Try the fix for slowness:
Windows Mail Slow
Gary VanderMolen
"Dlawyers" <Dlawyers@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:65A323A2-3CB0-4900-940B-ECD54ED9343B@microsoft.com...
> Each time I have to send an e-mail it takes for ever to open up the window
> where to right the text. Also it take a while once I hit the send button? Any
> suggestion to speed up or increase performance?
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> Dlawyers