2) Nope... I've got a permanent swapfile set at 300MB min and max defragged and chucked to the front of the drive. I've checked the system log files and there's nothing unusual happening there (unlike the unable to save registry problem in the other thread). Also, if it's just clearing the swap file (or "pagefile" or "whatever-other-file" M$'s naming scheme wants to call it next), I'm pretty sure it'll exhibit this behaviour using explorer or Aston as well, not only in LS. Is no one else using XP experiencing this?

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