I use the Dragon NaturallySpeaking Voice Recognition program. When I run it (in WordPerfect), I need all the power my CPU can give me. I go to RUN/MSCONFIG - and uncheck *every* box except "Systray." I usually end up (after re-booting) with 98% free resources - and Dragon flies! Nothing else seems to suffer. When I'm done, I'll go back to MSCONFIG and re-check the boxes and re-boot again. P.S. I appreciated the referral to "Streamlining Startup." It was helpful in knowing what some of these things are that I turn off! <grin> -- Regards! Dana Dana Joan Ciardi from sunny Jupiter, Florida **************************************************************** Patience is a minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue. - Ambrose Bierce **************************************************************** Demetri Kolokotronis wrote: > > After reading "Streamlining Startup", and making some changes, my User > Free memory jumped to 80 percent after startup, highest it has been in > some time. > > Thanks. > > Demetri Kolokotronis Curious about the people moderating your messages? Visit our staff web site: http://nospin.com/pc/staff.html