BK>>   Do you have windows explorer turned off from the beginning? If   
    BK>>   not, the idea is Windows Explorer is hogging memory even when   
    BK>>   you aren't using it. I use Ztree for my file handling.   
      
    JP>  I bit late in replying to you. I have not turned off   
    JP>  Windows Explorer, I just ignore it. Not a very positive   
    JP>  move but tell me how to turn it off ? On W-8, I do not see   
    JP>  its file in the OS, on XP, I can see it but again, as I do   
    JP>  not use XP much any more, I did not bother.   
      
    I have not turned it off either, the instructions were in the   
    first commentary which has disappeared. I believe, if you just   
    rename explorer.exe to something else that would do it. Then   
    rename your new shell to explorer.exe.   
      
    JP> --- Paul's Win98SE VirtualBox   
      
    I'm running W98SE or ME in some of my older laptops.   
      
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