=?Utf-8?B?cXVhcnRldDE5Nzc=?= wrote:
>
> Thanks! My drivers are up to date, but I'll doublecheck. As for shutting off
> background programs, I'll try that. That seems like something I should not
> have to do myself. Why doesn't the computer do that itself? Something that MS
> needs to work out for Vista users?

I suppose one could assume that MS knows how to automatically shut
off/close down the 150,000 windows apps that are commonly used every
day.....

Or, would that be an incorrect assumption?