My computer has been going slow or jammed when I'm on the internet. Even when I load my home page.I need some help on making my internet faster . I have AT&T yahoo DSL windows XP.It has been going slow ever since 4/9/07. I will appreciate it.
Thank you!
2007-04-11 09:16:29 · 15 answers · asked by Instealer 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
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2007-04-11 09:20:55 · answer #1 · answered by G 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Use System Restore and go back to 4/8/07 that will uninstall whatever you installed that slowed it down. You didnt by any chance install IE7 did you. Especially the one optimized for Yahoo. I cant get it to work right with my computers. Could be the culprit.
2007-04-11 16:27:15 · answer #2 · answered by OZ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first poster doesn't know what he's talking about. First, try a system restore prior to 4/9/07. Start>All Programs>Accessories>System Tools>System Restore.
2007-04-11 16:22:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
although DSL isnt the fastest thing out there, there are some other things to try to do in order to up the speed. try adding some more RAM, its relatively cheap, and easy to install. Also, check your task manager upon start up, see what process are running automaticly in the background and close then things down if your not using them. all you really need to be running while surfing is the browser and antivirus stuff. Oh, if you dont know what something is, dont close it down.
2007-04-11 16:21:54 · answer #4 · answered by Ed D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably some form of adware, spyware, trojan horse, virus...
Disconnect from the network, run your virus software. Get the free adaware software from lavasoft and run that. If all else fails get a program called hijackthis and run it to see what's loading on your machine. Then track down the bad stuff and kill it.
2007-04-11 16:22:25 · answer #5 · answered by Fester Frump 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i too had this issue once.
and it was a virus + spyware attack.
try updating ur antivirus to latest definitions, try a complete system scan, and then see.
also you can check the process list( ctrl+alt+delete brings this up in xp) to check if there are any tempxx processess running which are a sure sign of a spyware.
2007-04-11 16:21:22 · answer #6 · answered by Amal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sound like you have spyware/adware in your computer.Spyware/adware not only pop up ads,collect personal info,but also can hamper your computer's performance.It use system resources and slow your computer down. Detecting and removing the programs will improve system performance.
check out http://www.speed-up-computer.info/index.php?t=speedup to Learn more about spyware and how to help protect your computer and improve computer performance.
Hope that help you.
2007-04-12 09:26:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a spy ware or small worm,
go to symantic.com look for the free 90 day trial of Norton anti-virus and spy ware.it works great or you could go to Microsoft.com and get windows defender its a free spy ware ad ware protection GOOD luck...you could also do system restore that might help
2007-04-11 16:29:22 · answer #8 · answered by spindymindi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You probably have some ad-ware or spy-ware corrupting your system. Run an ad-ware/spy-ware removal program. You should run an anti-virus program too. If you have the system restore disk you can run that and restore your system to its original settings.
2007-04-11 16:22:35 · answer #9 · answered by cireengineering 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are running Mozilla Firefox, go to tools, then Clear Private Data, or just hit Ctrl+Shift+Del. This could be one of the problems, I am not sure though.
2007-04-11 16:20:52 · answer #10 · answered by etsangetta 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