And lo On Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:08:06 -0000, scott <sco### [at] scottcom> did  
spake thusly:

> On my laptop I have 2 network drives mapped, and a network printer.  It  
> works fine when connected to the network that these devices are on.   
> However if I go to a different network (eg home WLAN) then windows   
> explorer becomes almost impossible to use.  Every single time I click a  
> folder or file the explorer window hangs completely for 10 or 20 seconds.
>
> If I am not connected to any network, or I remove the two network maps  
> and the printer, this problem disappears.  This makes me think explorer  
> is somehow searching for these network resources, even when there is no  
> chance to find them.
>
> How do other people cope with this, I can't be the only one in this  
> situation?

Hmm okay you don't say which version of Windows you're running, but in  
Folder options try turning off "Automatically search for network folders  
and printers" if that doesn't work try turning off the SSDP service.

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Phil Cook

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