It doesn't have a "general tab" What else could it say or give me an example of what you are looking for will look like.
If you see an icon on the desktop called MY Computer, click on it. Right-click on the C: drive and go to Properties. It should tell you how much space you have on the disk. You should also see a Tools tab. Click on that and you can do Error Checking and Defrag.
If you don't have My Computer (I don't), right click on the bottom left Start button and do an Explore. You'll see the C Drive there.
While we our on this topic, it is a good idea to have a C and D drives, use C drive for all Operating System stuff, updates, drivers and stuff like that. Use D: drive for everything else, install new programs that are OS stuff like anti-virus, email, FS tools and the like. That way your C drive stays relativily free of crap you never use and has lots of space available for recycle, memory etc. Now you D drive might fill up but if so just remove stuff, either way the OS stays happy and fast.
First I know it's a Sony Viao but is it a laptop or desktop (there are both) and due you know the model number... that way we can look up the specs as it was cofig (cpu, mem, disk size) And what model HP AIO printer and what cable/ interface are you you using... USB or Paralell, Network?
as for the HP AIO driver install... just want to confirm you installing the drivers from a CD the came with the AIO and not downloading drivers files via the internet (the full HP AIO drivers files are massive and can be very slow download to the point that HP suggest not to download the full file
Next assuming you are running the install from the CD did you ever get to the point when the install program requested you connect the printer to the computer? (HP normally want you to only connect the printer to the computer when the HP driver install program request... if you connect the printer early XP own Plug and play will try to install and it can get it twisted up when running the HP software (HP printer driver be a major pain some times i've done alot of them...just best to do them by HP numbers)...
OK that being said we we are going to start fresh... because no way does a driver take 12 hours to install... take the CD out, make sure the printer is not connect to the computer and shut down the system... if you have to just hold the power button down till the system powers off
(Im going to take you over a basic disk cleanup here because even if it not the problem if it hasn't been done for a while... it probably needs it)
Power the system back up and let it come up completely do not open anything or start any process just let the sysmen come up and finish everything it wants to start... now when you first start the computer and its booting up you will hear the disk access (the "thrashing" sound some spoke of) the thing is you should not hear alot of this oncer your system is up stable and just sitting there... if you still heard the disk getting alot... you can be, to many background apps starting/running/ not enough memory/not enough disk space/ disk fragmented/ disk cash full....The deal is this ever app takes memory to run and as you use the computer alot of little garbage app started getting being install and use up mem space... note that while there in sitting in Mem then do not nessalely use the CPU that much... but they effectually rob mem from you... so the next step the system does when you low on system memory is roll out to the disk in the arey not being used for files and used that as virtual memory... the way you tell is if yo hear the disk alway being access all the time... is does not show up in the used disk space... bottom line if you XP is up to date with service pack 2 I say you want atleast 256 of men (512 would be much better) purge all you disk cash space (Go to "Start", "Program", "Accesorry", "System Tools", "Disk Cleanup"...run disk clean up...it cak tack some time
Next you want to run Defrag..it next to "Disk Cleanup" but is best to run that from safe mode (reboot and start tapping the "F8" key at the very start of the boot hopefully this will get you to a promp asking you if you want a safe boot...you do...boot up in safe mode and dont be surprised if you get a bad look screen that normal... run the defrag app...(that can take hours even overnight) when done shutdown and reboot as normal
Next we want to check in installed hardware "Start , Setting, Control Panel, System, Device Manger... see if you have any hardware that not working (yellow x's)...if so you can delete the "not working" hardware and reboot to let the system refined it if it still there also from "Control Panel" check to see if the system think it already installed the HP AIO printer... if it did deleted it also and reboot
After all this again reboot (HP AIO no connected yet) the sys let the sys come up on its own and stabilize (you hear no disk activity)... go down by the clock lower right and see all the little icon right click and kill as many as you can... then start the HP AIO cd and follow the prompts... connect the printer only when it tells you...and if still problem... you might want a tech type to take a look