Lag when useing simple programs

Hi
ok i have a problem with my macbook pro 13" 2.4GHZ 4GB ram, basically when i use Firefox (mainly Javas and videos) or World of Warcraft the display Laggs a lot and so does the cursor, sometimes so bad i cant quit the program. i have been advised to make a new user to see if that stops it, yet it doesn't.
Can someone please give me some advice. Thankyou, Jack

Good job Jacksears-
Next step would be to re-install the 10.6.7 Combo_Update. See if this helps especially if you just ran the software updater and installed the "delta update." Repair permissions after installation.
Jacksears wrote:
just scanned the machine for any viruses and its all good.
I do not know what anti-virus you have on your Mac, but some are known to slow things down and are of no value on Mac. YMMV. You might try un-installing the AV package.

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