3 problems with my computer...

[tonypaladino]

1 year old Compaq Presario R3000 Notebook.
Win XP Home sp2, AMD Athalon 800 mhtz, 256 ram

1. My computer starts making hard drive spinny noises like crazy, slows down dramatically and sometimes feezes up, at random times.

Here is the task manager shot when it happens:


I reformatted my hard drive a few weeks ago because my computer kept freezing for no reason, and I had way to much [censored] with adware installed. I've not donloaded anything since then except for poker software, pokertracker, and ipod updates.

These happen more frequently after a hibernate.

2. When I have multiple Firefox windows open (I dont like tabs, ok) the window icons disappear and reapear off the taskbar. Sometimes I will have 3 firefox windows open, and only two will be on the taskbar, and I have to alt-tab to find the other one.

3. Everything takes too damn long to load. I used to be able to click on firefox and it would open right away. Now, after the computer has been started, no matter how long I wait after windows starts up, it takes a good 30-60 seconds for the browser window to open. This happens with other software as well.

Does anyone know what the hell is going on with it???

Thanks
TONY