I want to load approximately 5000 names (from an Access table) into a combobox. But it takes forever!!!! Is there any way to speed this process up?

I am using the "combo1.additem" method. I need the combobox because I can type a few letters of a name, and it will automatically scroll down to that name. Is there some other way to accomplish this, so that I don't have to use a combobox?