Paul, Sorry about the ambigious note of my last message, but that was the best way I could explain it. After the start-up Window and also after the DOS loading, there is a Desktop screen that says "Windows XP Professional" and there is a scanning thing like the KITT car on Knight Rider, But it takes a hell of a long time to load(sometimes up to 5 minutes). How can I speed this part of the computer start-up up?.