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What virus scanner and web browser are you running? MANY virus scanners (mostly commercial ones, like Norton, PC-Cillan and McAffee) take up huge amounts of system resources needlessly - and this is getting worse each year as all of them add new features that you might not want. Also, some web browsers (mainly IE, but also the MSN Browser, and some others) provide gateways for other things that will slow your computer down. Same with alot of POP/IMAP Email clients - you won't find anyone recommending Outlook Express, for example.
Which version of KaZaA? Most of them are spyware riddled, and download other spyware while your using them. IMesh is also good at this. And most of the "spyware free" versions you can get either won't work properly, or you will still get extra spyware just by being connected to their networks. KaZaA Lite/K++ works well and doesn't have the spyware, but it is rather tricky to find since KaZaA declared it a breach of their copyright.
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