enividaliehs

For quite a while the computer which I'm using has been going through an extremely irritating streak of incredibly low performance. I've run out of ideas in how to fix that and decided to throw aside my pride and seek help.

When I initially start it up, performance is flawless for ~10min, at which point the fan will become rather loud and the laptop's speed will come near to a screeching halt. At its peak the computer can run new rather high graphic games, but the second the fan starts blaring, it becomes a hassle to even type in Notepad. I'm currently using a Dell Inspiron 8600 Lappy.

I should note that, thanks to my technologically-incompetent family members, this computer recently was hit with an insane amount of viruses due to the use of Limewire. I cleared out all of the viruses that I could, and now my antivirus service hasn't picked up any in several days. The performance issue, though, has been occuring long before the virus problem came up.

Here are my specs:



Windows: Windows XP5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2
Internet Explorer: 6.0.2900.2180(I use Firefox v2.0.0.6)
Memory (RAM): 512 MB
CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) M processor 1400MHz
CPU Speed: 599.9 MHz
Sound card: SigmaTel Audio
Display Adapters: NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 | NVIDIA GeForce FX Go5200 | NetMeeting driver | RDPDD Chained DD
Screen Resolution: 1280 X 768 - 32 bit
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Network Adapters: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3A Mini PCI Adapter - Packet Scheduler Miniport
CD / DVD Drives: D: HL-DT-STRW/DVD GCC-4241N
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COM Ports: COM3 | COM1
LPT Ports: LPT1
Mouse: 2 Button Mouse Present
Hard Disks: C: 37.2GB
Hard Disks - Free: C: 6.8GB
USB Controllers: 4 host controllers.
Firewire (1394): 1 host controllers.
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Manufacturer: Dell Computer Corporation
Product Make: Inspiron 8600
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AC Power Status: OnLine
BIOS Info: ATAT COMPATIBLE 093003 DELL 27d3091e
Time Zone: Eastern Standard Time
Battery: High
Motherboard: Dell Computer Corporation 0D2465
Modem: BCM V.92 56K Modem