Hi MG,

The slow start up problem is not only related to Composer, but to everything on my computer. NO matter what I click on, the start is slow. If I click on "search", it takes about a minute for the window to show up. That applies to every program, feature, game or whatever including my internet browser start up. After clicking on a few items, the speed returns to normal for everything. If I restart the computer, the problem starts all over again. It appears something was put into my registry to cause this, but I am not comfortable going into the registry and trying to find it. IF you delete the wrong thing there, you are in for bigger trouble. I have ran diagnostic programs (which also took forever to load) but it tells me everything is OK. I don't know where to go from here, but it is a pain.

Cheers,
Fred