computer keeps overheating while playing videos online

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  1. beatz2005

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    I got xp on my 1.5ghz laptop 448mb ram. the problem is that it slows down, keeps overheating, and just shuts off when im on the net, especially when i watch videos. i've checked inside there's little dust and i even aired that out with some canned air.

    I don't know what it's called but i bought this 2 fan set from best buy that you plug up through the usb and it's supposed to keep it cool, BUT it doesn't.

    Anybody know what's goin on??
     
    beatz2005, Jul 10, 2009
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    ddp Moderator Staff Member

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    moved to correct forum as not a windows issue. does the cpu fan work at all?
     
    ddp, Jul 11, 2009
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    beatz2005 Regular member

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    yea the fan runs fine. i even opened it up to make sure it was running even though i heard it just to make sure
     
    beatz2005, Jul 12, 2009
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    i think it is videocard related, either hardware or software but more likely software.
     
    ddp, Jul 12, 2009
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    What kinds of software. It's only flash that I'm using
     
    beatz2005, Jul 12, 2009
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    have you updated your video driver?
     
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    Nah I'm gonna try that.
     
    beatz2005, Jul 12, 2009
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    I can't find the driver for the life of me. I have a westinghouse nb-14w2
     
    beatz2005, Jul 13, 2009
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    what does it show for videocard in device manager?
     
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    ati radeon xpress 200m series
     
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    it didn't work. it says setup didn't find a driver compatible with my current hardware or operating system. i'm running xp home
     
    beatz2005, Jul 13, 2009
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    sammorris, Jul 13, 2009
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