Quote Originally Posted by Raelum
if you computer is really laggy you can temp fix it by doing a selective startup... to do this goto Start > Run > msconfig ... and either select "selective startup" and uncheck "startup items" OR click the startup tab and uncheck all the programs that appear to be spyware/adware... NONE of the programs on that last are vital for your computer so you can uncheck them all (generally speaking)
I was going to suggest this fix too. A lot of crap runs in the background that you do not need. But BE CAREFUL; if there is one called 'pointer', that's your mouse.... lol... you kinda need it!