WinFax VS. MS Office 2000 resource hog

I have 98SE installed on client computer. They need a way to “group fax”. Outlook Express 5 is email client.

Recommended WinFax (Symantec). After install, system resources drop to 50% range. As a result Word 2000 will not open. Even screensaver hangs. After deleting everything to do with WinFax, system is back to normal. Still cannot get system resources above 74% with all start-up items scruitinized/reduced, recycle bin size reduced, temp files gone, all caches cleaned, registry optimized (Norton), defragged (speed disk) done, etc……

Please help….. I am recommending wiping the drive and installing XP Pro, with built in fax system……?

Thanks in advance…….