My laptop-Toshiba, Pent 4, RAM 256MB, HDD 27.9GB is slow to boot, to load any program

I want to format it and reloading all the software
but i am afraid if i format it, i ll lost those features it has like-bluetooth,sound and LAN

pls help me what can I do?

Also some of the keys have stopped working.

@ funyin

ok what i think u should do is to giv that laptop to ur younger ones to play with cos its as good as a Toy,
go get a state of the art laptop

@ funyin

okay just a joke but on a more serious note if u have the CD that came with the laptop u can format it
and use the driver CD to get all those stuffs like the sound and the others u mentioned,
i guess u should have that CD with u cos whoever sold or gave u that laptop ought to hav given it to u.
so i think thats ur starting point,
if u have that CD "i dont mean the rain coat now ooo", u have got nothing to worry about,

funyin:


I want to format it and reloading all the software
but i am afraid if i format it, i ll lost those features it has like-bluetooth,sound and LAN

You sound a bit funny my sister. Your bluetooth,sound and LAN can't be formatted because they're hardware devices. Just make sure the required drivers on the Cd pack is not lost. Your laptop could suffer if there is some kind of virus you're unable to identity or you've too much programs running and so many other things.

A tip: After formatting, make sure you install programs you need only and be careful of the appilications you download if you're online to prevent viral attacks-not H.I.V o

Frizy:

You sound a bit funny my sister. Your bluetooth,sound and LAN can't be formatted because they're hardware devices. Just make sure the required drivers on the Cd pack is not lost. Your laptop could suffer if there is some kind of virus you're unable to identity or you've too much programs running and so many other things.

A tip: After formatting, make sure you install programs you need only and be careful of the appilications you download if you're online to prevent viral attacks-not H.I.V o

you are the one who sounds a bit funny. You should know that the poster is not a bit a computer guru like you so why start off with being a bit funny.

@poster, if you dont have the driver CD check toshiba website for drivers.

Its as simple as tht. U dont have to have the driver CD, u can as well download the driver for free from the internet. If u dont have internet at home, u can take ur USB memory stick (flash drive) to an internet cafe to save the driver in it. after formatting ur hard-disk, only install programms u really need cos ur RAM is not big enough to handle all u have i guess. So its either u increase ur RAM memory and install more programms, or manage the one u have and install less.

Thank you all

I ve gotten it rectified.

Its virus problem

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