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      14th Oct 2007
I have a new machine. It's stable, fast.

If I run a program by doubleclicking its icon, or selecting it from the
Start menu groups, all is well. It launches immediately as expected.

However, if I launch the same apps using shortcut keys that I've assigned
via the icon's general properties, there is a delay of 12 to 15 seconds. This
happens with any app.

Any idea why the delay, or more importantly, how to eliminate the delay?

Thank you.
 
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"John Ciccone" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>I have a new machine. It's stable, fast.
>
> If I run a program by doubleclicking its icon, or selecting it from the
> Start menu groups, all is well. It launches immediately as expected.
>
> However, if I launch the same apps using shortcut keys that I've assigned
> via the icon's general properties, there is a delay of 12 to 15 seconds.
> This
> happens with any app.
>
> Any idea why the delay, or more importantly, how to eliminate the delay?
>
> Thank you.


I suspect that your shortcut is flawed. Instead of rolling your own,
try copying it from the Startup menu to whereever you want it.


 
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      14th Oct 2007
Thank you, but this happens with all shortcuts with all programs (i.e. Word,
Excel, Outllook, legacy apps, etc.).

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>
> "John Ciccone" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> newsF2D4D82-AEDF-4CC7-BCB5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >I have a new machine. It's stable, fast.
> >
> > If I run a program by doubleclicking its icon, or selecting it from the
> > Start menu groups, all is well. It launches immediately as expected.
> >
> > However, if I launch the same apps using shortcut keys that I've assigned
> > via the icon's general properties, there is a delay of 12 to 15 seconds.
> > This
> > happens with any app.
> >
> > Any idea why the delay, or more importantly, how to eliminate the delay?
> >
> > Thank you.

>
> I suspect that your shortcut is flawed. Instead of rolling your own,
> try copying it from the Startup menu to whereever you want it.
>
>
>

 
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      17th Oct 2007
Can anyone direct me to a person, place or thing for help to resolve this?

This is much more of a problem than I thought it could be. 15 seconds is
long enough for the phone to ring, dog to bark, baby to cry, guy across the
hall to call your name... after which I've forgotten what I was going to the
computer for.

"John Ciccone" wrote:

> I have a new machine. It's stable, fast.
>
> If I run a program by doubleclicking its icon, or selecting it from the
> Start menu groups, all is well. It launches immediately as expected.
>
> However, if I launch the same apps using shortcut keys that I've assigned
> via the icon's general properties, there is a delay of 12 to 15 seconds. This
> happens with any app.
>
> Any idea why the delay, or more importantly, how to eliminate the delay?
>
> Thank you.

 
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      17th Oct 2007
I tried to help you in my first reply by suggesting an easy step:
Instead of you creating your own shortcut, copy an existing,
tried and proven shortcut to your desktop. From your reply
I got the impression that you were not interested in trying
this recipe.


"John Ciccone" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:056B1572-F62F-4F8D-A2EB-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Can anyone direct me to a person, place or thing for help to resolve this?
>
> This is much more of a problem than I thought it could be. 15 seconds is
> long enough for the phone to ring, dog to bark, baby to cry, guy across
> the
> hall to call your name... after which I've forgotten what I was going to
> the
> computer for.
>
> "John Ciccone" wrote:
>
>> I have a new machine. It's stable, fast.
>>
>> If I run a program by doubleclicking its icon, or selecting it from the
>> Start menu groups, all is well. It launches immediately as expected.
>>
>> However, if I launch the same apps using shortcut keys that I've assigned
>> via the icon's general properties, there is a delay of 12 to 15 seconds.
>> This
>> happens with any app.
>>
>> Any idea why the delay, or more importantly, how to eliminate the delay?
>>
>> Thank you.



 
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      17th Oct 2007
Thank you, Pegasus. Apologies if I was unclear in my postings.

You suggest using a "tried and proven shortcut". There aren't any. None of
the shortcuts (keystrokes) on this computer work. All of them, when activated
via keystrokes, create a delay of ~15 seconds.

