Quote Originally Posted by 'GirMoose',index.php?page=Thread&postID=107597#pos t107597
One thing for you to try:

You said you dont like hiding the taskbar, but I have found (in 32b vista anyways) the windows taskbar to be one of the biggest effects on graphics related lag ever.
Windows (versions / mileage varies) has issues with desktop icons as well, especially excessive amounts. In addition to the crazy send_to and new_templates. If you can disable desktop icons, hide toolbar on start of wowloader or whatnot that would be smart imo.