I will fill the details in later.
- ccleanup.com
- defragment the hard drive
- Reduce Internet Explorer temporary files size
- Remove startup programs from registry
- Run a spyware remover or two.
- Look and see how much memory you are using when just after the computer boots up and has finished starting everything. If you are using more than two-thirds of your memory you should add more. Especially if multiple people use it, you do a lot of music stuff or play games.