When I click directly on those shortcut icons, the apps launch properly. If
I go into the properties of those icons, assign a "Shortcut key", then using
that Shortcut key launches the apps after ~15 seconds.

Part of the problem here is dealing with two different definitions of
"shortcut". Hopefully, I've done a better job of describing the issue.



"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> I tried to help you in my first reply by suggesting an easy step:
> Instead of you creating your own shortcut, copy an existing,
> tried and proven shortcut to your desktop. From your reply
> I got the impression that you were not interested in trying
> this recipe.
>
>
> "John Ciccone" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:056B1572-F62F-4F8D-A2EB-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Can anyone direct me to a person, place or thing for help to resolve this?
> >
> > This is much more of a problem than I thought it could be. 15 seconds is
> > long enough for the phone to ring, dog to bark, baby to cry, guy across
> > the
> > hall to call your name... after which I've forgotten what I was going to
> > the
> > computer for.
> >
> > "John Ciccone" wrote:
> >
> >> I have a new machine. It's stable, fast.
> >>
> >> If I run a program by doubleclicking its icon, or selecting it from the
> >> Start menu groups, all is well. It launches immediately as expected.
> >>
> >> However, if I launch the same apps using shortcut keys that I've assigned
> >> via the icon's general properties, there is a delay of 12 to 15 seconds.
> >> This
> >> happens with any app.
> >>
> >> Any idea why the delay, or more importantly, how to eliminate the delay?
> >>
> >> Thank you.

>
>
>

 
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      17th Oct 2007
It seems we need to get the semantics sorted out.

When you go into Windows Explorer (or into "My Computer")
and navigate to the place where an executable file resides, and
when you then double-click this executable, then you are
invoking the application directly. There is no shortcut involved
here. Example:

"c:\program files\Microsoft Office\Office11\winword.exe"

Note the extension ".exe". It means that this is an executable
file. If you cannot see its extension then you must untick the
Explorer option that hides extension of known file types.

Now if you drag winword.exe to the desktop and instruct
Windows to create a shortcut, then the new file on the desktop
is no longer an .exe file. It is a .lnk file. Have a look at your
own desktop folder - it is located here:
c:\documents and settings\JohnC\Desktop.

Now comes the bit that confuses me. You wrote in your
first post "If I run a program by [..] selecting it from the
Start menu groups, all is well. It launches immediately as expected."

Items in the Start Menu groups are normally shortcuts, not
executables. Have a look for yourself - they are here:
c:\documents and settings\JohnC\Start Menu and
c:\documents and settings\All Users\Start Menu

Since, by your own admission, these shortcuts work well,
I suggested that you should copy these very shortcuts to your
desktop, i.e. to c:\documents and settings\JohnC\Desktop.
Don't create a shortcut to the shortcut - you must copy
the whole .lnk file as it is!

While this may not solve the problem, at least it will shed
some light on the issue.


"John Ciccone" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1BAA24DA-3D0A-470C-91F7-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thank you, Pegasus. Apologies if I was unclear in my postings.
>
> You suggest using a "tried and proven shortcut". There aren't any. None of
> the shortcuts (keystrokes) on this computer work. All of them, when
> activated
> via keystrokes, create a delay of ~15 seconds.
>
> When I click directly on those shortcut icons, the apps launch properly.
> If
> I go into the properties of those icons, assign a "Shortcut key", then
> using
> that Shortcut key launches the apps after ~15 seconds.
>
> Part of the problem here is dealing with two different definitions of
> "shortcut". Hopefully, I've done a better job of describing the issue.
>
>
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
>> I tried to help you in my first reply by suggesting an easy step:
>> Instead of you creating your own shortcut, copy an existing,
>> tried and proven shortcut to your desktop. From your reply
>> I got the impression that you were not interested in trying
>> this recipe.
>>
>>
>> "John Ciccone" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:056B1572-F62F-4F8D-A2EB-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Can anyone direct me to a person, place or thing for help to resolve
>> > this?
>> >
>> > This is much more of a problem than I thought it could be. 15 seconds
>> > is
>> > long enough for the phone to ring, dog to bark, baby to cry, guy across
>> > the
>> > hall to call your name... after which I've forgotten what I was going
>> > to
>> > the
>> > computer for.
>> >
>> > "John Ciccone" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I have a new machine. It's stable, fast.
>> >>
>> >> If I run a program by doubleclicking its icon, or selecting it from
>> >> the
>> >> Start menu groups, all is well. It launches immediately as expected.
>> >>
>> >> However, if I launch the same apps using shortcut keys that I've
>> >> assigned
>> >> via the icon's general properties, there is a delay of 12 to 15
>> >> seconds.
>> >> This
>> >> happens with any app.
>> >>
>> >> Any idea why the delay, or more importantly, how to eliminate the
>> >> delay?
>> >>
>> >> Thank you.

