Major Overheating Problem

Hi.

I'm typing this from my desktop computer. I own a Vista with a major problem. It overheats badly. It randomly shuts down every 5-10 minutes. I know that this is due to overheating. A couple seconds after I turn the laptop on, the keys become too hot to touch. I know that loads of dust are clogging up the internals, and that the Vista needs to be cleaned out.

Now I know what you're all thinking, "Disassemble it and use a can of compressed air, blah, blah, blah". That's where the problem comes in.

My Vista was manufactured under the assumption that nothing bad would happen. It's impossible to disassemble. This was intentional. Unscrewing all the visible bolts under the computer does nothing. It even says this in the User's Manual. The air vents are very thin. You couldn't stick a thumbtack in there. If I can't disassemble it, then surely there is no way to clean the innards. I brought the laptop to a Best Buy store. They told me this. They informed me that there is nothing that they could do because of the design of this Vista.

If you have some idea, please help. A week ago this problem was nonexistent. I have some really important documents saved in that Vista.

ALSO: I have no idea why the area under my name says that. I have a 64bit Vista, not a 32.
 

My Computer

Hello, you failed to mention make and model of the computer in question . Laptop with Vista is all i see you posted .
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Emachine ET 1161-05
    CPU
    AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640
    Motherboard
    eMachines MCP61PM-GM (Socket AM2 )
    Memory
    2.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 387MHz (6-6-6-18)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Acer E181H (1280x768@60Hz) 128MB GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 (
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Definition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Name Acer E181H on NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE nForce 430
    Screen Resolution
    1280x768 pixels
    Hard Drives
    ST316081 5AS SCSI Disk Device
    PSU
    MCP61PM-GM 9000 NVIDIA Chipset Model MCP61 Chipset Revisio
    Case
    Tower
    Cooling
    Fan Speed 1247 RPM
    Keyboard
    Standard PS/2 Keyboard
    Mouse
    PS/2 Compatible Mouse
    Internet Speed
    http://www.speedtest.net/result/1538974261.png
Welcome
My advice, if you get it fixed or not. Back up now. Buy a external hard drive and back up everything with this free software
Macrium Reflect FREE Edition - Information and download
You should not wait until a crisis to back up. Furthermore, if it were me, I would back up now, before using the computer again.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS420
    Memory
    6 gig
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD3650 256 MB
    Sound Card
    Intergrated 7.1 Channel Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell SP2009W 20 inch Flat Panel w Webcam
    Hard Drives
    640 gb
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Dell USB
    Mouse
    Dell USB 4 button optical
    Other Info
    DSL provided by ATT
If you can't open it, it's gonna be hard.

I suggest usin g compressed air and a vacumm. Blow air in the out, and suck out at the in.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
    Memory
    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics Card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
    Case
    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
    Other Info
    Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
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