working through a list of problems!

[james898166]

Hi there, looking for a litle help please.

 

Ok, so my Acer laptop is about 9yrs old so doesn't owe me anything but i'm trying to keep it going a little longer.

1/ It is now very slow to load and multi task, took it to a guy a couple of yrs ago who wiped it clean except saved files and a couple of programmes, how did he do this?

2/the fan makes a hell of a racket whenever its on??

3/If i put it on a flat surface it soon over heats and cuts out???

4/ have loads of pics to back up and get off the laptop which i guess will also speed it up? was going to put them on cd's but takes for ages, i want to be able to click a folder and burn it and for it to tell me when the cd is full and to insert another and it carries on until folder completed. is this possible????

 

Any help most welcome!

 

PS. don't say buy a new laptop!lol

Edited November 3, 2009 by james898166

[maynardvdm]

Hi

 

Buy a new laptop ;)

 

1. Instead off copying all your data to CD's, get an external hard drive and save it on there.

 

2. Try cleaning the fans, this should also help keep the lappy cooler and stop the noise.

[james898166]

Thanks for that,

 

i may being thick but how do u clean the fans? also wot is the easiest way to wipe the laptop if restore wont work.

 

thanks again

[Jelly Bean]

If you have the reinstall disk then a full format and reinstall is the easiest way.