Try Ctrl+Alt+Delete to bring Task Manager and select the Performance Tab.
What is the Total, the Commit Charge and the Peak?

How large is your hard drive? Is it partitioned? How much free space on each
drive / partition. How is the drive formatted -FAT32 or NTFS. To get this
information whilst in Windows Explorer place the cursor on each drive in
turn, right click and select Properties.

Look in the System and Application logs in Event Viewer for Warning and
Error Reports and post copies here.

You can access Event Viewer by selecting Start, Administrative Tools, Event
Viewer. When researching the meaning of the error, information regarding
Event ID, Source and
Description are important.

HOW TO: View and Manage Event Logs in Event Viewer in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/default...&Product=winxp

A tip for posting copies of Error Reports! Run Event Viewer and double click
on the error you want to copy. In the window, which appears is a button
resembling two pages. Double click the button and close Event Viewer. Now
start your message(email) and do a paste into the body of the message. This
will paste the info from the Event Viewer Error Report
complete with links into the message. Make sure this is the first paste
after exiting from Event Viewer.

Try Start, All Programmes, Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp to Empty
your Recycle Bin and Remove Temporary Internet Files. Delete all but the
most recent Restore Point ( Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk
Cleanup, More options). Run Disk Defragmenter by selecting Start, All
Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragmenter.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England

Enquire, plan and execute
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"revgene" <revgene@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:E11C167D-6859-4969-B58B-C9F8671499ED@microsoft.com...
>6 weeks ago, I reformatted my hard drive, installed Windows ME and upgraded
> to XP Professional with Service Pack 2. Next I installed office
> professional
> 2003. Then I reloaded programs and file. I have been running Norton
> antivirus, antispyware from the start. Since the upgrade, all programs
> take
> 10 times longer to open. My internet connection is a little slower but
> that
> is a secondary concern for the moment.
>
> I have frequently gone into msconfig and taken everything off of start-up
> except Norton AV. I am wondering if there are 'things' in the old Windows
> ME
> that are running that can be removed.
>
> My computer is a Dell, about 6 years old with a Pentium III processor
> running at 863 mghz. I have a 128 MB of ram and 40 gig of hard drive.
>
> I welcome any suggestions
>
> --
> thanksforyourhelp