Hello,
I've got a fujitsu siemens Amilo 1718.
Its been going really slow at loading ect and when it plays the start up windows sound and videos/ music the sound is really slow motion and choppy?
Hoping its an easy and cheap fix!!
Thanks

Megan, June 2011

Over time lots of naughty programmes get themselves an entry in the start up list - this can seriously slow down starting up.

Run msconfig - look at the start up tab and uncheck most of it - my list is 20 entries long with only the first 5 checked to load and run at start time.

Slow running as opposed to slow start up may be an application or process hogging CPU time. Use Task Manager or a free utility called Process Explorer to see what's happening. Sometimes a rogue process is waiting for something to happen that is not happening - this can cause the machine to "hang" most of the time. You can sometimes recover from this by returning to a "restore point" of a time before the problem began.

Consider downloading a free utility like Spybot - run a scan and fix any problems found by clicking on "fix selected problems". Spybot will also protect your start up list.

Peccavi, June 2011

Also, just to add to it!
When i unplug the charger, the laptop just dies, and turns itself off and it can't be turnt back on until you plug the charger back in? Any idea's why? Will i need a new battery?!

Megan, June 2011