I when I open a folder on the desktop with lots of files or shortcuts in it, it takes a long time for windows to draw all the icons. I am not saying a really long amount of time, but slow enough that you can see it draw each one individually. Maybe 3-4 seconds for 10 items. I find this strange becase it only does this for folders on the desktop, if I open the desktop folder from my computer or something it is just instantaneous. I have a SATA HD, that was defragged recently, and I can't find the cause. I know there are more serious problems, but this is annoying as heck when you are trying to do something quickly. TIA.