Lisa, Sorry for the delay in answering. >You mentioned in your response to my question about memory problems that > >"NOTE: BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU CHOSE TO STOP FROM STARTING. Many of those are >system files that need to be running!" > >Can you give me some tips to know what kinds of things are important? This depends on the configuration of your systems. Are two or more computers networked together? Does the computer have an Internet connection? Does the system have an Anti-Virus program? Does it have a firewall? Does it have pop-up blockers? What type of connection does it have? All these questions and more need to be answered. >I know systray is important on my 98 machine. What others? Systray and Explorer should never be shut down on a Win98 computer. Those are the two main ones that need to be kept running. Other things depend on the answers to the above questions. >What should I definitely keep on my xp machine? XP is a whole different story. It requires many tasks to be running in the background. I suggest you take a look at the Task List Programs page here: http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm It lists background tasks in alphabetical order and you can read about any you don't know of. >Where can I find out such trivia? How do you know it? You can find the info at the above link. How do I know it, reading and experience. :) Hope this helps. Art