>>
>>
>>



 
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      17th Oct 2007
First the strange part: the problem has completely gone away on its own.

Secondly, I should do a better job of explaining in case it's of benefit to
anyone else.

You're correct in that semantics need sorting out. My issue involved two
things:

1. "Shortcut key" as seen when right clicking on an icon or executable,
selecting properties; selecting the 'Shortcut' tab. 3rd field down is
"Shortcut key";

2. Shortcuts as in the .lnk file.

When clicking on any .lnk file, everything was fine.

However, I assign "Shortcut keys" to many of my apps (or sometimes to their
..lnk files).

Now using the "Shortcut key", I might launch Word with Alt-Shift-Ctrl-W.
When entering this "Shortcut key", I would have to wait for ~15 seconds
before Word appeared.

But as I say, everything's fine now. The only thing I've done recently is an
offline defrag.

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> It seems we need to get the semantics sorted out.
>
> When you go into Windows Explorer (or into "My Computer")
> and navigate to the place where an executable file resides, and
> when you then double-click this executable, then you are
> invoking the application directly. There is no shortcut involved
> here. Example:
>
> "c:\program files\Microsoft Office\Office11\winword.exe"
>
> Note the extension ".exe". It means that this is an executable
> file. If you cannot see its extension then you must untick the
> Explorer option that hides extension of known file types.
>
> Now if you drag winword.exe to the desktop and instruct
> Windows to create a shortcut, then the new file on the desktop
> is no longer an .exe file. It is a .lnk file. Have a look at your
> own desktop folder - it is located here:
> c:\documents and settings\JohnC\Desktop.
>
> Now comes the bit that confuses me. You wrote in your
> first post "If I run a program by [..] selecting it from the
> Start menu groups, all is well. It launches immediately as expected."
>
> Items in the Start Menu groups are normally shortcuts, not
> executables. Have a look for yourself - they are here:
> c:\documents and settings\JohnC\Start Menu and
> c:\documents and settings\All Users\Start Menu
>
> Since, by your own admission, these shortcuts work well,
> I suggested that you should copy these very shortcuts to your
> desktop, i.e. to c:\documents and settings\JohnC\Desktop.
> Don't create a shortcut to the shortcut - you must copy
> the whole .lnk file as it is!
>
> While this may not solve the problem, at least it will shed
> some light on the issue.
>
>
> "John Ciccone" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:1BAA24DA-3D0A-470C-91F7-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Thank you, Pegasus. Apologies if I was unclear in my postings.
> >
> > You suggest using a "tried and proven shortcut". There aren't any. None of
> > the shortcuts (keystrokes) on this computer work. All of them, when
> > activated
> > via keystrokes, create a delay of ~15 seconds.
> >
> > When I click directly on those shortcut icons, the apps launch properly.
> > If
> > I go into the properties of those icons, assign a "Shortcut key", then
> > using
> > that Shortcut key launches the apps after ~15 seconds.
> >
> > Part of the problem here is dealing with two different definitions of
> > "shortcut". Hopefully, I've done a better job of describing the issue.
> >
> >
> >
> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> >
> >> I tried to help you in my first reply by suggesting an easy step:
> >> Instead of you creating your own shortcut, copy an existing,
> >> tried and proven shortcut to your desktop. From your reply
> >> I got the impression that you were not interested in trying
> >> this recipe.
> >>
> >>
> >> "John Ciccone" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:056B1572-F62F-4F8D-A2EB-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > Can anyone direct me to a person, place or thing for help to resolve
> >> > this?
> >> >
> >> > This is much more of a problem than I thought it could be. 15 seconds
> >> > is
> >> > long enough for the phone to ring, dog to bark, baby to cry, guy across
> >> > the
> >> > hall to call your name... after which I've forgotten what I was going
> >> > to
> >> > the
> >> > computer for.
> >> >
> >> > "John Ciccone" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> I have a new machine. It's stable, fast.
> >> >>
> >> >> If I run a program by doubleclicking its icon, or selecting it from
> >> >> the
> >> >> Start menu groups, all is well. It launches immediately as expected.
> >> >>
> >> >> However, if I launch the same apps using shortcut keys that I've
> >> >> assigned
> >> >> via the icon's general properties, there is a delay of 12 to 15
> >> >> seconds.
> >> >> This
> >> >> happens with any app.
> >> >>
> >> >> Any idea why the delay, or more importantly, how to eliminate the
> >> >> delay?
> >> >>
> >> >> Thank you.
> >>
> >>
> >>

