Hello,

This problem has been plaguing me for a long time and I've yet to find a
solution. Windows XP Pro is very slow when launching applications and it
can take up to 20 seconds at times before the application will even start to
load. The problem is not isolated any application in particular as it
occurs with everything ranging from the simple applications such as task
manager or Explorer and larger apps like Paint Shop Pro and Word/Excel.
Once the application loads everything runs smoothly. The system itself is
more than adequate as I'm running a P4 3GHz with 1GB RAM. I am running a
(very) small network (1 Win2k box and this XP box) connected through a
router. This is actually where I think the problem lies....my best guess is
that it's trying to access or search for something across the network.
Win2k runs flawlessly and I do not see the same problems on it.

any thoughts or comments appreciated.

Thanks,

Greg