I have noticed that if you stop the sql service, then start vs2005, it starts almost immediately. The restart the service.

>Hi.
>I have been using Dot Net for a while now , and am wondering is there anything I can do to improve the speed. It is painstakingly slow, and thats just at the opening stage. I give comaprsions below for VFP, just to illustrate that I dont think it is anything to do with my PC
>(Using Stand alone Dell Inspiron 5150, and XP)
> VFP .Net
>Open up 5 secs. 15 seconds at least
>
>Open a website Just with 10 forms) 40-60 seconds
>Open a VFP Project (with 250 forms,reports,prg etc) 3-5 seconds
>
>It is extremely frustrating to do anything because of the slowness. Perhaps there are things I can turn off to improve the speed ??
>
>Any help appreciated.
>
>Gerard