Internet running very slowly.?

Question

My internet is running real slow. Please help.

Answer 1

clear your internet cache , go into start , then click control panel , click network and internet connections , then click network connections , then right click on LAN , or whatever icon you see there, and you should see repair , hit repair and that should clear the cache. clearing the cache helps your internet runs faster , my tech support told me to do that because my browser was slow and i had highspeed

Answer 2

Coby, I see you are a newbie with 91 points so many of these really great suggestions given to you might be a bit tiresome to download and access.

If you want just one program to do most of the suggestions with one click then download :

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This will get you EASY CLEANER which, if you follow instructions will clean up all the junk, inclusing uncessary slowdowns on REGITRY and STARTUP.

Takje an hour and read all the instructions., This is the best FREE program on the Internet. Everybody in our computer club with 500 members usesit with safety. Good luck.

Answer 3

5 Common Problem’s that slow a PC down 1. Cluttered Registry. 2. Too many start up programs. 3. Full Hard Drive. 4. Not enough Memory. 5. Spyware & Malicious Programs. House Keeping required

Answer 4

A clean computer is key to a faster computer. Run the 3 scans below.


Run a virus scan weekly.

Update and run your Anti-Virus program. Don't have one? You can run a free online scan from CA.
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virus...



Run Spybot and Adaware weekly.


Download, update and run Spybot---http://www.safer-networking.org/... . Don't forget to use the Immunize feature.

Download, update and run Adaware---http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaw...




Now to prevent spyware from being installed in the first place....




Download SpywareBlaster---http://majorgeeks.com/download2859.html
SpywareBlaster doesn't scan and clean for spyware - it prevents it from ever being installed.

It's main features include:
- Prevent the installation of ActiveX-based spyware, adware, browser hijackers, dialers, and other potentially unwanted pests.
- Block spyware/tracking cookies in Internet Explorer and Mozilla/Firefox.
- Restrict the actions of potentially dangerous sites in Internet Explorer.






Now lets clean up your registry.




Run RegScrubXP weekly. Run Cleanup every time you log off.


Download RegScrubXP--http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?d...

Safely cleans junk out of the Windows 2000/XP system registry. All changes made to the registry are fully restorable to it's original condition. You can make an exclusion list of registry entries that RegScrubXP will not display as problems. You can sift through a list of file extensions, company names, run upon startup programs, Internet Explorer history, and uninstall programs to delete what you think is junk.



Download CleanUp---http://www.stevengould.org/software/clea...

Free disk space, make your computer run better/faster and protect your privacy - all in one easy solution. All for free!





Now lets clean up your disk.



Run a Disk Cleanup 2 times a month. Run Disk Defrag. monthly.


Do a Disk Cleanup and Disk Defrag. You can find both of them by following the path below.
Start>all programs>accessories>system tools>Disk Cleanup. Let it do its thing. You can check every box that has something to delete.
Now follow the same path and do a Disk Defrag. Again just let it do its thing.




Now lets tweak your connection.


If your speed is good I would not mess with it by trying to tweak it. If you do tweak once it is done you should not have to do it every again.


There are many programs out there to do this. I will give you 2 of them.
The first one is TCP Optimizer.

Description: The TCP Optimizer is a free, easy Windows program that provides an intuitive interface for tuning and optimizing your Internet connection. There is no installation required, just download and run.

http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php....

You can get support for the best way to set it up right from their forum http://forums.speedguide.net/

The second one is Cablenut.

Windows XP tested and approved

CableNut is a tool for optimizing your Internet Connection. We have provided a way to tweak any option you may want to in the adjuster. You can load "CableNut Custom Setting" files that are included with the program to tweak your Internet connection.

http://www.cablenut.com/

Again support is available right from their forum.http://www.broadbandnuts.com/index.php?p...




All programs are FREE!




After applying the suggestions above you will have a clean and faster computer. Enjoy.

Answer 5

Are you on 56k dialup?

Get wireless HSPDA connection or any wired broadband... If you already have super fast connection, check if you do not have any spyware or programs that make use of your computer without knowing... get a firewall (ie. ZoneAlarm) it has the properties of controlling internet traffic.

Answer 6

well it can be a couple of things. what kind of connection do you have - dial-up, dsl, or cable? it could be as simple as calling your isp(internet company) and having them fix it. is any other programs running slow on your computer? if so, you need to clean up your hard drive. delete any files/programs you don't use that much. also, right-click on your c drive and to to properties and then tools. you can clean up your hard drive there. good luck!

Answer 7

What spped does window report your connection to be, hover your mouse over the 2 monitors in your system tray,it should be close to or even a little over 50Kb/s.
Download Spybot from http://www.spybot.info and use it!

Answer 8

are you download ? maybe spyware bug free useful tools on my link

Answer 9

get a broadband connection

Answer 10

need more info like who is your isp and what tipe is it and well yeah.