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Look for a program called cCleaner, download it, and use it. It's the disc clean up utility for the common geek. If that doesn't work, check your background programs through msconfig. Basically, all I'm telling you is to eliminate all of the most common problems.
Another great idea for normal maintenance is pctuneup.com.
Hope I helped a little bit. This will at least help you narrow the problem down.