Count to yourself: One MississippiTwo MississippiThree MississippiFour MississippiFive Mississippi That’s how long it takes for Vista to open a command prompt (cmd.exe) when linked to a shortcut key (ctrl-alt-C).  Trying it with other keystrokes doesn’t change the time it takes.  This is on a Thinkpad T60 with 3 gig of RAM and a dual core … Continue reading Why are Vista launch shortcut keys so slow?