From: wbe@ubeblock.psr.com.invalid   
      
   "NealJ"  asked:   
   > It takes 5minutes to boot up my XP System to a settled condition; is   
   > there anyway I can reduce this time?   
      
      If you've been good about installing patches and maybe upgraded to newer   
   versions of Internet Explorer over the years, you might not have noticed   
   that they take a lot more RAM to run than was needed years ago.  Having too   
   little RAM will slow things down a lot.   
      
      Another approach, if it's a desktop, is to log out when you're done, but   
   don't shut down the computer -- leave it running all the time.  That way   
   things like your anti-virus software that may download updates at startup   
   won't all be trying to run.   
      
   HTH,   
    -WBE   
      
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