Want to speed up a slow XP?

There's a service called cisvc.exe (or 'Indexing Service') which is a known resource guzzler. It is basically an update on the crappy FindFast from older versions of Windows, and is about as much use! If you have it, just get rid.

To kill it....

Go Start > Run > type services.msc

If there is a service called Indexing Services listed, right-click it, pick Properties and choose to 'Disable' it.

or...

You can also completely remove this service via Add/Remove Programs > Windows Setup Programs