We have just installed a new server with MS 2008 R2. Moved all users over this past weekend and opening Excel and Word is SLOW as molasses. Their home directories and shared directories are on the new server. Everyone is complaining. I found that this happens with Windows 7, but all our PC's are Windows XP. Any recommendations?
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Accessing Word/Excel on Windows Server 2008 R2 slow
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cmeagan656
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You say that you installed a new server and moved the users, etc. over. What did you do with the old server? Did you shut it down? Are there any mapped drives still pointing to the old server?
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The old server is still in use, it runs Netware 5.1 and only our mfg software is on that until we upgrade to a version that utilizes MS Server and MS SQL. We did keep the files also on the old server, but do not point them to them.
I checked and no files have been updated, so we are pointing all user files correctly to the new server.
I checked and no files have been updated, so we are pointing all user files correctly to the new server.
Windows 2008 still suffers from SMB signing issues ( google it), I disable signing if internal security is not an issue.
SMB 2.0 vs ver 1 is also an issue, particularly with MS Office files opening slowly, Win 2008 defaults to ver 2.0, you may want to set to ver 1.0, google SMB 2.0 issues. Had servers with ver 2.0... files which took a few seconds to load with SMB 1.0 took 3+ minutes with SMB 2.0
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SMB 2.0 vs ver 1 is also an issue, particularly with MS Office files opening slowly, Win 2008 defaults to ver 2.0, you may want to set to ver 1.0, google SMB 2.0 issues. Had servers with ver 2.0... files which took a few seconds to load with SMB 1.0 took 3+ minutes with SMB 2.0
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Did you try lowering the SMB protocol ver to 1.0 at the server?
Have you checked the wiring infrastructure for errors? Windows is more sensitive to errors on the wires. Have you tried a direct connection from a wks to the server without a switch in place, with a new patch cord?
If you have managed switches, check the ports for errors; if you wires are up to CAT specs, you should see few errors, if any. If you wiring is good shape disable flow control, see if that helps. Possible spanning tree issue?
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Chernobyl disaster..a must see pictorial
Have you checked the wiring infrastructure for errors? Windows is more sensitive to errors on the wires. Have you tried a direct connection from a wks to the server without a switch in place, with a new patch cord?
If you have managed switches, check the ports for errors; if you wires are up to CAT specs, you should see few errors, if any. If you wiring is good shape disable flow control, see if that helps. Possible spanning tree issue?
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Chernobyl disaster..a must see pictorial
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