# "Network Connection" dialog box extremely slow

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/network-connection-dialog-box-extremely-slow/340504>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 18, 2006, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/network-connection-dialog-box-extremely-slow/340504 "2006-01-18T13:43:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gringo\_Miami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f17d59/32.png) [@Gringo\_Miami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gringo_Miami)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2006, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/network-connection-dialog-box-extremely-slow/340504/1 "2006-01-18T13:43:24Z")

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I am running WinXP Pro SP2 - all patches, etc. up to date.

Everything runs nromally - except when I open the “Network Connections” dialog box. [Start/Control Panel/Network Connections - in the classic view]

Right click on an enabled or a disabled Network connection icon to get Properties can take up to 3 minutes. Then to make a choice, like Status or Properties takes minutes to open. Even the Tabs within those sections take minutes to open.

Any ideas? suggestions? Should I buy a Mac? (yeah, yeah, yeah… next machine is an Apple, I promise)