to have the pc boot faster you would need to eliminate items from your start up menu through Run-> msconfig start up tab, and also you can go into services and select either manual or disable rather than auto if it is one that you know can be removed from auto. when you do a change in start up as you boot the next time a pop up comes up warning you that start up has changed simply check the box for do not show this again and continue on. Alter Startup Programs in Windows XP

try doing a search here on this site for your name and you should come up with all your posts. Philip's Large Coloured Cursors is that it?

Thanks for your thoughts. I'll try to answer your questions. There are so many places (5 tables) to eat in this house we actually discuss where we are eating supper every night! On the front porch-- in the small DR-- at the upstairs table-- or by the TV? The dining room is just used as a practice room. Loosing the designated DR will hardly be noticed. There is a seldom used fireplace room ~21'x 13' with lots of windows that can be set up for larger extended family dining when necessary. The DR room will be turned into a bedroom. We need another bedroom because in our ~3000sq ft house we only have two bedrooms. Hope you can make sense out of all that. The small dining area at the end of the kitchen will be great for 2-6 people. But even then it will be used maybe once a week. I flipped the two rooms because I crave light and views outside; my ideal house would be on a big country lot. Anyway, this way the prep area is all windows, and that is where I will spend nearly all my time. DH will hang out in the 3-season porch and with the kitchen windows open, we can talk when he is around. I'm sure we will eat on the porch most evenings. Access to the garden and a shorter trip from the garage to the kitchen and laundry to kitchen are also big pluses. I like it much better than the first layout. Anyway, there are only 40 inches between the support wall and the DR wall. That is not enough room for the 36" cooktop.

tsuga..I have tried several times for 'Green Arrow'. Each time it turned out to be something different. The last one by driveway turned out to be 'Pendula'. a perfect spot for it if 'Green Arrow'. When you buy these cultivars in 1-3 gal. they all look alike in initial growth. It looks like you scored on yours.