>>that is very odd (you finding 9 faster than 7 ) I can consistently prove the performance difference - is there a "set" command I need to execute on 9 ? e.g. "SET HURRY UP ON" thanks
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>Just to throw my "two cents" in - could this be a RAM issue? How much RAM do you have Pete, Cetin?

I have 512Mb (VGA shared-64Mb).
Cetin