Active X question

[Ray]

Using WindowsXP Pro Sp2 on fiber optic which was installed July 2006.

In the beginning, when I connected to fiber optic, my internet access speed
in opening websites was almost
instantaneous but starting about four weeks ago my system is way slower than
dial
up. I have had two "experts" go through it - one spent four hours and one
spent two hours with no change in speed. One suggested that Active X might be
the problem. I am totally ignorant about what goes on internally but wonder
if Active X can be a problem. Both technicians searched for viruses but found
none. Both left as bewildered as I am. Internal programs all work at same
speed as always.

Outlook Express opens instantly and posts open quidkly but opening any links
in OE
take unbelievably long. I am totally frustrated.


Ray

 

[Pennywise]

Using WindowsXP Pro Sp2 on fiber optic which was installed July 2006.

In the beginning, when I connected to fiber optic, my internet access speed
in opening websites was almost
instantaneous but starting about four weeks ago my system is way slower than
dial
up. I have had two "experts" go through it - one spent four hours and one
spent two hours with no change in speed. One suggested that Active X might be
the problem. I am totally ignorant about what goes on internally but wonder
if Active X can be a problem. Both technicians searched for viruses but found
none. Both left as bewildered as I am. Internal programs all work at same
speed as always.

Outlook Express opens instantly and posts open quidkly but opening any links
in OE
take unbelievably long. I am totally frustrated.

Run Opera www.opera.com - it doesn't use ActiveX - then you'll know,
Plus have a much better browser.

ActiveX while most likely not your problem, shouldn't be allowed to
run on any computer.

I haven't run ActiveX since I first saw it in action on Win95.

 

[Ron Martell]

Using WindowsXP Pro Sp2 on fiber optic which was installed July 2006.

In the beginning, when I connected to fiber optic, my internet access speed
in opening websites was almost
instantaneous but starting about four weeks ago my system is way slower than
dial
up. I have had two "experts" go through it - one spent four hours and one
spent two hours with no change in speed. One suggested that Active X might be
the problem. I am totally ignorant about what goes on internally but wonder
if Active X can be a problem. Both technicians searched for viruses but found
none. Both left as bewildered as I am. Internal programs all work at same
speed as always.

Outlook Express opens instantly and posts open quidkly but opening any links
in OE
take unbelievably long. I am totally frustrated.

Where there any other changes that you made to your system (hardware
or software) on or about the same time as your Internet speed slowed?

Have you recently upgraded to Internet Explorer 7? Was that about the
same time as your connection speed problems started?

How about file downloads with Internet Explorer - how fast do they go?

Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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