slow slow computer?

Question

My wireless icon says signal strength,excellent.
But it goes from being slow to stop.From 54Mbps on start,it drops(now it is 18).I looked at
Task Manager(all i can do)Physical Memory is
1046576.Total.Available is 680916,System Cache is 381516.--Kernel Memory is Total,fluctuating between 70000 and 69940,paged is 49152 nonpaged 20788.If i need
to change something.How do i do.My icon has
now risen to 24Mbps.Hope someone can help
before i trash it.
tells me i have.24Mbps

Answer 1

if you have a game card you are using memory that is not listed. the

wireless contection is excellent has just as much to do with runing slow but also check how your computers' ram. you might need more memory

Answer 2

Well now, if I were you, I would run a anti-virus scan to make sure that there are no virus's and other nasty things lurking on your computer like adware, admail, spyware, just to mention a few horrible things that could slow your computer down, have you got programme's running in the background for this could slow it down a bit as well, failing that you could try a system restore to a time when your computer was working well and the speed was acceptable, ? is you computer only slow when you use your wireless programme, ie when you are connecting to the Internet. have you got the settings correct, there are so may possibility's, also how old is your computer and how fast is your CPU running, today's computer's need to load in so much information in before it will work properly that in my opinion a computer with a clock speed lower then 1.8 GHz CPU will struggle, maybe its time to treat yourself to a new laptop as they are fairly cheap to buy and they will have all the latest software already installed and ready to use, plus you wont have a headache trying to solve a never ending problem,I wish you all the best and I hope that I have been of some help to you,
bye for now.

Answer 3

NO easy answer for this

The transfer rate for a 802.11g wireless transmits on the 2.4 ghz - at the maximum of 54mbps

The problem of the wireless network transmitting on 2.4 ghz is that so many other things also transmit on this range

Radio transmitters > ie wireless phones > keyboard/mouse > microwaves etc etc etc etc --- so you problem maybe that you have interference from some where and is causing the transfer rate to drop off

For example if I'm using my wireless network and my missus uses the sunbed my trans will drop down to 11mbps

Hope this clarifies this for you

PS

But do the most common things / defrag / disk cleenup / scan for spyware etc / check msconfig for programs running in the background / etc etc


But the problem is usually enviromental

Answer 4

The correct terminology is intermittent wireless connection, - not 'slow computer'. You're memory looks fine, -along with everything else.

Wireless works in such a way as to connect at the fastest / loss-less connection speed. If it finds that it's dropping packets, it'll negotiate a slower speed to have less TCP / IP packet loss.

I get this too. I can't remember the 2 values, but signal strength is one, the concept of 'reliability' is the other. You're wireless is having a packet conversation with the router, - like talking to somewhat at a crowded party. The person is talking loud enough (signal strength) but background noisy conversations makes you 'drop' (miss) a word or two during the conversation.

Considering that broadband is at best 6Mbps, anything above that for your wireless card should be fine.

Dropping packets is the problem.

Answer 5

nicely in very nearly all communities, your internet is truly plugged into some field on or close for your street. at the same time as each body plugged into that field attempt to max out their internet connections you may want to journey some slower internet. As on your computer, it does have something to do with it. Your internet browser has to load, and your computer runs it. Viruses may also decelerate your computer and take up a range of of your internet connection, making it seem sluggish

Answer 6

challenging issue browse with a search engine it will help

Answer 7

Delete some stuff off the PC, Remove programs you dont use, check for viruses, delete all cookies.....etc

Answer 8

get to a hardware specialist yar. do not try on ur own

Answer 9

try a defrag and a ccleaner

Answer 10

buy a new box pal.