XP Pro very slow opening programs

[Guest]

Have new P4 2.4 ghz with 512 mb memory. It worked fine for a few weeks, but now when I double click a program(email, office, browser, etc) it sometimes takes about five minutes for the program to open. Once it opens it seems to work O.K.
I have tried disabling all startup items with msconfig, but it didn't help. If I try to open several different programs in a row, I see the pointer turn into an hourglass for a few seconds, but nothing happens, then about five minutes later, the programs will all start opening and seem to all work O.K
Any suggestions????

 

[Guest]

I am having the same problem. Any solution

----- Stan wrote: ----

Have new P4 2.4 ghz with 512 mb memory. It worked fine for a few weeks, but now when I double click a program(email, office, browser, etc) it sometimes takes about five minutes for the program to open. Once it opens it seems to work O.K.
I have tried disabling all startup items with msconfig, but it didn't help. If I try to open several different programs in a row, I see the pointer turn into an hourglass for a few seconds, but nothing happens, then about five minutes later, the programs will all start opening and seem to all work O.K
Any suggestions????

 

[JD]

Are you using Norton Anti-virus? Try this:
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/sharedtech.nsf/docid/2004010810205113

I am having the same problem. Any solutions

----- Stan wrote: -----

Have new P4 2.4 ghz with 512 mb memory. It worked fine for a few

weeks, but now when I double click a program(email, office, browser, etc) it
sometimes takes about five minutes for the program to open. Once it opens
it seems to work O.K.

I have tried disabling all startup items with msconfig, but it didn't

help. If I try to open several different programs in a row, I see the
pointer turn into an hourglass for a few seconds, but nothing happens, then
about five minutes later, the programs will all start opening and seem to
all work O.K.

 

[Guest]

this worked. thank

----- JD wrote: ----

Are you using Norton Anti-virus? Try this
http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/sharedtech.nsf/docid/200401081020511

I am having the same problem. Any solution

weeks, but now when I double click a program(email, office, browser, etc) i
sometimes takes about five minutes for the program to open. Once it open
it seems to work O.K

I have tried disabling all startup items with msconfig, but it didn'

help. If I try to open several different programs in a row, I see th
pointer turn into an hourglass for a few seconds, but nothing happens, the
about five minutes later, the programs will all start opening and seem t
all work O.K