well ive got a pentium d processor totalling up to 6.8ghx, 1 gb of ram and a 200gb hard drive. ive also got a 2mb/s braodband connection. why are my direct downloads goiang as slow as 5-10kb/s? also when i open a webpage it takes ages to load. can someone help me? i would appreciate any decent answers as to why its going slow.
2006-12-05 04:01:32 · 12 answers · asked by jack d 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
well i just got this pc three weeks ago bran new.
2006-12-05 04:13:13 · update #1
Could be your anti-virus software. I've heard reports that the back up facility within Norton causes some PCs to run very slowly. I also had a problem with free anti-virus software from Barclays Bank - once removed my PC ran perfectly again.
2006-12-06 01:12:10 · answer #1 · answered by Big_coluk 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HI
I think u have virus or spyware in ur pc.tryu use some anti virus and an antispyware programm. I can suggest u to get the software to download files. The software named "inernet download manager", it's a good software.the link is http://www.internetdownloadmanager.com/download.html
.Now if ur internet speed still slow then i suggest to reinstall ur windows and install an antivirus(updated and also before install anything or browsing internet also accessing anyorther files from hard disk drive). If it's still slow ask ur ISP that is what is there actual connection speed.
good luck
2006-12-05 15:35:43 · answer #2 · answered by one_last_breath_ahhh 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Delete all of the cookies and temporary Internet files in IE. Download, update and run, Ad-Aware, Spy-bot Search & Destroy, Windows Defender, and AVG Antivirus (all free). Delete any unused programs from your computer in the Control Panel>Add and Remove Programs. Then do a "Defrag". My Computer>C:\ Drive>right tic on c:\ drive>tic Properties>tic Tools tab>tic Defragment button. Defrag even if WinXP says that you don't have to do a Defrag.
2006-12-05 12:14:53 · answer #3 · answered by mittalman53 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You might want to check what programs you have running ,look in the lower right corner of your screen an see what you have running ,plus some Antivirus programs tend to slow your connection/running speed of your system
2006-12-05 12:14:22 · answer #4 · answered by mbazoo 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wow You've got 1 GB of RAM , 2mb/s Internet and still you're getting slow speeds . There's gotta be a Big Problem thats causing it.Well I hope this will fix it
http://tinyurl.com/y9nvdj
2006-12-05 12:07:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Broadbands can be set to go at slower speeds for poorer computers. Some broadbands come with this as the default.
When was the last time you defragged your computer?
2006-12-05 12:10:04 · answer #6 · answered by ty_rosewood 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would check for viruses first of all. Then I would recommend checking for spyware and adware. Clear our your Temp Internet files and clear your history from Internet Options. Also check your system and see if it needs a defragmentation.
2006-12-05 12:11:34 · answer #7 · answered by RayRay 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Apart from your machine, it could be your bb connection itself is poor. Go to www.speedtester.bt.com for a line tester that'll give you the real figures.
2006-12-06 10:17:43 · answer #8 · answered by champer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
might wanna check your viruses and cookies! viruses are not the only thing that you should check to keep your computer running right. you need to check ad-aware, cookies, all that good stuff.. good luck
2006-12-05 12:48:19 · answer #9 · answered by smitty4626 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i,d do a disk clean and clear cookies, temp files, history, then def-rag. sounds really cluttered up to me
2006-12-05 20:24:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