still having problems

Hi
I have win xp, 2 meg of ram and still my files are slow to open. Helllp!!!

My subscription to mcaffee finiished so i completely uninstalled it. Check to see if files were any faster. No is the answer.

It is slow when i open all files and also when i right click a file to see properties it takes ages to open that.

If i open the program first (like word, dreamweaver...