An additional thought... Do you have enough swap space on your hard disk? If you only have a small amount, this could account for the slowness of starting apps, and for the disk thrashing... -- James Ogley, SuSE Linux UK Ltd - +44 (0) 20 8 387 4088 @ Work: ogley@suse.co.uk www.suse.co.uk @ Home: james@rubberturnip.org.uk www.rubberturnip.org.uk ICQ: 57374251 Slashdot: riggwelter (84180)