BleepingComputer.com: XP very slow over time - lots of running processes

Here are my answers to your questions

It is hard to tell from Task Manager which items start. Please go to Start->Run>Msconfig. Go to the startup tab, and take screenshots of those.

Wmiapsrvs.exe can be a worm, but it can also be a legitimate part of Windows. It is fine that you disabled it though.

That will be taken care of on the items that I see from Msconfig

If those other machines are having performance issues as well, then it might be Symantec. But if they aren't then it should be fine to leave on.

Thanks for your reply.

Attached are 2 screenshots of the Startup Tab, as you requested. If I can also turn off the HP startup too, that would be great. It keeps letting me know that my two HP printers aren't connected on every startup.

Here's the second startup tab document. I must have forgot to upload it to that last reply...

The second document doesn't seem to be uploading for some reason, but it just shows the last line in the startups "Microsoft Office" as a Common Startup...

You can get rid of:

docmgr
jusched
iTunesHelper
igfxpers
igfxtray
HP Digital Imaging Monitor

Done. Rebooted, much faster now...

a My Documents window is still opening up on startup though....any ideas?

I am actually not sure about that. I would start another topic in the XP forum regarding that one

OK - I will start another topic. Many thanks for your assistance - running smooooth now.

Your welcome and good luck in the future!