Internet Problem EXTREMELY ANNOYING

[Guest]

I am running Windows XP SP2 with Bell Sympatico as my ISP, and Im using their
DSL Basic Plan. I dont want to switch ISP's, or get a differnet plan, but I'm
constantly getting this slow internet problem. I am working on stuff in my
computer but I dont believe that I have touched the network connections that
much. I am supposed to be downloading at 30 kilobytes a second (a 256 k
modem) but I'm getting only 10-15 when I download as well as the fact that it
is not constant. it changes to 3 different speeds every second. I know that
it's not just internet traffic. I know that for sure because this particulary
drought of speed has lasted a day and a half now but I have had this problem
before caused by spyware which I got rid of. I checked for spyware this time
and nothing showed up using Ad-Aware and Spy Bot. I've reset the modem and
that didn't work either. Does anyone know why this is happening?

 

[Robert Moir]

I am running Windows XP SP2 with Bell Sympatico as my ISP, and Im
using their DSL Basic Plan. I dont want to switch ISP's, or get a
differnet plan, but I'm constantly getting this slow internet
problem. I am working on stuff in my computer but I dont believe that
I have touched the network connections that much. I am supposed to be
downloading at 30 kilobytes a second (a 256 k modem) but I'm getting
only 10-15 when I download as well as the fact that it is not
constant. it changes to 3 different speeds every second. I know that
it's not just internet traffic. I know that for sure because this
particulary drought of speed has lasted a day and a half now but I
have had this problem before caused by spyware which I got rid of. I
checked for spyware this time and nothing showed up using Ad-Aware
and Spy Bot. I've reset the modem and that didn't work either. Does
anyone know why this is happening?

I would suggest that if anyone does know, they'll be on the Bell Sympatico
helpdesk.

 

[Guest]

ok... I checked and they helped me out... Some how (they "dont know how") an
option got changed for something. It was in the registry...

 

[Sleepless in Seattle]

My God a helpdesk that actually helped someone.

 

[PA Bear]

Given all the other problems you've posted about here, most specifically
Ad-aware supposedly disabling NAV, you've got major hijackware problems!

Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/Darnit.htm
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (Shell, IE/OE) & Security

Mastering Newsgroups in Outlook Express
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/community/columns/newsgroups.mspx

 

[Steve N.]

ok... I checked and they helped me out... Some how (they "dont know how") an
option got changed for something. It was in the registry...

Probably a remnant of scumware.

Steve