Satellite P300-156 very slow

Hi people,
my laptop is very slow, pop ups still getting through even on the highest setting and like a fool when i purchased it i didn't make any backup disc!

The hidden partition is created by Vista and its contains the data and files which are necessary to repair the OS.
You can pres F8 when powering the unit.
Then a menu should appear.
Here you could choose first option: Repair my Computer.
Now new windows will appear.
If your notebook supports an HDD recovery option then you should find a point called Toshiba HDD recovery. If the HDD recovery is not available, then you will not find this point.
You should also find some repair points provided by Vista
Try it if you want

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    Message was edited by: hawkerpaul

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