Copying files to other folders and to external drive takes forever

I am assuming at this point that it is a hard drive issue. Here are the details.
I am using a Macbook Pro 2.4 ghz, 4 gb RAM, 250mb HD that is 3 years old. This is a recent problem. I can move large files (1gb) from my external drives to another external drive AND from an external drive to my HD. But if I move a file from my HD to an external drive OR try to copy the file to another folder on my HD then it goes very very very slow and usually freezes up the computer.
To solve the problem I re-installed Snow Leopard from scratch and then upgraded to Mountain Lion. So clean install... Disk Utility reports no errors. No permission problems.
I was able to just backup 22gb using Time Machine to external drive.. took forever but it did work.. but then when i try to copy a 1gb file using Finder it hangs. It also seems to hang just randomly, especially when two programs try to run at the same time.. such as Time Machine and Safari. it does not like multiple things hitting the HD.
I am assuming I need to replace the HD but wanted to check here for any advice first.
Thanks,
Clint

Try setting up another admin user account to see if the same problem continues. If Back-to-My Mac is selected in System Preferences, the Guest account will not work. The intent is to see if it is specific to one account or a system wide problem. This account can be deleted later.
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DId you stomp your foot while writing those block capitals too?
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