I have been search for a solution to that 10 to 15 second delay when accessing network directories and thought this would be it, BUT when I checked my registry, this file is already gone and XP is still slow to access the network drives initially. Once it has accessed a drive, XP seems to remember and is pulls them up fast the next time, but eventually as I change from directory to directory, it starts again. I've also noticed that when working in a program that accesses a file on one of the network drives, sometimes it takes so long for XP to access the network, that the program I'm using has started to time out.
Any suggestions would be SO greatly appreciated. I know it's only 10 or 15 seconds, but it's a real pain in the net.