Woody, That is exactly what I do however there are times when I'm expecting "important" email and I'm anxious to get on with it! If all efforts for a fix fail guess I must learn to be patient! Vonda In a message dated 10/3/2009 10:46:04 A.M. Central Daylight Time, WoodyWoodworth@aol.com writes: Vonda, If the computer insists on running its anti-virus program before getting serious about working, I'd just turn it on first thing and do something else for that 20 minutes. That's what I do with mine. First thing I do in the morning when I get up is turn on the computer, go off and drink my coffee and read the paper, and by then it's settled down and ready to go. Woody