I consider myself intermediate to advanced when it comes to dealing with XP, but I can't seem to figure out why it has been so slow since the last Windows re-installation. Tried defrag, registry cleanup, disabling services and unwanted apps but it's still unbearable; small apps like WordWeb take 15-20 seconds to start, even Notepad takes 10 seconds. I've got 2.4GHz and 0.5GB RAM, so any suggestions? BTW, I thought ZoneAlarm SS or Azureus could be the culprits, but turning them off doesn't solve my problem.