suggestions.. set up a 2nd part just for capturing . install only programs needed for capturing, no other programs!. Fresh windows Install is always faster. When this part is set up backup it up, so its ready to restore at a minutes notice. UDMA mode can get turned off accidentally?. Only have HDD's sharing an ide cable, eg cable 1 HDD1 + HDD2 then cable 2 DVDrom + DVDwriter. Stuff intel app crap. Make sure your case (esp HDD) is well ventilated. If you could cap b4 you should be able to cap now. Turn off any fancy gfx options on windows (or windowBlinds).