Gabe;
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"Gabe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:058d01c3d64e$28f5dae0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I installed Windows SP1 yesterday. Today I noticed that
> it takes a long time for any microsoft programs to open
> or retrieve files (Word, Excel). Does that have anything
> to do with SP1? Also, when you click the right mouse
> button, it takes a long time before you see the menu (The
> hourglass stays for a while). this is highly unusual
> since normally these things will happen in a snap!
> Thank you
> Gabe
>