Be careful that you back up your own files before reinstalling Windows. Some manufacturers 'reformat' as part of reinstalling.
You might check your Config.sys file, too. Click on Start, Run - type msconfig and hit OK. Click on the Start-up tab. You'll see a list of programs that are running in the background and a lot of them don't need to be running.
There is a web page (
http://www.netsquirrel.com/msconfig/) that can help you determine whether to take checkmarks out on msconfig. Be careful to not uncheck any really necessary programs. Some you can uncheck, however, are qttask, anyrhing with 'real' in the name, and any that are just there to check for updates.
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