Stuck lap-top - help needed, please

[Kwackerz]

Yup, compressed air will do the job. Lappys do tend to get quite hot, so ensure there is flow of air around it when its being used.. not sat on the user's lap. My missus uses an old rack out of the fridge to sit her lappy on. hard to describe, but its a bit like a cake cooling rack. does the job. keeps it off her lap/the table and allows air to circulate just fine

[Aladinsaneuk]

from http://www.pchell.com/support/how_to_sp ... time.shtml

Startup Tab Changes

1) Click on Start, Run and type MSCONFIG and press Enter

2) Click on the STARTUP tab in the System Configuration Utility to view all the items that begin on Startup. An example is shown below.

Each item on the Startup tab that is checked loads immediately after Windows starts. If there are lots of items here, this will slow down the boot time for Windows considerably. Each of these items can be toggled on or off simply by using the checkmark box to the left of the item.

The column directly to right of the checkmark is the Name of the program, while the next column over is the location on the hard drive or other device of the file. Finally the last column shows where in the computer the file is started from. This location could be in the registry as is the case with all the locations that begin with HKLM or HKCU, or it could be in the Windows Startup folder found under ALL PROGRAMS in Windows XP.

You can examine each of these startup items and uncheck any that are not necessary. How do you know which ones are not necessary? Well, in most computer configurations, you'll want drivers running for your graphics or video controller and sound card, and most likely an antivirus and firewall running. Other startup items are usually extras that could be eliminated from boot up. To discover what a particular item is used for, jot down the name for the item and go over to a site called Process Library, type in the name of the process and click Find. This is a very handy tool for discovering which startup items are truly needed.

When you are done modifying the checkmarks to the Startup tab, click OK and you'll be asked to reboot the system.

[MartDude]

Thanks all, and particularly Pete, for your help with this.

Pete - re your last post - I'll read through that link a few times, to absorb it more fully, before I attempt anything - unfamiliar territory.

[Aladinsaneuk]

no worries

you have the batphone number if you need it.... but not please on monday morning - i will probably be with the police....

[MartDude]

What have you gone and done now? Doesn't involve sheep again, does it?

[Aladinsaneuk]

baaaaa