Good suggestion Bob. If auto-file scan and/or email scan is left on sometimes it can be cumbersome with some AV apps. ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Noble To: pcductape@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 2:13 PM Subject: [pcductape] Re: Programs load slow You might also try disabling your antivirus for a bit and see if that helps. You might also do a control alt delete and look at the processes just after you start something to see what is using all the resources. Bob Noble www.sonic.net/bnoble ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl Martin" <ctm007@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pcductape@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 11:06 AM Subject: [pcductape] Re: Programs load slow To unsubscribe from this list send an email to pcductape-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field OR by logging into the Web interface. To view the message archives simply go to: http://www.freelists.org/archives/pcductape/ Take a look at our homepage at http://sanneumann.home.comcast.net/