Currently I have 2GB RAM (4x512), and had always assumed that'd be sufficient for a Win XP system

Is it?
I have the drive partitioned mostly for convenience and organizational purposes; it's a hell of a lot easier to access a file when you know at least which partition it's in!
Would removing a bunch of unused programs serve to speed it up, at least a bit? For example, games I no longer play, etc.
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