Hi Helen,

It most likely is the amount of Contacts. Solution 3 can help with this, but you 
might check the others just to be safe.

http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/72674-windows-mail-slow.html


Thunderbird is a good choice, but I do not think you can transfer anything into it.


Windows Live Mail (WLM) can be another good alternative. It supports Pop3, IMAP, 
HTTP website (EX: Hotmail) email, and is a lot more stable. Plus, WLM will minimize 
to a tray bar icon and has a separate Inbox for each email account. WLM will automatically 
import Windows Mail messages, accounts, and settings into it. Contacts will have 
to be manually imported from within WLM. (Tools, Contacts, File, Import, Address 
book for current Windows User.) To see the Menu bar, press ALT+M and check "Show 
all menus".

http://www.vistax64.com/windows-live/92348-windows-live-suite-downloads.html

Hope this helps,
Shawn
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