Well - this took a while to fix, but it reared it's ugly head in another guise where another member of the domain couldn't create a profile in outlook 2013.

The fix is as follows;

Windows...

Hold that thought. what I previously posted was incorrect. But I have discovered how to speed it up;

These machine are part of a Samba Domain - if I log in as a local account - these issues go...

I've got a bit warmer:

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime : 10.0.50903 - removing this fixed the issue on one machine, however not the original machine with the issues.
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Thanks for that - I'll try that tomorrow.

Ok - I just had a look at that machine. Command Prompt (User mode) comes up quick, as you would expect.

Admin command prompt behaves as follows;
1. Instantly clears the desktop and throws up the...

Thanks for your musings. A reasonably expert user has been using this system for about 2 months, after which time I have performed the scan. I wouldn't have expected to see any faults, either, and...

Hi Imaneke,

Thanks for the suggestions.

These faults were present immediately after a fresh build. Yes - sfc /scannow came up with issues - but they revolved around directory ownership. I...

Hi There,

I've burnt a hole in google's bottom line search for answers for this, but I have come up negative on all counts.

Hence I have to change from been a lurker to a poster.

Machine: 4...