John:

This approach with the disk clean-up and defrag helped somewhat;  I'm also 
going to look at the MSconfig menu, and selective start-up possibility that 
Steve suggested earlier, but I'm going to check with my XYL just to be sure 
I don't cut out any programs she wants.

We're making progress, though, which is the important thing here.

73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: Off Topic: Nagging Windows XP Question


> same as the other versions, start menu\all programs\accessories\system 
> tools
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 3:52 PM
> Subject: Re: Off Topic: Nagging Windows XP Question
>
>
>>    Bob:
>>
>> I'll keep looking here, because I know I've done it before, but where do
>> you
>> find disk clean-up and defrag in Windows XP?
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Bob Tinney" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 3:43 PM
>> Subject: Re: Off Topic: Nagging Windows XP Question
>>
>>
>>> Hi Tom,
>>> First, run disk cleanup and then run disk defrag.  That should help a
>>> lot.
>>> 73
>>> Bob, [log in to unmask], K8LR
>>> Skype Name: bobtinn
>>> Life is full of challenges, that's what makes it interesting!
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "T Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2007 3:37 PM
>>> Subject: Off Topic: Nagging Windows XP Question
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi, all.
>>>
>>> Lately, I have been noticing a problem with this particular PC, and I
>>> think
>>> it's a Windows XP problem.
>>>
>>> Specifically, I use a number of shortcut keys for various applications 
>>> in
>>> Windows.  These include alt control W for Word, alt control O for 
>>> Outlook
>>> Express, and alt control D for Duxbury.
>>>
>>> What I am noticing is it is taking longer and longer for a particular
>>> application to come up, once the particular shortcut key combination is
>>> pressed.  Sometimes, it ttakes as long as 30 seconds to a minute!
>>>
>>> I don't have this problem on my laptop computer.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions as to what might be causing these delays, and how I 
>>> might
>>> get rid of them?
>>>
>>> Thanks, and 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>>
>