Two suggestions for you.

1) Do a Google search on the 3 GB switch for windows. It allows applications to use more of the 3.3 GB of memory. It may help.

2) Vista lets you add a USB drive to use for swap space instead of your hard drive. This can help speed up the virtual memory because USB flash memory is faster than a hard drive. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...eadyboost.aspx