Windows 8.1 slow on 5 year old Dell Laptop

I have a 5 year old DELL XPS laptop (32 bit) with 3 GB of RAM...
I run windows 8.1 , I see that there are certain peculiar problems with 8.1 on my machine....
1) When I shut down my machine, it could take upto 3-4 (or maybe more) to shut down competely.
2) When I switch my laptop on from Sleep, it takes quite a long time (2-3 minutes) to show up sign in screen, and after sign in, it could take upto 2 minutes to show my desktop/start screen.
3) The boot up time is also significantly more than I expected it to be!
Overall on a 5 year old machine, windows 8.1 feels sluggish , even on a laptop with 3 GB memory. Iam not sure if this means some of the older motherboards are probably not as compatible with windows 8.1 or my hard disk has slowed down
In any case, Iam unhappy using windows 8.1

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Dozens of 9F BSODS. Please upload the DMPS
We do need the actual DMP file as it contains the only record of the sequence of events leading up to the crash, what drivers were loaded, and what was responsible.
WE NEED AT LEAST TWO DMP FILES TO SPOT TRENDS AND CONFIRM THE DIAGNOSIS.
If you are overclocking (pushing the components beyond their design) you should revert to default at least until the crashing is solved. If
you dont know what it is you probably are not overclocking.
You may be able to get the DMP files without crashing by booting into safe mode (F8) with networking.
To enable us to assist you with your computer's BSOD symptoms, upload the contents of your "\Windows\Minidump" folder.
The procedure:
* Copy the contents of \Windows\Minidump to another (temporary) location somewhere on your machine.
* Zip up the copy (compress them)
*Please upload them to a file sharing service like Skydrive or"Rapidshare" and put a link to them in your reply.
Link for how to upload below.
http://www.wikihow.com/Use-SkyDrive
To ensure minidumps are enabled:
* Go to Start, in the Search Box type: sysdm.cpl, press Enter.
* Under the Advanced tab, click on the Startup and Recovery Settings... button.
* Ensure that Automatically restart is unchecked.
* Under the Write Debugging Information header select Small memory dump (256 kB) in the dropdown box (the 256kb varies).
* Ensure that the Small Dump Directory is listed as %systemroot%\Minidump.
* OK your way out.
* Reboot if changes have been made.
Please also run MSinfo32 and upload the output as well.
To run MSinfo32 please go to start>run>MSinfo32
Go to "file" "save" and upload the saved file with the DMPS
System specs are extremely useful so please include whatever you know.
Blue Screen View & Who Crashed are often wrong and should only be used in an emergency...
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