Recent versions of windows have all kinds of animations for windows, start and mouse menu's, and what not. Lately Microsoft added skinning options to its operating system. These animations and skins consume a lot of processor power. It would probably be wise to switch it off. Your screen will look a bit blander, but it will speed up your system noticeably.
Have a look at your hard disk. How full is it? Do you use all the software that is on it? Can you backup data files you rarely use? Get rid of all the stuff you don't need. Uninstall all the software you don't use. Cleanup your hard disk regularly. Defragment the disk once in a while, at least once a month or so. Use scandisk after your system has crashed, to get rid of unused temporary files. Get rid of the files you don't need and just clog up your disk. There is a use full little utility, very appropriately named Crap Cleaner that will do a lot of these cleanups for you.
demo files for your system software demo files multimedia files (.mov, .mpg, .avi, .wav, .mod etc.) graphics (.bmp, .jpg, .gif, .tif, .pcx etc.)fax files temporary files internet cache desktop theme files in your WINDOWS\MEDIA folder desktop accessories system specific front end software
Your hard disk will show a lot better performance if it's not too cramped or fragmented. Your disk will also be less prone to fragmentation. Which might also slow your computer down a lot. Your computer will always need some disk space to operate. Room for swapping and other temporary files. If you don't have much memory installed your system will have a lot more space to work with. Too little space may even crash your system or slow it down to a crawl.
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