problems
a) takes about 20 minutes to start up and is generally really slow

b) battery=dead, having only had it for a year and a bit

solutions?

a)harddrive clogged up with downloads, only 500mb of a 70gb harddrive free

b)laptop left on every night without any sleep...must be almost as tired as me

who's like a really geeky IT person here, and wouldn't mind solving my problems (those listed above...)