To reply to the questions asked above:
1. We only uninstalled Microsoft essentials on the server. Perhaps we should also do it on the workstations?
2. Adagio is only slow on the 2 workstations. And it is only slow in payables; all other modules open immediately. And, as noted previously, it is only slow intermittently.
3. The CPU usage is only a couple of percent and our high tech guru says it is absolutely not the issue.