About 2 months ago, I had the lapton sitting on a blanket and running. Computer automatically shut down. I am assuming that it simply overheated. Since then, when doing processor-intensive tasks (running Windows XP Pro) such as loading songs onto iPod or simply running a system cleanup, the laptop will again, shut down abruptly. Obviously, this is highly annoying. Is there a chance that I ‘cooked’ the processor to the point that anything taxing will overheat it? Or is there a possibility that I could add thermal grease? Also, the battery is basically toast too. If I travel any distance, battery is basically dead and has to remain plugged in constantly. Could that be causing this issue??? Any help is greatly appreciated as I don’t really want to plunk down $1K for a new laptop just yet.