Why is Suse 9.3 Linux so slow 2855

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Note: Since this issue is specific to SuSE (not Linux or Windows), I've set the 'followup' to alt.os.linux.suse.

As I stated in my original post, my machine is just a PII-450Mhz with only 384MB of RAM. When booted to SuSE, there is an Apache WEB Server running in addition to my desktop. When I start Mozilla (the Mozilla Suite, not Mozilla Firefox), it starts the Mozilla WEB Browser, the Mozilla Email client, the Mozilla Calendar, and the Mozilla Addressbook all at once - I configured it that way on purpose. They get swapped out after a period of inactivity, and it takes 2 to 3 seconds to swap them back in when I select one of the apps. The 25 seconds is the time to start all of those apps. When the machine is booted to Win2k, it takes 12 seconds to start just MS IE. If I were to start IE, Outlook Express, a calendar, and an addressbook all at once under Win2k, I suspect the startup time would be similar. I haven't booted to Win2k in about 6 weeks; the next time I do, I'll try some timings.

Regards, Larry