>
>
>

 
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      17th Oct 2007
Thanks for the feedback and the clarification. It seems that
I was off-target: I did not realise that you were invoking
your applications with a combination of keyboard shortcuts.

While I'm glad that your problem went away by itself,
I do not have much confidence that it is permanently
resolved. It might come back some day . . .


"John Ciccone" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:BB65F1DD-2005-4B06-B0FF-(E-Mail Removed)...
> First the strange part: the problem has completely gone away on its own.
>
> Secondly, I should do a better job of explaining in case it's of benefit
> to
> anyone else.
>
> You're correct in that semantics need sorting out. My issue involved two
> things:
>
> 1. "Shortcut key" as seen when right clicking on an icon or executable,
> selecting properties; selecting the 'Shortcut' tab. 3rd field down is
> "Shortcut key";
>
> 2. Shortcuts as in the .lnk file.
>
> When clicking on any .lnk file, everything was fine.
>
> However, I assign "Shortcut keys" to many of my apps (or sometimes to
> their
> .lnk files).
>
> Now using the "Shortcut key", I might launch Word with Alt-Shift-Ctrl-W.
> When entering this "Shortcut key", I would have to wait for ~15 seconds
> before Word appeared.
>
> But as I say, everything's fine now. The only thing I've done recently is
> an
> offline defrag.
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>
>> It seems we need to get the semantics sorted out.
>>
>> When you go into Windows Explorer (or into "My Computer")
>> and navigate to the place where an executable file resides, and
>> when you then double-click this executable, then you are
>> invoking the application directly. There is no shortcut involved
>> here. Example:
>>
>> "c:\program files\Microsoft Office\Office11\winword.exe"
>>
>> Note the extension ".exe". It means that this is an executable
>> file. If you cannot see its extension then you must untick the
>> Explorer option that hides extension of known file types.
>>
>> Now if you drag winword.exe to the desktop and instruct
>> Windows to create a shortcut, then the new file on the desktop
>> is no longer an .exe file. It is a .lnk file. Have a look at your
>> own desktop folder - it is located here:
>> c:\documents and settings\JohnC\Desktop.
>>
>> Now comes the bit that confuses me. You wrote in your
>> first post "If I run a program by [..] selecting it from the
>> Start menu groups, all is well. It launches immediately as expected."
>>
>> Items in the Start Menu groups are normally shortcuts, not
>> executables. Have a look for yourself - they are here:
>> c:\documents and settings\JohnC\Start Menu and
>> c:\documents and settings\All Users\Start Menu
>>
>> Since, by your own admission, these shortcuts work well,
>> I suggested that you should copy these very shortcuts to your
>> desktop, i.e. to c:\documents and settings\JohnC\Desktop.
>> Don't create a shortcut to the shortcut - you must copy
>> the whole .lnk file as it is!
>>
>> While this may not solve the problem, at least it will shed
>> some light on the issue.
>>
>>
>> "John Ciccone" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:1BAA24DA-3D0A-470C-91F7-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Thank you, Pegasus. Apologies if I was unclear in my postings.
>> >
>> > You suggest using a "tried and proven shortcut". There aren't any. None
>> > of
>> > the shortcuts (keystrokes) on this computer work. All of them, when
>> > activated
>> > via keystrokes, create a delay of ~15 seconds.
>> >
>> > When I click directly on those shortcut icons, the apps launch
>> > properly.
>> > If
>> > I go into the properties of those icons, assign a "Shortcut key", then
>> > using
>> > that Shortcut key launches the apps after ~15 seconds.
>> >
>> > Part of the problem here is dealing with two different definitions of
>> > "shortcut". Hopefully, I've done a better job of describing the issue.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I tried to help you in my first reply by suggesting an easy step:
>> >> Instead of you creating your own shortcut, copy an existing,
>> >> tried and proven shortcut to your desktop. From your reply
>> >> I got the impression that you were not interested in trying
>> >> this recipe.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> "John Ciccone" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:056B1572-F62F-4F8D-A2EB-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> > Can anyone direct me to a person, place or thing for help to resolve
>> >> > this?
>> >> >
>> >> > This is much more of a problem than I thought it could be. 15
>> >> > seconds
>> >> > is
>> >> > long enough for the phone to ring, dog to bark, baby to cry, guy
>> >> > across
>> >> > the
>> >> > hall to call your name... after which I've forgotten what I was
>> >> > going
>> >> > to
>> >> > the
>> >> > computer for.
>> >> >
>> >> > "John Ciccone" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> I have a new machine. It's stable, fast.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> If I run a program by doubleclicking its icon, or selecting it from
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> Start menu groups, all is well. It launches immediately as
>> >> >> expected.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> However, if I launch the same apps using shortcut keys that I've
>> >> >> assigned
>> >> >> via the icon's general properties, there is a delay of 12 to 15
>> >> >> seconds.
>> >> >> This
>> >> >> happens with any app.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Any idea why the delay, or more importantly, how to eliminate the
>> >> >> delay?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Thank you.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>

>>
>>
>>



 
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      20th Oct 2007
You were right. The problem is back. Terribly annoying.

Anyone know how to figure this one out?

