Apache(webserver) question, sorry if somebody won't like it

Hey! i am having problems with my apache server. Im runnin PHPTriad thing with mysql and apache webserver..everything seems to be ok... but...the thing is that im runnin on my win2k platform which i also use for stuff...and i have webcam uploadin pic every sec..also java applet refreshing every 5 seconds so when few people connects to watch or surfes some webpages on the server because i have few of them..the apache stops responding..y? is there some trick that i don't know of? or its just my pc is too busy? sorry again about of topic but i have to reload that server very often thanks Mantas Kriauciunas