Bull! Im using winxp and my words are keeping up fine with my typing !
The problem you are having is not the OS ,but software,whether it malicious or not !

start here . http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

also, you could go Linux. Ubuntu is a good one .and its free.
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download

Sorry but I can't agree with you.

You are probably right that some software (malicious or otherwise) is causing the problem but it is the - job - of the OS to keep things well managed so that you don't have problems with slowness.

The real "bull" is an OS that is still too stupid to do this, and the amazing thing is that these problems show up after - several decades - of OS "improvement".

JAJansenJr
JAJansenJr@gmail.com

Now I do agree that the OS is so pose to keep up with everything and yes OS has approved over the years but the thing is new things come out every day and the OS can only keep up with what it was programed to do. So the programers of the OS have to keep up with all the problems which im sure they are doing their best. But if things dont get better soon i would say back up your important stuff and do a clean install and then go from there.

Best Regards
Tech TJ

?,what internet Browser are you using to get to Daniweb.

I am not sure if the question was addressed to me but I am
currently visiting with Opera, although I also use Internet
Explorer 7 and Firefox.

As to the point about the OS only being able to do what it
is programmed to do I agree completely.

It should be programmed to advise the user if a program
or process is severely retarding the functioning of the system
and to present you with choices that will rectify the situation.

Years ago this was referred to as "preemptive multitasking".
Some such similar concept may still be present in XP but
the observable fact is that XP Home Edition has frequently
run in a slow, "choppy" fashion.

It should not be necessary for a user to play "20 questions" and
try to guess what processes need to be shut down to restore
adequate performance.

But obviously you do what you have to do - search for help
and try things - until you get a workaround that allows you to
get on with things.

JAJansenJr
JAJansenJr@gmail.com

yes the ? was addressed to you ,it been years since i use Opera,and if i remember correctly it came with an advertising banner[using valuable bandwidth] unless you buy it.and i don't use IE7[ created for Vista] i have IE6 on here ,but use firefox as my default .You really do need more ram,and your CPU is small in comparison to what winxp and the internet and all its new updates are meant to run on.
also did you run the online virus scan i posted .

I will have to look at your post but, no, have not run virus scans mentioned in this thread, as I have American Online Security Edition, which has a McAfee virus scanner and other security measures.

I probably need to get additional virus scanning done, though.

Well, its recommended that you only have 1 virus program on your computer at a time because having more than one can cause them to interfere with each other causing even more slowdowns. Also about the "preemptive multitasking" win XP dose that but it just dose it on every single program that you open. But I do wish that there was a way to program an OS to show you whats making your computer so slow.

Quick Question
When you open the task manager and click the Performance Tab. Under CPU usage what dose it say. Try to give me about and average when you're not doing anything on your computer then open up your internet browser and then let me know what that says.
Tech TJ

the correct statement is to only have one "ACTIVE" antivirus program at a time ,more than one is ok .and the link i posted is only for a free online scan no antivirs program is loaded onto you computer,and trendmicro is one of the best !As AOL and McAfee try hard to climb the list of good Software/virus scanners!!

Do a free scan at Red Cure.I have used the program to speed up CP`s.Slow speed is usualy a registry problem.It has always helped.Here is the site. http://www.regcure.com/lp/11/?uid=uv1lp