Connecting to the Internet

[jm47]

Hi Everyone: In the past few weeks my computer has become unbearably slow
trying to connect to the Web.Comcast checked my modem and everything tested
out fine.When I click on the Yahoo or Google icons or run from the start up
menu it is taking upwards of ten minutes to connect.Once online everything is
fine.Runninig a ten year old Dell with Windows XP and IE 7.0 .Any ideas?
Thanks...Joe

 

[Malke]

Hi Everyone: In the past few weeks my computer has become unbearably slow
trying to connect to the Web.Comcast checked my modem and everything
tested out fine.When I click on the Yahoo or Google icons or run from the
start up menu it is taking upwards of ten minutes to connect.Once online
everything is fine.Runninig a ten year old Dell with Windows XP and IE 7.0
.Any ideas? Thanks...Joe

The First Question Of Troubleshooting: If the problem is new, what changed
between the time things worked and the time they didn't?

The Second Question of Windows Troubleshooting: what is the malware/virus
status of the machine? If you think it is clean, what programs (and
versions) did you use to determine this?

Be sure the computer is clean:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Malke