Weird Start All Programs problem

When I press Start, All Programs often there's a wait of exactly 15 seconds
(timed it with a stopwatch) before the program list appears. Once it's
appeared, it remains available instantly for a while, don't know how long,
then after a longer while, I have to wait exactly 15 seconds again for the
list. I've tried sorting it by name to see if that would help, but it
didn't. Any ideas would be welcome - it's a real pita.

Networked XP Pro SP2 all patched up to date.

Jay

If the list is very long or contains lots of icons then it is normal. Group
them in subfolders,

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"Jay" wrote in message
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: When I press Start, All Programs often there's a wait of exactly 15
seconds
: (timed it with a stopwatch) before the program list appears. Once it's
: appeared, it remains available instantly for a while, don't know how long,
: then after a longer while, I have to wait exactly 15 seconds again for the
: list. I've tried sorting it by name to see if that would help, but it
: didn't. Any ideas would be welcome - it's a real pita.
:
: Networked XP Pro SP2 all patched up to date.
:
: Jay
:
:

Hi Ayush

Many thanks for your input. How do you know that it's normal? Is the
behaviour documented in the MS site or some other place?

Jay


"Ayush" ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com wrote in message
...
If the list is very long or contains lots of icons then it is normal.
Group
them in subfolders,

--
Ayush [ Be ''?'' Happy ]

For any query, search www.Google.com
Want to know about a term http://en.wikipedia.org


"Jay" wrote in message
...
: When I press Start, All Programs often there's a wait of exactly 15
seconds
: (timed it with a stopwatch) before the program list appears. Once it's
: appeared, it remains available instantly for a while, don't know how
long,
: then after a longer while, I have to wait exactly 15 seconds again for
the
: list. I've tried sorting it by name to see if that would help, but it
: didn't. Any ideas would be welcome - it's a real pita.
:
: Networked XP Pro SP2 all patched up to date.
:
: Jay
:
:

He just knows these things , see?
It remains quick for a while because the info stays in memory.
After a while you probably need to use that little bit of memory so it
"unloads" the info. Then you go to start/all programs & it has to go find
the info all over again.
& No I dunno if i's normal either & Microsoft didn't tell me either!!
Watch the light (HD access) & you'll see for yourself!!



"Jay" wrote in message
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Hi Ayush

Many thanks for your input. How do you know that it's normal? Is the
behaviour documented in the MS site or some other place?

Jay


"Ayush" ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com wrote in message
...
If the list is very long or contains lots of icons then it is normal.
Group
them in subfolders,

--
Ayush [ Be ''?'' Happy ]

For any query, search www.Google.com
Want to know about a term http://en.wikipedia.org


"Jay" wrote in message
...
: When I press Start, All Programs often there's a wait of exactly 15
seconds
: (timed it with a stopwatch) before the program list appears. Once it's
: appeared, it remains available instantly for a while, don't know how
long,
: then after a longer while, I have to wait exactly 15 seconds again for
the
: list. I've tried sorting it by name to see if that would help, but it
: didn't. Any ideas would be welcome - it's a real pita.
:
: Networked XP Pro SP2 all patched up to date.
:
: Jay
:
:

I've cracked it. One of the shortcuts in All Users pointed to a server that
was retired some time ago. Changed the shortcut to point to a valid
location, and the problem's gone away. Wish I could retire.

Hope this helps somebody.

Jay


"BruceM" wrote in message
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He just knows these things , see?
It remains quick for a while because the info stays in memory.
After a while you probably need to use that little bit of memory so it
"unloads" the info. Then you go to start/all programs & it has to go find
the info all over again.
& No I dunno if i's normal either & Microsoft didn't tell me either!!
Watch the light (HD access) & you'll see for yourself!!



"Jay" wrote in message
...
Hi Ayush

Many thanks for your input. How do you know that it's normal? Is the
behaviour documented in the MS site or some other place?

Jay


"Ayush" ayushmaan.j[aatt]gmail.com wrote in message
...
If the list is very long or contains lots of icons then it is normal.
Group
them in subfolders,

--
Ayush [ Be ''?'' Happy ]

For any query, search www.Google.com
Want to know about a term http://en.wikipedia.org


"Jay" wrote in message
...
: When I press Start, All Programs often there's a wait of exactly 15
seconds
: (timed it with a stopwatch) before the program list appears. Once it's
: appeared, it remains available instantly for a while, don't know how
long,
: then after a longer while, I have to wait exactly 15 seconds again for
the
: list. I've tried sorting it by name to see if that would help, but it
: didn't. Any ideas would be welcome - it's a real pita.
:
: Networked XP Pro SP2 all patched up to date.
:
: Jay
:
:

Jay wrote:
I've cracked it. One of the shortcuts in All Users pointed to a
server that was retired some time ago. Changed the shortcut to point
to a valid location, and the problem's gone away. Wish I could retire.

Hope this helps somebody.

Jay

Actually, it did help me, at least. I thought that timer was 20 seconds,
but apparently not always. It's usually a matter of looking for something
that doesn't exist when you get repeatable pauses of (now 15, and) 20
seconds g.

Pop`

How very gratifying to have been useful to somebody!

Jay

"Pop`" wrote in message
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Jay wrote:
I've cracked it. One of the shortcuts in All Users pointed to a
server that was retired some time ago. Changed the shortcut to point
to a valid location, and the problem's gone away. Wish I could retire.

Hope this helps somebody.

Jay

Actually, it did help me, at least. I thought that timer was 20 seconds,
but apparently not always. It's usually a matter of looking for something
that doesn't exist when you get repeatable pauses of (now 15, and) 20
seconds g.

Pop`