internet explorer too slow..help?

Question

my computer's internet is too slow...whenever i change a page i have to wait 20 seconds before the next page comes on....i have windows XP, brand new computer i just got it a year ago....i have 500 ram pentium processor and 1.50 ghz or something.......can someone suggest any possible reason why it is slow.....and maybe state a possible solution..i got the higher end models and i did all the virus checks with it...there is no virus....is there anything in the setting that i can do or change or anything like that might solve the problem?....i get so frustrated so any help would be appreciated....thanks

Answer 1

Your comment that the internet is slow, is KEY. You have Spyware or viruses, at least these are the most likely culprits.

You may need to take the computer to a competent technician and have it repaired.

You can try these steps on your own.

Click on "Start"

Click on "Run"

type in "msconfig". DO NOT USE THE QUOTES

Press the ENTER key on the Keyboard

A box will pop up

Look for the tab along the top of the box that is labeled "Startup"

Click on this tab and a box will become visible

In the lower right corner of this box, right above the "help" button is a button called "Disable All".

Click on the "Disable All Button"

Click on the Boot.ini tab.

Select Safe mode and also select "network".

Click on the "Apply" Button

Click on the "OK" Button

When the computer asks to be allowed to reboot, tell it OK.

The computer will boot into safe mode but you will still be able to get on the Internet.

Run Spybot and update it. Download all the updates and wait for spybot to shut down and restart.

When spybot restarts and gives you the interface, click on the immunize button to the left. If is tells you to immunize, click on the green plus sign beside the word "immunize". After it immunizes, click on the "Search & Destroy" button in the column on the left. Next, click on the "check for problems" button and start the scan.

When the scan finishes, choose the "Fix Selected Problems" and wait for it to finish.

What this does is:

The scan cleans out a large amount of the common spyware, and is a good first strike. Always scan in safe mode.

Immunize sets up Internet Explorer to block known spyware sites from gaining access to your computer. Even if you go to a website that wants to load spyware, your computer will refuse the connection, helping to keep it clean.

Unlike some of the posts here say, Spybot gets along with all antivirus software. Leave it on your system and run it once a week. Be sure to immunize each time.

So much for a first strike, now on to the heavy hitters: Viruses.

Forget Norton and Mcafee, they are awful.

Go to this page, and fill it out, choose the product "eScan Anti Virus (AV) for Windows"
http://www.mwti.com/feedback/form.asp?ur...

Load this up (it will load in safe mode), update it, and scan the computer. This program is free for a two week trial, and you can uninstall it when you finish using it. Or buy it for $25, the best computer money you will ever spend.

RUN THE E-SCAN OVER AND OVER UNTIL IT RUNS CLEAN 2 TIMES IN A ROW.

After you finish go back and choose a normal boot
(Start>Run>type in "msconfig" without the quotes, go to Boot.ini. tab and deselect "Safe Boot", then go to the startup and click the "Enable all" button.

Let you computer reboot and have at it.

Answer 2

Using a registry cleaner can fix your computer and then make your computer faster,Why?the reason is that there may be some regsitry errors and remnant,corrupt files and temp files in your computer to cause "computer slow".
Everytime you install and uninstall software on your computer and surfing online you create junk in the computer registry.over time, the registry can grow to enormous proportions, especially if the various programs you've installed do not do a good job of deleting and/or updating it's Registry entries.You need to scan and clean your computer with registry cleaner to make it fast.Good Regisry Cleaner will improve your computer and Internet performance dramatically!It even can speed up your computer by 300% or more!
There are some comparison and review of TOP 5 registry cleaners.
http://computer-speed.info
You can download and scan your computer for free.

Answer 3

Hello,
A good registry cleaner I use is CCleaner. It's a reliable tool to get rid of worms, trojams, malwares and viruses that affect your pc performances. Free download here http://bit.ly/UrAxAW
It's a really nice software.
Hope it helps.

Answer 4

Guess Who----

this has been a problem for many users (including myself) today. there has been an a problem across the internet ...mostly yahoo directed sites....but others have also been slow.

i had been in contact with my ISP when they discovered it.

i have been monitoring it for about an hour (3pm pst) and it seems to be speeding up now.

its not you, its not your system, its not a virus...it will come back soon...hang in there...were all really slow rite now.

good luck :)

Answer 5

May not be a virus but could be browser hijacker. If not, try and download Mozilla Firefox (browser). It is so easy and a whole lot of people love it. That's why PC Magazine recommends it.

Answer 6

sure, an epidemic is a software that installs itself on your laptop devoid of your permission. It installs itself by abode windows replace. Sound usual? i admire Firefox. IE sucks.

Answer 7

1.stop downloading porn
- most people experience problems with computers because (they refuse to admit) they download porn and music illegally ..often exposing themselves to viruses and etc. update your virus scan because viruses are always a head faster than scans
2.check your connection. if you have a 58/54 mb service. get broadband or dsl

Answer 8

Is it time to do a scandisk or defrag? Have you been running all of your virus programs?

Answer 9

you may need a different web browser, isp, or a processer that has more that 1.50 ghz those are things i can think of

Answer 10

Try this computer speedup tool:
http://boost-computer-performance.info
It works very well.