Hello
If you are running windows Xp perform the following steps, Should help you increase performance on your computer..
Click Start and then Run and type regedit
Application Hung Timeout value
HKEY_CURRENT_USER-Control Panel-Desktop
HungAppTimeout 1000
Grace time before killing apps on shutdown
HKEY_CURRENT_USER-Control PanelDesktop
WaitToKillAppTimeout=1000
HKEY_USERS-DEFAULT-Control Panel-Desktop
AutoEndTasks=1
HKEY_USERS-DEFAULT-Control Panel-Desktop
WaitToKillAppTimeout=1000
HKEY_USERS-DEFAULT-Control Panel-Desktop
HungAppTimeout = 1000
Speed up shutdown
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE-SYSTEM-CurrentControlSet-Control
WaitToKillServiceTimeout = 1000
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE-SYSTEM-CurrentControlSet-Control-Session Manager-Memory Management-DisablePagingExecutive
changed to 1
Delete the Contents of the Prefetch Folder in Microsoft Windows XP
1. Click Start and then Run, The Run Window appears
2. Type %Windir%\prefetch, and click OK
3. Click Edit then Select Select All
4. Right-Click the highlighted items, & click Delete. The folders contents are deleted
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE-SYSTEM-CurrentControlSet-Control-Session Manager-Memory Management-DisablePagingExecutive
changed to 1