OldBaldGuy,

Disclaimer: While I'm not a PC Geek by any means, I have had my share of PC related woes...

One thing that seemed to jump out at me is the possibility that your PC may not have a lot of RAM (random access memory). Might pay to check how much is currently on board your unit. There may be many other potential issues as well, but this is similar to a problem I experienced some time back and when I upgraded to higher RAM, the problem went away. HTH

BTW: The JK Thread does not seem to impact my ETS experience...

[EDIT: I've seen other forums lock a thread and call it the original name PAGE ONE and then start another follow-up thread calling it the same base name but adding PAGE TWO etc..]

Regards,
Comanche7