thanx for that - i've replaced the imagehlp.dll file, and it seems to have
prevented the super-long load times, but it still takes maybe 20 seconds for
the right-hand panels to open. i can live with that.

"Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM" wrote in message
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"tim harrison" wrote in message
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...90% of the time OE takes about a minute to load fully. i get the
folder panels on the left immediately, but the header list and preview
windows can take forever. running xp sp2. eset smart security. 10% of the
time everything opens instantly. both scenarios happen with nothing else
running.


See http://www.insideoe.com/problems/performance.htm

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