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> Thanks for the feedback and the clarification. It seems that
> I was off-target: I did not realise that you were invoking
> your applications with a combination of keyboard shortcuts.
>
> While I'm glad that your problem went away by itself,
> I do not have much confidence that it is permanently
> resolved. It might come back some day . . .
>
>
> "John Ciccone" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:BB65F1DD-2005-4B06-B0FF-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > First the strange part: the problem has completely gone away on its own.
> >
> > Secondly, I should do a better job of explaining in case it's of benefit
> > to
> > anyone else.
> >
> > You're correct in that semantics need sorting out. My issue involved two
> > things:
> >
> > 1. "Shortcut key" as seen when right clicking on an icon or executable,
> > selecting properties; selecting the 'Shortcut' tab. 3rd field down is
> > "Shortcut key";
> >
> > 2. Shortcuts as in the .lnk file.
> >
> > When clicking on any .lnk file, everything was fine.
> >
> > However, I assign "Shortcut keys" to many of my apps (or sometimes to
> > their
> > .lnk files).
> >
> > Now using the "Shortcut key", I might launch Word with Alt-Shift-Ctrl-W.
> > When entering this "Shortcut key", I would have to wait for ~15 seconds
> > before Word appeared.
> >
> > But as I say, everything's fine now. The only thing I've done recently is
> > an
> > offline defrag.
> >
> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> >
> >> It seems we need to get the semantics sorted out.
> >>
> >> When you go into Windows Explorer (or into "My Computer")
> >> and navigate to the place where an executable file resides, and
> >> when you then double-click this executable, then you are
> >> invoking the application directly. There is no shortcut involved
> >> here. Example:
> >>
> >> "c:\program files\Microsoft Office\Office11\winword.exe"
> >>
> >> Note the extension ".exe". It means that this is an executable
> >> file. If you cannot see its extension then you must untick the
> >> Explorer option that hides extension of known file types.
> >>
> >> Now if you drag winword.exe to the desktop and instruct
> >> Windows to create a shortcut, then the new file on the desktop
> >> is no longer an .exe file. It is a .lnk file. Have a look at your
> >> own desktop folder - it is located here:
> >> c:\documents and settings\JohnC\Desktop.
> >>
> >> Now comes the bit that confuses me. You wrote in your
> >> first post "If I run a program by [..] selecting it from the
> >> Start menu groups, all is well. It launches immediately as expected."
> >>
> >> Items in the Start Menu groups are normally shortcuts, not
> >> executables. Have a look for yourself - they are here:
> >> c:\documents and settings\JohnC\Start Menu and
> >> c:\documents and settings\All Users\Start Menu
> >>
> >> Since, by your own admission, these shortcuts work well,
> >> I suggested that you should copy these very shortcuts to your
> >> desktop, i.e. to c:\documents and settings\JohnC\Desktop.
> >> Don't create a shortcut to the shortcut - you must copy
