Mx issues

I was wondering if flash MX is what is responsible for slowing my computer after long periods of use, whenever i have flash and multiple programs running for a while, the computer is slowed a LOT, even when i close the programs. It is fixed when i restart the computer, but i am wondering if anyone else gets this issue.

MY comp:

1 ghz
windows ME
312 megs of ram

should not be slowed by a program like flash mx, but it is. Why?

What other programs are you running when you run flash? I doubt it would be flash that is causing it, maybe you have another program that is running in the background.

while i am running flash i often have explorer on, and windows explorer, maybe even photo editor, even when i close them the comp is still slowed