Laptop gets really hot then turns off, suspect it is overheating. How can I reduce this?

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My laptop keeps overheating and turning itself off. Underneath it gets really hot.

Even playing 3D online poker is impossible, it just overheats. If it is on my lap, I try and balance it so it's sitting just on my legs and has loads of free space under it. This seems to help a bit (it's never turned itself off in this position) but even being on a desk can result in it overheating.

There is a lot of dust, etc that I've cleaned it out (as much as I can easily take apart anyway), but it never used to happen. Any ideas?

The laptop is a Lenovo 3000 N200.

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