Question : windows xp running slow

Lately i have installed windows xp i have found that it is really slow no matter what i have got running. When i put it on it was running wwell but it has slowed down drastically. Can any suggest any reason why because it is really hard to use at the moment?
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Answer : windows xp running slow

Greetings!

Further to Tanjnt's comments, there are considerations when running anti-spyware software ...

Install, then follow prompts to get updates immediately.

Then ...
then (after several minutes) ...


Red-lettered items will be removed and backed up automatically (except for backweb lite).

Alternatively, you may also wish to try Ad-Aware 6.0 (build 162 or later) ...
http://www.lavasoft.de
http://www.lavasoftusa.com

Unlike anti-virus programs, anti-spyware can co-exist on your system. It can actually help to keep a couple of these handy on your system.
(Just heed the warning SpyBot gives about Ad-Aware searching its compressed files)

This very thorough article will help explain the 5 categories of spyware ...
http://www.consumerwebwatch.org/news/articles/spyware_categories.htm

Hope all of this helps!
Ted, the Modem Mixer