Very slow Windows 2000 Server

[netadmin19355]

I have a Windows 2000 Server that basically has a weird slowness issue. It basically freezes for about 5 seconds every minutes or so. Literally, when you are on the server, and you are trying to do something, it will freeze every minute or so. I have no idea what to do.

I did some Windows 2000 performace monitoring, and all seems normal. Any ideas?

Thanks,
Wes

 

[PoliMalaka]

Any processes using up the CPU?
Check the Task Manager, processes, sort by CPU usage.

 

[netadmin19355]

Nope. CPU is VERY small. Idle is mostly above 90%. This server has 2 gigs of memory as well. I am lost

 

[PoliMalaka]

Do you have any mapped network drived that are no longer in use?

 

[netadmin19355]

Yes I do. But would that make the server slow doing OTHER things other than windows explorer?

 

[PoliMalaka]

Let me be more clear.
Once upon a time we had removed several servers from the network.
After this, many other servers that had drives mapped to the ones removed we excruciatingly slow. This slowness was from explorer trying to resolve those network paths.
Once the drives were deleted or a "new user" logged on this completely disappeared.

Are you seeing slowness from the client side or only when logged in as a particular user?

 

[netadmin19355]

I am seeing slowness on BOTH the client and the server. Yes, I remember I have had the same issue you are speaking of. Removing the drives DOES resolve that, but this is something different. Any thoughts?

 

[PoliMalaka]

Did this problem just pop up all of the sudden?
have you made any changes to your network switches or the NIC on this server?
I have noticed slowness from the client side when a server's NIC and the switch port are not configured correctly. (many of ours need to be hard set to 100/full).
What is this server's function?
Can you try antivirus or a spy ware app to determine if hidden processes are gumming it up?