hello SystemError619

it says you have 128 megs of memory?

you need more for the amount of programs you have running

get at least a 256mb stick

i dont know the name of your motherboard as there are dozens with the sis620 chipset
some dont support 256mg sticks
ram is cheap and the more you have the better your computer will be
its only $36 for 256 sdram in van bc right now
used to be $100 +

you also need to uninstall anything that says gator or gain

bad stuff

goto www.lavasoftusa.com

get ad-aware and scan your system now for ad spies
these things will mess with your system


you have alot of programs that sit in the systray

disable as many as you can

realnetworks
clonecd

office
quicktime
are some good examples


how bigs is the harddrive?
if its 6 gig and under you should get a new udma100 hd

very fast disc access



"I have a few other Qs."

1) In the Task Manager, what's the purpose of 'Set Priority', and do you recommend I try using it?

check here
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,4367,00.asp


2) In the Services options, will changing the settings for my Network affect my computer's internet connectability (I'm using cable)?
you are on aol?

if you are you have many stumbling blocks to overcome

aol melts into xp like glue

in local area network properties
i only have tcp checked
i am on adsl and i dont want the other network crap

my boot times are amazing



3) If I try tweaking using RegEdit, are there any particular weaks that you recommend?

be carefull tweaking the reg as you can damage your installation and have to re-install xp

backlup regularily

if you want to clean the registry

get this free program

regcleaner
http://www.vtoy.fi/jv16/shtml/regcleaner.shtml



for more reg tricks download tweakxp

http://www.totalidea.de/frameset-tweakxp.htm

hope that helps

egghead