Delay in typing, registering keyboard inputs

[likely]

on my thinkpad a id say about 70% of the time when i input from the keybaord the letters come out really slow, like typing in mud. theres a delay of about 1/2 second before the letters come on the document or internet address bar... this is kind of like using a computer right after startup. but it does it all the time. after i type for about 30 seconds then its normal speed again.

what should i disable/change? the computer itself should be plenty fast enough to register at normal speed. its nearly new.

[Aroc]

If you have anything running in the background (antivirus scanner, movie downloads, 3-D rendering, spyware, etc) try disabling them one by one and see if performance improves.

Defragmenting and scanner for viruses might help. Ie there any software that has been installed recently? Etc. I would start there.

[likely]

this is from a fresh format.. though all the updates, sp, and ibm software are there.

[davidspalding]

Try typing CTRL + SHIFT + ESC when this happens. You can see if another process is using up CPU cycles. I find that CISVC (the Content Indexing service) often picks the least convenient time to start updating the catalogs. Not bad, since it speeds up searches on your hard drive, but a pain when you're trying to do something quickly.