Solve : Computer running slow sporadically?

1.	Solve : Computer running slow sporadically?
Answer» I have XP 2002 (service pack 2) running on an Acer laptop with a 1400MHz Intel Celeron processor and 752mb of ram. Recently it has started to run very slowly, approximatley 8 start-ups out of 10. when it goes normally it is pretty FAST and satisfactory indeed, but when it runs slowly it is painfully slow at everything. The computer always starts up in good time at normal speed, but then opening DOCS, drop down menus, sending and receiving emails, opening www addresess etc are all slow. i have to restart and restart again, sometimes 7 or 8 times, until it runs at good speed. Can anyone tell me if it is a software or hardware problem and what it might possibly be specifically. Cheers!!!What are you using regularly for spyware/virus protection? When it is running slowly, use task manager to see where the CPU cycles are going. How MUCH free hard DRIVE space? Have you used ccleaner lately? (www.ccleaner.com)

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