Windows XP + brand new comp = brakes

Hello dear habraschechane. At work, got a new (fairly powerful comp),



AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual + 4800 / 2Gb / HDD250GB + MultiCardReader 3.5 "



And such a problem: for some reason, the problem after installing Windows XP (Corp or Pro, without a difference), there is such a problem:

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1. When you go into my computer and walk through the folders of the disk (any), the explorer hangs up (reads something), but I don’t understand what. Antivirus is not worth any. Software, too, only drivers from the Motherboard (ASUS M2N), chipset and everything. A very unpleasant moment.



2. After installing the chipset drivers, the programs load a little longer ... what is highlighted in the tray.



He killed the whole three days, but could not cope with this problem.



I myself would gladly switch to Ubuntu a long time ago, BUT you can not, because need photoshop.



UPD: Dear, please do not minus the karma, because Windows theme also makes me laugh and sometimes annoying, but I have already climbed all the forums and could not find an answer. And I think that only here bright heads will be able to help me ..