I'm using VS2005 C# and ASP.NET VA Build 1619. After loading a solution there is a long delay where I notice it saying down in the status area that it is saving auto-covery information. The thing is I have the Enable Auto Recovery option unchecked in the configuration.
It is possible the message is coming from the IDE, not from VA.
Some changes have been made internally to improve performance of VA's auto recovery files. For now can you check and see how many files you have in:
C:\\Documents and Settings\\ <USERNAME> \\Local Settings\\Application Data\\VisualAssist\\vs8\\history\ if you have more than a couple of hundred it might be worth deleting all of them to see if this helps.