Thanks Eric, but it looks like no to those.

I even set the MTU value, just in case.

No improvements regardless.

Thanks for all your help.

Jim

>Maybe these:
>http://www.ss64.com/nt/slow_browsing.html
>http://forum.osnn.net/showthread.php?t=23361
>
>
>
>>That sure looked like it was IT, Eric.
>>
>>Alas, when I did the delete, no change at all. Even re-booted, just to 'help' it be good.
>>
>>But it sure does look like it's related to the MAPped drives, because It got unacceptably long after I added the second one, very recently. And I KNOW that both will actually timeout because I have neither connected most of the time.
>>
>>Got any other gems like that?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>>Have a look at http://cyberwizardpit.net/article2.htm
>>>
>>>
>>>>Interesting you should ask... I have 2, both to remote systems far away. And the time has become extended since I added the second one, which will never be there unless I have it's special connection program (for VPN) running.
>>>>
>>>>Hopefully you know some way to 'fix' this short of dropping the mappings ? < s >
>>>>
>>>>Thanks
>>>>
>>>>>Do you have many mapped drives?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Word 2003, and I mean SLOW!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>It's more than 30 seconds, even going from dir-to-dir!@
>>>>>>
>>>>>>It's the same with or without A/V software running!@#@$!#@
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Latest SP downloaded, to no avail@#!$@#!$
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Anyone know of a fix for this?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Any help appreciated.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Jim