ML>2. it is possible that you have things preloading and consuming
ML>memory to mak
ML>their startup appear faster... FF, Office, openoffice and many
ML>others have th
ML>functionality... i always disable it and don't worry about the extra few
ML>seconds it takes to load them when i want to use them... there's no
ML>need for
ML>them to be preloaded and consuming memory and CPU if you are not
ML>using them..

 EV> I will look at the 17 items above the Clock and also the 13
 EV> Quicklaunch items.

yeah... quicklaunch stuff is ok... it is not running... it is simply a
place for shortcuts so you don't have to go rummaging thru th menus or
cluttering up your desktop with a bunch of icons... what are the 17 running
by the clock? those are the ones to look at...

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