Hey All,
On my older system, I would often have annoying Menu fade-ins or sub-menu fade ins in working with Windows programs, most often IE 8, or when there would be a lot of content in a Menu or right-click sub-menu, Users running Windows XP can speed up the display of Menus and stop menu fade-in by following these tips from MS. They work great!
How to Speed Up Menu Displays and Stop Menu Fades in Windows XP:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/tips/menu.mspx
Jack