Default mandatory profile is slow to logon - is this normal?

[morganw]

I've found that when I create a mandatory profile for Windows 7 (by copying the default profile from the workstation - as supported by Microsoft), logging in with this profile takes about 1 minute 30 seconds. The two bits where it seems to pause for a while are 'Applying Folder Redirection' and 'Preparing Desktop'. The same delays occur when logging and building a letting a local profile build. If I make a profile by an unsupported method (i.e. log in with an account then using Windows Enabler to get a copy of the resulting profile) it only takes about 10 seconds to log in.

Is it normal for the default mandatory profile from a Windows 7 install to take 1 minute 30 seconds to log in?

[SYNACK]

Look through the event log to see exactly what stage of the process is causing the delay, it could be something to do with network conditions or permissions etc.

[morganw]

No errors in the event log, everything looks normal and works with no problems. It's just slow to login.

[morganw]

I've just noticed this

Log Name: Application
Source: ESENT
Date: 19/06/2011 16:42:33
Event ID: 220
Task Category: Logging/Recovery
Level: Information
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: W7XSTEST.penrice.internal
Description:
WinMail (2924) WindowsMail0: Beginning the backup of the file C:\Users\morganw\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail\WindowsMail.MSMessageStore (size 2 Mb).
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="ESENT" />
<EventID Qualifiers="0">220</EventID>
<Level>4</Level>
<Task>3</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2011-06-19T15:42:33.000000000Z" />
<EventRecordID>466</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer>W7XSTEST.penrice.internal</Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
<Data>WinMail</Data>
<Data>2924</Data>
<Data>WindowsMail0: </Data>
<Data>C:\Users\morganw\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Win dows Mail\WindowsMail.MSMessageStore</Data>
<Data>2 Mb</Data>
</EventData>
</Event>

Maybe this is doing it.

[Dave84]

That Windows Mail thing doesn't help but it shouldn't slow it down by that much. If you remove the stubpath value from the registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Active Setup\Installed Components\{44BBA840-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C} it should stop that error appearing.

Also what antivirus are you using?

[morganw]

I think as part of the profile setup it generates about 12mb of mailbox data for the user, then initiates a backup of it which adds another 2mb. Overall the profile picks up about 20mb of data during the login.
Thanks for the registry tip, I'll take a look.
Antivirus is Microsoft Forefront Endpoint Protection 2010.

[nephilim]

20mb???? Jesus...cut it down to 2 or less, then you will be laughing.

[morganw]

The mandatory proflie is about 2, but when logging it it grows to 20. Most of it being down to the setup and backup of Windows mail.

[nephilim]

Take out Windows mail, use Outlook as a part of office and exchange server and profile won't grow to more than 5mb (ours hover at around 2.9mb fully loaded)

[morganw]

Is the registry edit above the only way to get rid of it with automation? We use Google Apps so we don't need a local mail client.

[nephilim]

There's your problem....Google apps has a track record of grinding profiles to a halt. Half the businesses that use it switched to office 365 and its still only in beta!!!

[morganw]

It's been three years and I wouldn't trade it in for anything else, Office 365 included :-)

[SYNACK]

It's been three years and I wouldn't trade it in for anything else, Office 365 included :-)

Not even fast logons?

[morganw]

Fast logons and make iTunes and Quicktime disappear, then maybe we've got a deal.

[nephilim]

Why do you have itunes and quicktime on there?????