Turn off Indexing to speed up Windows XP

Windows XP keeps a record of all files on the hard disk so when you do a search on the hard drive it is faster... there is a downside to this and because the computer has to index all files, it will slow down normal file commands like open, close, etc... if you do not do a whole lot of searches on your hard drive the I suggest turnning this feature off!

Go to Start menu -> Run -> services.msc
and press enter...
now in the services list, locate Indexing Service and right click on it, click properties...and DISABLE it... thats all...