[racerx520]

thats what i was thinking too, i couldnt possibly imagine xp taking up all that room. and yes the recycling bin has been emptied several times over. it seems like every 2 weeks i have to find one or two more non-essential programs to delete, next onthe list will have to be microsoft office if it comes down to it cuz java and crap are still on there for the web.
would it matter at all if the computer was reformatted? cuz i think it was like 2 or 3 times and i was told that old information stays imbedded on the hard drive even though its says its been deleted. if that is true that could it possibly be fromthat? i know a bit about computers but no where near enough to deal with this problem lol and we dont quite have the money to spend to take it to a shop to speed it up