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I have a laptop which is not associated with a domain (it's on the default "WORKGROUP"). When I log in, the computer hangs on "Applying your personal settings" for a very long time. Do you have any idea what I can do to fix this?

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check the Event Log, always a good place to start with, post more information if you find any errors. – Molly7244 Dec 16 '09 at 2:33
There are no errors on the Event Log – user21604 Dec 16 '09 at 4:00
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Have seen this in a couple of different cases.

System has a wireless and wired connection. Turning off wireless connection and assuring wired connection was properly configured resolved the issue. Never found satisfactory explanation but it worked.

Have you logged on as a different user? Same issue? If so, possibly a profile issue.

What happens if you log on in safe mode?

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Login on in safe mode is fast. Login in as a different user caused the same issue – user21604 Dec 16 '09 at 4:00
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Try running msconfig and disable all startup items and try again. If that helps, work through list adding items one at time. It will take some time but may point to problem area – Dave M Dec 16 '09 at 13:06
Will try this and let you know. – user21604 Dec 16 '09 at 20:37
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I have been in your same situation, eventually it recovers from the hang. Seems to be normal, depends much on the domain, and to a lesser extent on the laptop.

Does this happen with other domains?

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It's not on a domain, it's just on a workgroup (which is the default for Windows XP). The laptop is not part of a network. – user21604 Dec 16 '09 at 3:03
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This happens to a lot of older computers. A less "elegant" solution may be to create a new profile and move files over from the old. It's "hacky" but might work and be quick. Then again it may not work for your situation.

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