> > > Applying SP3 to my daughter's laptop has killed performance to the point > of > being almost unusable. Restore Points seem to be lost, so I can't go back > to > before it. > > Anne Anne Sp3 doesn't kill performance if applied to a fresh install before any "other" updates or apps are applied / installed Installing sp3 on top of sp2 "just because" is realistically not a good thing... - rh