Thanks,

I just checked with my administrator. He says:

Do these settings look OK for SQL Server 2005 Workgroup edition running on a Small Business Server 2003 system with 4GB RAM?

Thanks. Here it is. both servers give the same output

Brilliant. Thanks - That gives me a few things to look at.

The slow instance has 1-5 users on it. The fast instance has just one (me). Therefore I don't think...