This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0085_01C26D94.306C8180 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Thanks to all who responded, especially Ted, Matt, and George. I = probably will upgrade in the next few days. You're right Ted, how fast = office applications load is a concern.=20 Meanwhile (red faced) I rebooted, and that solved the problem. I'm = trying hard to resist the temptation to say we've made Linux TOO MUCH = like Windows! XP is still noticably faster, but now Linux is fast = enough to be viable. =20 I must have had a runaway task and not realized it. Thanks, Mike ------=_NextPart_000_0085_01C26D94.306C8180 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Thanks to all who responded, especially = Ted,=20 Matt, and George. I probably will upgrade in the next few=20 days. You're right Ted, how fast office applications load is = a=20 concern.

Meanwhile (red faced) I rebooted, and = that solved=20 the problem. I'm trying hard to resist the temptation to say we've = made=20 Linux TOO MUCH like Windows! XP = is still=20 noticably faster, but now Linux is fast enough to = be viable.

I must have had a runaway task and not = realized=20 it.

Thanks,

Mike

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