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ss_blake · 09-12-2007, 02:00 AM

I started services.msc during this pause and determined that WORKSTATION SERVICE was stuck on "Starting" this whole time (45s) before it finally "Started".

Why does Workstation Service take so long to start? The only network service on my computer is Intel certified 802.11b/g/n network card. It is connecting fine to a D-link router (802.11g) using WPA/PSK. If I boot disabling all network (Wifi, LAN, Bluetooth), it still takes the Workstation Service 20-30s to start?

If I disable Workstation Service during startup, the startup "pause" disappears. However, I understand this service is important for Vista.

Any idea what is going on with Workstation service? Next step?

09-12-2007, 02:00 AM	#2 (permalink)
ss_blake Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 5 OS: Vista Business 32bit	Re: Long PAUSE during Vista startup I started services.msc during this pause and determined that WORKSTATION SERVICE was stuck on "Starting" this whole time (45s) before it finally "Started". Why does Workstation Service take so long to start? The only network service on my computer is Intel certified 802.11b/g/n network card. It is connecting fine to a D-link router (802.11g) using WPA/PSK. If I boot disabling all network (Wifi, LAN, Bluetooth), it still takes the Workstation Service 20-30s to start? If I disable Workstation Service during startup, the startup "pause" disappears. However, I understand this service is important for Vista. Any idea what is going on with Workstation service? Next step?