Vista Startup Delay

Could you please test this;

If you have 10-15 seconds delay/hangup between the login and wireless connection, connect to AC power, open your device manager and make sure all devices (especially Ethernet, Modem, Bluetooth), make sure your power manager software wont disable any devices/drivers, restart your system and check if it still delays.

In my case (after ~20 fresh installations) I noticed that the delay started right after disabling Bluetooth PAN. Same also goes for Ethernet.

The only solution was disabling the Workstation service so I thought it should be IP/Network related.

So I tried disabling Bluetooth PAN and unchecked it in Firewall (Control Panel > Windows Firewall > Change Settings > Advanced > unchecked Bluetooth Network) and the startup/wireless connection did not delay.

So my solution is: Instead of disabling the Workstation service, disabling the firewall for disabled network devices or making sure the power managment software wont disable it if its listed under firewall..

Please let me know if this works for you...

 

Mine also takes a while to connect to a wired network (around 15-20 secs). For wireless it's more than 40 secs. I am talking about immediately after start up.

 

Did you try my suggestion.

I have a TZ17 (SSD & 4965AGN) and it no longer delays..

Make sure that none of the network devices listed in Firewall is or gets disabled by vaio power management..

 

mine connects right away... once i see my desktop.. open any internet application and i'm online.. wireless or not.

 

http://www.google.com/search?q=vista+workstation+delay
http://www.google.com/search?q=vista+workstation+startup

 

This did indeed help in cutting the internet confirmation time...considering it for Vista tips thank you.

 

Please, if you add this to the tweaks add a BIG OBVIOUS caveat, that this tweak will render local networks inaccessible. Any files you share on a local network will be unavailable.

Gary

 

Worked like a charm!

 

The tweak is not disabling the Workstation service. Instead disabling the firewall for disabled network devices or making sure the power managment software wont disable it if its listed under firewall..

 

I already disabled my bluetooth device with the sony utility. I haven't tried disabling the workstation service. I think it's safe for me to do so since I don't share any network drives. Can I make it "manual" start up?

 

What's is the use of disabling the firewall for devices that are already disabled?

 

Sorry, the google links you posted talked about the disable Workstation service, I misunderstood and thought Flamenko was referring to that as there was no quote in his reply.

Gary

 

See, here is another instance where folks are thinking the tweak is to disable the Workstation service. There is some confusion about this.

Gary

 

I think the point is the firewall may not realize the devices are disabled and is continuing to look for them, hence the slow down. By telling the firewall, the devices are no longer there it stops looking for them.

Gary

 

Sorry about that, if workstation service is disabled you wont be able to connect to shared folders/printers on your network.

 

The bluetooth PAN is not even present in the windows firewall settings. Also disabling the workstation(just a try) doesn't have any effect in the slow network connectivity during start up in my system.

 

I think your problem is different than this.

 

I will Gary.

I have been having trouble with an installation on one of the ssds, in that, the internet takes about 15-20 seconds to confirm after everything else is done. I was cutting my head off trying to figure it out.

This worked great. My confirmation on this drive is now instant.

 

like another member said...when i disable bluetooth, the bluetooth firewall setting is not even listed under the windows firewall advanced tab, so i'm assuming windows automatically disables it?

also...when i leave bluetooth enabled, the delay is still there, so i dont think this is the issue?

when i disable the workstation service, the delay is gone, but i need the workstation service =/

any other suggestions?

 

Check the device manager. Are any of your devices disabled?

 

nope...everything is enabled as far as i know from the device manager

what is power management software? and how do i know that it is not disabling anything?

thanks