This is a great link to a page and software that is a great thing for taking care of grandma's computer.
http://alefalletti.wordpress.com/2010/0 ... ifehacker/
This software will tell you what that weird process is that is sucking the life out of your machine.
http://www.processlibrary.com/
I use this page for each new install - turn off all the unnecessary services.
http://askbobrankin.com/make_windows_xp_run_faster.html
