Hi Scott, welcome 
You should have posted about your game issue on a different post.
Anyway, it doesn't sound like a common problem to me.
I'll suppose you're on a Windows machine.
You could try 2 things to improve your computer's performance:
1. Get CCleaner (it's free), run it to tidy up your computer from clutter and clean your registry.
2. Defrag your disk where OS is installed (usually C). Look for Disk Defragmenter application or similar, use the search from start menu if you can't find it otherwise.
You could also try switching to the standard theme if you're on Vista/7. Find that by right click on your desktop > personalize > window colour and appearance.
Or try the classic theme if you're on XP.
You should have posted about your game issue on a different post.
Anyway, it doesn't sound like a common problem to me.
I'll suppose you're on a Windows machine.
You could try 2 things to improve your computer's performance:
1. Get CCleaner (it's free), run it to tidy up your computer from clutter and clean your registry.
2. Defrag your disk where OS is installed (usually C). Look for Disk Defragmenter application or similar, use the search from start menu if you can't find it otherwise.
You could also try switching to the standard theme if you're on Vista/7. Find that by right click on your desktop > personalize > window colour and appearance.
Or try the classic theme if you're on XP.
