Spyware Sucks

(Note: I have seen this problem - you'd be surprised how much a 20 second or so delay can irritate users.)

You can request a hotfix using this online request page: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=935195

PROBLEM:

In an Active Directory directory service domain environment, you configure the Internet Explorer Maintenance Group Policy settings. A user logs on to the domain from a Windows XP-based, or a Windows Server 2003-based client computer that has Internet Explorer 7 installed. However, the user experiences a 20-second logon delay compared with a client computer that has Internet Explorer 6 installed.

To verify this delay, you can view the contents of the Branding log file (Brndlog.txt) for Internet Explorer Maintenance.

Note The Brndlog.txt file is in the following folder:

%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Internet Explorer

In the Branding log file, you may see the information that resembles the following:

10/25/2007 10:36:37        Refreshing browser settings...
10/25/2007 10:36:37        Broadcasting "Windows settings change" to all top level windows...
10/25/2007 10:36:57        Done.

This sample shows that a 20-second delay occurs in the following phase:

Broadcasting "Windows settings change" to all top level windows

Internet Explorer 7 introduced an error that causes this problem. This error occurs when Internet Explorer 7 parses command line parameters.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/941158