• Usual fixes
  • Disk Cleanup
  • Scandisk
  • Defrag the hard drive
  • Checking the System Resources

If these do not work try the following

• Scan for viruses
  • McAfee Free Online Virus Scan
  • Download McAfee Avert Stinger Free
• Check for overheating
  • AIDA32 is an easy utility for checking your system
  • MBM5 "motherboard monitor" is another
• Check for DOS compatibility mode
  • If the system is running Windows 9x, make sure that the hard disk isn’t running in MS-DOS compatibility mode.
    To check this, open the Device Manager, right-click on the hard disk in question, and select the Properties.
• To compress or not to compress
  • Severe slowdown can happen if drives are compressed. You can check a disk’s compression by right-clicking
    on the disk in My Computer and selecting the Properties.
• Check for application or driver issues
  • You can check driver issues by right-clicking on My Computer and selecting the Properties, then choosing Hardware and
    Device Manager. Look for any icons appearing yellow with a exclamation point