> >> the whole .lnk file as it is!
> >>
> >> While this may not solve the problem, at least it will shed
> >> some light on the issue.
> >>
> >>
> >> "John Ciccone" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> >> news:1BAA24DA-3D0A-470C-91F7-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> > Thank you, Pegasus. Apologies if I was unclear in my postings.
> >> >
> >> > You suggest using a "tried and proven shortcut". There aren't any. None
> >> > of
> >> > the shortcuts (keystrokes) on this computer work. All of them, when
> >> > activated
> >> > via keystrokes, create a delay of ~15 seconds.
> >> >
> >> > When I click directly on those shortcut icons, the apps launch
> >> > properly.
> >> > If
> >> > I go into the properties of those icons, assign a "Shortcut key", then
> >> > using
> >> > that Shortcut key launches the apps after ~15 seconds.
> >> >
> >> > Part of the problem here is dealing with two different definitions of
> >> > "shortcut". Hopefully, I've done a better job of describing the issue.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> I tried to help you in my first reply by suggesting an easy step:
> >> >> Instead of you creating your own shortcut, copy an existing,
> >> >> tried and proven shortcut to your desktop. From your reply
> >> >> I got the impression that you were not interested in trying
> >> >> this recipe.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> "John Ciccone" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> >> >> message
> >> >> news:056B1572-F62F-4F8D-A2EB-(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> >> > Can anyone direct me to a person, place or thing for help to resolve
> >> >> > this?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > This is much more of a problem than I thought it could be. 15
> >> >> > seconds
> >> >> > is
> >> >> > long enough for the phone to ring, dog to bark, baby to cry, guy
> >> >> > across
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > hall to call your name... after which I've forgotten what I was
> >> >> > going
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > computer for.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "John Ciccone" wrote:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >> I have a new machine. It's stable, fast.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> If I run a program by doubleclicking its icon, or selecting it from
> >> >> >> the
> >> >> >> Start menu groups, all is well. It launches immediately as
> >> >> >> expected.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> However, if I launch the same apps using shortcut keys that I've
> >> >> >> assigned
> >> >> >> via the icon's general properties, there is a delay of 12 to 15
> >> >> >> seconds.
> >> >> >> This
> >> >> >> happens with any app.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Any idea why the delay, or more importantly, how to eliminate the
> >> >> >> delay?
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Thank you.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>

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