Applications slow to launch from Desktop. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain () Hi All, I have an end user who is trying to launch applications by opening an associated file which resides on the Desktop. If the application...

for this issue. I have the following problem, which started appearing out of nowhere recently. When I launch IE or anyother application, either from the quick launch or from desktop or from the Start menu, it opens up immidiately when i am not connected...

MSIE from program launch perf. problem. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain () MSIE is very slow to launch on my system when clicking on a URL in an application such as OE. It was not slow originally, but has become that way....

that would truly show its necessity on the desktop, but we were rather surprised to see that the best we got two years ago were some scripts that simulated isolated situations. Our fears are that 2005 will hold a repeat of Intel's HT launch on the desktop;...

have that... Note that Itanium is more scalable than Opteron in multiprocessor configurations, but what I mean here is that you can't get a single Itanium system for far less. As for desktops, maybe they could launch A64 at 2.2Ghz, not just 2.0Ghz. Might...

explorer slow to launch applications. Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support () Explorer Problem, very slow to launch applications if LAN connection is active Windows Explorer, on doubleclick on any file, takes about 7 seconds...

installation woes make up the bulk of the article. I am in the same situation as the author, running a Win2k Cubase box alongside Linux ones. However, I use Linux more like outboard hardware. For what it's worth, I use prepackaged applications, I find...

more difficult than multicores. It would be interesting to know if they're just going to try to graft simple HT onto the new core with any additional execution units, for a cheap marketing stunt, despite the fact that it might slow down applications...

most certainly NOT the fastest thing by a long shot. As for the OP: There was a physx card in it... so what? Was it demoing any programs that use it? Like another poster said it probably just came with the Dell desktop. INQ makes really bad stories, they...

i7 'fix' for you? If you're a gamer, if you are a video editing professional or other CPU-intensive tasks then SURE. But casual people do casual things: email, web-browsing, Picasa, Music, etc. Operating the applications can sometimes be slow which is an annoyance...