Photoshop CS5.5 extended and XP sp3 PAINFULLY SLOW

I've reinstalled Photoshop to clear up the errors.
Windows XP is fully updated.
Disk is regularly cleaned and defragged
But working in Photoshop is PAINFULLY slow with lots of processes just hanging for several minutes.  Mini-bridge will sometimes completely fail.
Running on a 1.73 GHz Intel Pentium(r) processor with 2.00 gb RAM and 40g free working space.
is this box just too old and powerless for PS to function well on it?
thanks for any suggestions.
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As Noel mentions, the 2GB RAM is not going to be able to handle all that much, and with only 40GB of HDD space left, you have a bottleneck there too. First, PS's Scratch Disks will be limited, and also your Windows Virtual Memory (Page File) will need free, defragmented space to take up the slack, from the lack of RAM. My guess would be that you left the Page File on the default, and that it is being dynamically managed, so it grows and shrinks, as is needed.
When a HDD gets neare 70% capacity, it begins to slow down. The closer to capacity it gets, the slower it gets, and the closer to a failure it gets.
From a BftB (Bang for the Buck) standpoint, more RAM would be a good first step, and an additional HDD would be the next. Both RAM and HDD's are quite cheap nowadays, and in cases like this, their impact can be great. For the HDD, you would probably want to clean up C:\, storing some "stuff" onto your new D:\ (or whichever drive letter is assigned), and then locate your PS Scratch Disks there too.
Good luck,
Hunt

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