Have a look in the servers folder in the system folder. Users have a habit of checking the box that says reconnect on startup every time they connect to a server. Results in dozens of alias's in the servers folder and slows things down. Particularly if the alias points to a network volume that is unavailable. HTH Rob
On 15/12/05 11:29 AM, "Craig Ringer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > David Noel wrote: >> I've got a problem in restarting on my 450 Mhz iMac running system 9.2. >> Restarting is normal up to the stage where the Desktop and menu bar >> appear, with >> the Desktop showing devices and file icons correctly. However in the >> last month >> or so, folders in use do not open, and the system appears frozen and >> unresponsive. After waiting for about 2 minutes, however, in-use folders do >> appear, and I can proceed. > > Most of the macs at work do this. As far as I can tell it's related to > network access - mostly, I think, connecting to the servers they're set > to use on boot, and so on. I haven't found a workaround yet, which is > very annoying when you need to reboot five times a day. > > -- > Craig Ringer > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro >