BK>>   I was looking into simplified XP, with directions for removing   
    BK>>   windows explorer and replacing it with a substitute. According to   
    BK>>   the sites I looked at Explorer is a memory hog. Some of the   
    BK>>   substitutes, actually most, do not have a start button. I have   
    BK>>   been trying one of the subs, Litestep, but haven't had enough   
    BK>>   time to evaluate it. The sites also suggest using program   
    BK>>   manager, progman.exe, as the shell. Haven't worked that out yet.   
      
    JP>  I never use Explorer. That is the Windows Explorer. I will   
    JP>  use Internet Explorer. In searching in my C:\, I will  do   
    JP>  the path myself, I have some idea of where what is where   
    JP>  and I can click my own way to it. Windows Explorer has   
    JP>  been renamed "File Explorer" in the new W-8. More to the   
    JP>  point, IMHO.   
      
    Do you have windows explorer turned off from the beginning? If   
    not, the idea is Windows Explorer is hogging memory even when   
    you aren't using it. I use Ztree for my file handling.   
      
      
      
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