If you read carefully what the guy say, you will realize that's the common procedure that somebody will do installing SKYRIM for the first time.
Fact 1: He is a newbie to SKYRIM
Fact 2: After 1 hour he has lag, and that's not normal. Nobody should have lag after 1 hour of playing (only)
So i thought he had done something wrong with the first time installment.
And tell me please how much different have you done it for the first time. ????? (They are no hundred ways to do that !!!!)
And as for the auto saves, you can leave it on if you want, bethesda and i personally suggest to turn them of.
And that's it...