Try defragmenting your hard drive. That may help speed things up.
Instructions:
Defragment Your Hard Disk
When a program is installed on your computer, the program's files may be
stored in multiple, noncontiguous locations on your hard disk. This is
fragmentation. If your hard disk is fragmented, programs on your computer
may run slowly.
The Disk Defragmenter tool optimizes the performance of your computer by
reorganizing the files on your hard disk into contiguous blocks. When the
Disk Defragmenter tool completes the defragmentation of files on your hard
disk, your programs may run faster.
Note You can use your computer while Disk Defragmenter is running. However,
your computer operates slowly during the defragmentation process and
restarts if the contents of the drive change during the process.
To defragment your hard disk, follow these steps:
1. Click Start, point to Programs (or All Programs), point to
Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Disk Defragmenter.
2. Select the drive, and then click Defragment.
Note On Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition (Me), click OK.
I hope this was helpful!
