Clean install of Leopard made my system run slow

I have a MacBook Pro 2.0 Core Duo 2GB RAM (first generation)
Initially, I did an upgrade from Tiger to Leo and there was no slowness. I was asked one of the external audio interface manufacturers that their driver might not work properly if upgraded from Tiger to Leo (without clean install). It needs a clean install so I performed a clean install of Leopard.
Now, my MacBook Pro is slow when I try to run (start) an applications e.g. Logic Pro 8 or when I try to navigate through folders. There is a delay in displaying icons or opening files. There is a huge delay when I try to switch from Arrange windows.
Are there any services or back ground applications that I can turn off? Has anyone else experience similar issue?
Thanks
Mitch

thats happening all the time. it is not a one time thing. if there was a run away process it should get killed when a reboot is performed right?
it appears that i have to modify Leo so that only needed services and apps running but not sure which one to kill

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