Yes, I have disabled and shutdown all services. If I run the same startup algorithum in VFP 7.0 it takes about 5 seconds (versus 3 minutes). Ouch.

Regards,

Jim
>NT5? Did you try to disable AV on the server also?
>
>>Sergey,
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>>Diabled AV but no avail. The operating systems on the servers where slowdowns occur is NT4 and NT5. The common element appears to be the WIN2000 professional desktop.
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>>Regards,
>>
>>Jim
>>>Jim,
>>>
>>>Try temporary disable antivirus software and see if it helps. What OS is on the server?
>>>