laptop going slow - think it's because of os

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i once tried some software recommended to me on this forum to "under"clock my xp laptop so that the battery lasts longer. the software worked great but i only needed if for when on a trips so turned the program back to normal settings and uninstalled.

since then though i have found it to be incredibly slow at points, as though it's doing a virus scan or backup (which it isn't) and doing anything else hangs for a long time. it's worse when watching films/youtube as it can't buffer (is that the right word?) it quick enough.

is there anything i can try to put my laptop back to full strength?
 
Open up task manager to see if any processes are using high amounts of CPU time. Post back if there are any obvious suspects.
 
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