http://www.hi5jamaica.com en-us http://www.hi5jamaica.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=18 <div align="left">An easy way to speed up the display of the Start Menu Items is to turn off the menu shadow.</div><br /><ol><li><div align="left">Right click on an open area of the Desktop </div><br /></li><li><div align="left">Select <em>Properties</em> </div><br /></li><li><div align="left">Click on the <em>Appearance </em>tab </div><br /></li><li><div align="left">Click on the <em>Effects </em>button </div><br /></li><li><div align="left">Uncheck <em>Show shadows under menus</em> </div><br /></li></ol>