I would add to direwolf-pgh's suggestion:
* get some good registry cleaner and compacter (sorry I'm doing it manually hence no idea what is good -> google)
* defrag your hard drive(s)
Excellent diagnostic and toolbox suite:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys...nalssuite.mspx It's not Micro$oft but developed by a well known computer guru. Check specifically for: Contig, PageDefrag, ProcessExplorer, ProcessMonitor, ProcFeatures.
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