We have a product that by default installs MSDE SP3 for use with merge replication (as subscriber). We have never had a problem with this. Recently found that on the Eee PC everything installs without incident, which includes applying the latest snapshot; however, when we try to pull down data to the Eee PC from the Publisher it takes 2+ hours for something that should take 1 minute or less. Luckily we have found that applying SP4 on MSDE resolves the problem, but I'm curious as to what is causing the problem. The only difference that I could see causing any problems would be the fact that the Eee PC uses the new Atom processor from Intel.
Are there known issues with MSDE, or any other products for that matter, running on the Intel Atom processor?