ML>2. it is possible that you have things preloading and consuming   
   ML>memory to mak   
   ML>their startup appear faster... FF, Office, openoffice and many   
   ML>others have th   
   ML>functionality... i always disable it and don't worry about the extra few   
   ML>seconds it takes to load them when i want to use them... there's no   
   ML>need for   
   ML>them to be preloaded and consuming memory and CPU if you are not   
   ML>using them..   
      
    EV> I will look at the 17 items above the Clock and also the 13   
    EV> Quicklaunch items.   
      
   yeah... quicklaunch stuff is ok... it is not running... it is simply a place   
   for shortcuts so you don't have to go rummaging thru th menus or cluttering up   
   your desktop with a bunch of icons... what are the 17 running by the clock?   
   those are the ones to look at...   
      
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