Question : WINS, do I use or not?

Hello Experts

I would like to know if I should add WINS service back into my network or not.  The environment is all Windows 2003 servers and Windows XP clients.  I removed WINS about a month ago because I believe that DNS takes the place of this service.  Ever since I have done this, the network client PC's take between 2 - 6 minutes to boot up.  I have even had instances where the PC took 10 - 12 minutes to get to a usable Desktop.  I am conteplating reinstalling WINS again.  

Your advice, thoughts, and help are greatly appreciated.

Answer : WINS, do I use or not?

That is most likely your problem. DHCP can pass down your DNS servers addresses. Also with DHCP client disabled, you might not easily get a DHCP address.