
I'm using Win XP Pro with SP3 and IE 8.0 (fully updated). I have 2.0 GB of RAM installed.
My problem is, after system booted and all startup programs loaded, the PC became very sluggish, slow and non-responsive. It takes another 15-20 min till everything is settled and I can operate my computer (open programs, surf Internet and so on).
Other than this, it looks that everything is OK.
Needless to mention that I think that the system is virus free. To keep it clean, I use NOD32 v.4 Antivirus, Comodo Firewall, Ad-Aware with Ad-Watch Live! v. 8.1, Spybot S&D, and several other antispyware programs. I also frequently use CCleaner and registry cleaners, as well as Diskeeper 2008.
Thank you for your help in solving my problem.