8.1 Pro slowness vs 7.3 Pro

Hi I purchased and installed 8.1 Pro on a box that already has 7.3 Pro and Win98se on it. I have been using SuSE 7.3 Pro since it was first sold and it is working pretty well for me. My problem is that my 8.1 install is a lot slower than my 7.3. Konqueror takes 4 to 6 times as long to open web pages. Most things seem to work but much much slower than in 7.3. The 8.1 install is the suse default using kde. It has been updated via YOU as of 2 weeks ago. It is installed on a P2 400mhz. Has anyone else experienced a slowness? I have searched emails and suse help but don't know where else to look. Tom Land