On Wed, 26 Mar 2003 23:59:59 -0500 DanSV@aol.com wrote: > Every so often, things will slow to a CRAWL, > and then poof, go back to normal. WHAT IS THIS? > How can I stop it? > Whatever clever program is running in the background, > I would like it to stop! Wow, with that hardware you shouldn't slow down for anything. :) When things slow down, do "ps ax" and go through the list of running processes. Kevin