Surfing is WAY TOO SLOW

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I have an AMD-64 machine running XP Pro with every service pack out, 2
1/2 GB ddr 2 ram, 2 250 GB HDs and a 256 MB PCI-Express Video Card. I
have more than 50% on each drive free and my paging file is set to 3GB
and Temp Internet size to 1GB. My internet connection is broadband
cable at 6Mb. I get those speads on the tests but it will not render
to my screen anyy faster than dial up.

It takes 8 minutes to render my home page. games play fine, overall pc
is great.

I already uninstalled IE7 and returned to IE6 and no change.

IDEAS PLEASE !!!!!!!
 
Hi Pasco:

Actually, none of the statistics you cited has anything to do with your
speed to the internet, apart from the fact that you have a broadband
connection, where your maximum /theoretical/ downstream speed is 6Mbps,
which you may get in the dead of night. And even that only measures the
speed of your connection to your ISP's servers. From there it's out of
your hands. (And be aware that there are several ways to calculate your
downstream speed, which measure different things.)

I can't think of anyone who would need a GB of TIF under any
circumstances. That's a heckofa lot of cache for IE to parse. With a
broadband connection you don't need more than 10 - 20MB of cache. Keep
in mind also that web pages are cobbled together from several different
servers, so not all of the parts of a page will necessarily render at
the same time. Something else to think about: Malware can use up a ton
of your RAM, which leaves little to do anything else.
 
Hi Pasco:

Actually, none of the statistics you cited has anything to do with your
speed to the internet, apart from the fact that you have a broadband
connection, where your maximum /theoretical/ downstream speed is 6Mbps,
which you may get in the dead of night. And even that only measures the
speed of your connection to your ISP's servers. From there it's out of
your hands. (And be aware that there are several ways to calculate your
downstream speed, which measure different things.)

I can't think of anyone who would need a GB of TIF under any
circumstances. That's a heckofa lot of cache for IE to parse. With a
broadband connection you don't need more than 10 - 20MB of cache. Keep
in mind also that web pages are cobbled together from several different
servers, so not all of the parts of a page will necessarily render at
the same time. Something else to think about: Malware can use up a ton
of your RAM, which leaves little to do anything else.

---
Leonard Grey
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I understand and appreciate your comments. I installed at purchase
time, Spybot with the tea timer, Ad-aware, Spyware Blaster (ie plug
in) and have Avast AV with its spyware tools. None of these tools find
anything wrong. Someone told me there is a way to completely restore
or replace all of the TCP/IP settings etc. in case of malware
infections but he does not recall the command promt string to use.
Maybe you can help me there as well.

Its driving me nuts, and i dont want to re-install windows to fix it.

Any ideas would be helpful Thanks
 
Hi again pasco:

You should reconsider running so many security products at the same
time. Many security products do not run well with others installed.
Sometimes it's a matter of incompatible software, but usually you're
having to deal with several products that are trying to wrest control of
your PC at the same time. That will slow your computer dramatically and
even lead to crashes or otherwise unexplained weird behavior.

Pick one antivirus product, one anti-spyware product and one firewall
and stick with them. (These days more and more outfits are combining
anti-virus and anti-spyware products, since the distinctions are getting
blurry.) Any time you use security solutions from more than one company
you have to check if the products play well together. The software's
user forums will help you out.
 
what exactly, from the list i gave you would bw best do you think?

My AV has antispyware included and i like the idea of windows
defender.

So maybe

Avast AV, Windows defender and spybot?
 
Hi pasco:

Please include all previous messages when you reply. You can't expect me
to remember what software was in your list.

In any case, the question of which software is best is strictly a matter
of opinion. Only you can decide what's best for you. As soon as someone
tells you "I love X AntiVirus" someone else will come along and say "I
wouldn't allow that garbage onto my computer!"

Fortunately, you have two things going for you: First, the web is filled
with software reviews. Second, most software has some type of free trial
where you can test it out to see if you like it.
 
I had the same problem slow surfing with a cable hookup and runing windows
defender. I found windows defender a great hog of resources and memory. So I
un-installed it and things ran smoothley. If you running spybot and your
anti-virus should be enough. Make sure that your manage your ad-ons. Disable
yahoo or google toolbar.

But sometimes we download and install things that interfere with our surfing.

visit :
http://forums.techguy.org

They will give you instructions to download hyjackthis and review what is
running on your computer that slows down your surfing.
 
larryfergy6 said:
I had the same problem slow surfing with a cable hookup and runing
windows defender. I found windows defender a great hog of resources
and memory. So I un-installed it and things ran smoothley. If you
running spybot and your anti-virus should be enough.
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Although I have no problem with Windows Defender, that isn't the point of my
message. It's that last sentence, "If you running spybot and your anti-virus
should be enough" that I take exception to.

A single anti-spyware program, whichever it is, is *not* enough to protect
you. None is good enough and you need at least two. Note what Eric Howes,
who has done extensive testing on Anti-Spyware products, states:

"No single anti-spyware scanner removes everything. Even the best-performing
anti-spyware scanner in these tests missed fully one quarter of the
"critical" files and Registry entries" See
http://spywarewarrior.com/asw-test-guide.htm

I personally run the following anti-spyware programs (all are free):


Spyware Blaster
Adaware
Spybot Search and Destroy
Windows Defender.
 
I agree with Ken (which, no doubt, adds immeasurably to his prestige
LOL), however I use online scanners for backup, rather than having more
than one of each type of product installed. Others prefer to have
something actually installed on the computer. As the French say
"chacqu'un a son gout".
 
Leonard said:
I agree with Ken (which, no doubt, adds immeasurably to his prestige
LOL),
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Actually, it's Eric Howes you are agreeing with. I'm just passing on his
info.

however I use online scanners for backup, rather than having
more than one of each type of product installed. Others prefer to have
something actually installed on the computer. As the French say
"chacqu'un a son gout".
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I don't think that it matters terribly much whether you use online scanners
or installed scanners. The important point is that you don't rely on a
single one.
 
Actually, it's Eric Howes you are agreeing with. I'm just passing on his
info.


I don't think that it matters terribly much whether you use online scanners
or installed scanners. The important point is that you don't rely on a
single one.

--
Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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I've also found that one particular Network setting "QoS Packet
Schedule.." seems to cause more problems is your networ/router does
not have this feature in its hardware. What use is it if the
networking hardware does not have the corresponding feature in itself?
 
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