub with a switch. Then they told me that all of their applications including those local to their machine(like Word and Excel) are slow. I then went up to the store and looked for viruses and spyware cr@p, but nothing out of the ordinary. No rogue processes or other various issues. All the machines are different with 1 being a Dell and 3 being custom built at different times. The only thing that I can see that is common to all of the machines is MSN Instant messaging, XP Pro, Office XP or 2003 and Autodesk Software. They each have 256 - 512 MB of Ram and connect to a Windows 2000 server for other various corporate applications. Any ideas would greatly be appreciated. Daryl S. Ehrenheim Network Administrator - Bargreen Ellingson (253) 471-3775