improve ur system perfomance by reducing pop ups

1)Right click on My Computer icon on the desktop
2)Select properties from the popup menu.
3)Then goto Advanced tab in the system property.
4)Click on the settings tab under the Performance option.
5)Now in the Performance Option dialog box and under the visual effects tab select "Adjust for best performance".

Finally you should feel that your computer became faster than anyone but you have compromise little on the visuals of Windows XP.