2.6.1 very slow on Win XP?

[Kurt Kaufman]

Rev. 2.6.1 is *very* slow to startup on my 2 gHz Win XP box (at the point at 
which menus and plugins are loaded it appears to all but hang). Also, 
opening stacks and saving stacks is slow, but not always---depends on the 
stack.
Standard 2.6.1 installation; no 3rd-party add-ons, etc. I do not remember 
whether I used 2.6 on the same system, so I don't know whether the problem 
is restricted to 2.6.1.  I don't really have the time to investigate this 
fully, so I was just wondering whether anyone else has noticed the same in 
general.
Thanks, Kurt