SD,
It was bad but we handled it moved on and had some fun anyway lol thanks for asking.
I ran through your suggested list of procedures and I am just rebooting it now for the results.
I'm almost positive someone from here reccommended a site that sold memory and actually did the scan on your computer to tell one which one you needed and how much you can hold. Does that ring a bell? It was a while ago for me and a totally other PC.
Can't thank you enough for the time and help but if its not 100% a memory issue this pc might be a paper weight. lol
Well it did load firefox with yahoo as the home page faster then usual. But Limewaire, which her kids use and online gaming, is still the same.
Again thanks much,
MP.