Latest Windows XP patch can slow down PCsBy Joris Evers, IDG News ServiceAPRIL 23, 2003Microsoft Corp.'s latest security patch can cause computers running Windows XP to slow down to a crawl, affected users say. Windows XP can take up to 10 seconds to start an application after installation of the patch released April 16 with Security Bulletin MS03-013, users wrote in dozens of postings on several online discussion boards. Removing the patch brings system speed back to normal, according to those users. Microsoft is aware of the issue and is investigating, said Stephen Toulouse, a security program manager at Microsoft's...