Apps Slow to Start - Q815411

If you want the fix, call Microsoft support as instructed in the
Knowledge Base Article. It does not take "hours on hold" and
they will not charge you as you allege!

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| KB Q815411
| http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=3Dkb;en-
| us;815411
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| "After you install Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1), your=20
| programs may take as much as ten times as long to start."
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| This problem may occur if the programs you run frequently=20
| allocate and deallocate large blocks of memory. Changes in=20
| Windows XP SP1 in the memory management system have caused=20
| this operation to take significantly longer than with pre-
| SP1 Windows XP.
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| Does anyone have the fix for this. It takes hours "On=20
| Hold" with MS to get anyone and they want to charge for=20
| this fix."