Troubles with an antique laptop

7:22 - Switches laptop on
7:24 - Logs in to laptop
7:27 - Start-up appears complete, clicks on IE
7:29 - IE opens
7:31 - Clicks Messenger
7:33 - Messenger opens, logs in to Messenger
7:34 - Messenger finishes logging in, but freezes
7:35 - IE loads home page, and freezes in the process
7:36 - Ctrl-Alt-Del finally works
7:37 - IE closes
7:39 - Messenger closes
7:40 - Task Manager FINALLY shows up
7:41 - Desktop temporarily freezes
7:42 - Start bar finally works, but freezes
7:43 - Ctrl-Alt-Del again
7:45 - Task Manager appears, but start bar unfreezes
7:46 - Clicks on IE a second time
7:48 - IE opens
7:50 - Messenger opens itself for no reason
7:51 - IE temporarily freezes
7:53 - IE unfreezes
7:54 - IE loads home page successfully
7:55 - Successfully logs in to Messenger

Total elapsed time between pressing of power button and functionality of the two major programs: 33 minutes.

Windows XP - It stands for X-tra Problem.