Slow to open/close programs...esp Microsoft Office. How do I optimize?

Hello
I have a MacBook 2GHz Intel Core duo, 1 GB 667 MHz Ram...
I have had it since July '06 and since purchasing it I have noticed that it is extremely slow in operating and opening microsoft programs. Then once open the cursor spins and spins to reopen the program window. I have noticed some wait times with other programs as well but it is especially bad with microsoft office and adobe illustrator. iWeb and iPhoto lag as well.
Is this normal? It has become a very annoying to use
What can I do to optimize performance?
I love my MacBook but am starting to miss my Powerbook G4!
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Best,
Johanna

Try downloading the latest office update. This helped speed things up on my machine, 11.3.0
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/download/ office2004/Office2004_1130.xml&secid=4&ssid=31&flgnosysreq=True

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