My friends laptop browses the internet, and plays videos fast at my house through a wireless connection. When he gets home, videos and load times slow to a crawl. His desktop computer at his house is the same way. We think it is a wireless network problem. Any suggestions?
2007-11-13 15:58:11 · 5 answers · asked by ? 5 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
We both use wireless routers with built in modems. Our desktop computers are wired in and our laptops are wireless.
2007-11-13 16:03:14 · update #1
This depends on what type of connection he has, he could have a terrible one at his house. Need more details on connection speed. It could be his wireless router but if he's getting any connection at all it's theres less of a chance that it's his wireless router. Sorry I can't really provide much more help. He might want to restart his wireless router.
It most likely isn't cookies or some of the things the person above mentioned because it worked well at your house.
2007-11-13 16:04:12 · answer #1 · answered by Scrabble 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Maybe his computer is loading too much stuff at startup. Games are graphics. Graphics make for large files and consume RAM. If you want to play games, buy all the RAM your computer will run or free up what you have.
1. Set wallpaper and screensavers to blank or none — they run continuously in the background and use memory.
-----right-click on the desktop, select Properties
-----click the screensaver tab, on the left where it says "screensaver," select none.
-----click the desktop tab, for background, select none
2. Review your start menu – remove anything you don’t need on a daily basis — load games, etc. on an as-needed basis.
-----click Start, Settings, Taskbar and Start Menu
-----click the Start Menu tab
-----select a program you do not want to load at Startup, then click remove.
-----Caution -- do not touch anything you are not sure of or you will mess up your computer royally.
3. From Internet Explorer, click Tools, Internet Options: delete cookies, delete files (offline), and clear history. (You can also set days to store history to 0.)
----- These actions will clear your computer’s cache. (For a description of cache, go to http://help.yahoo.com/l/ph/yahoo/mail/access/access-27210.html )
4. Run Disk Cleanup, Scandisk, Defrag at least every two weeks (the more frequently they are run, the less time they take).
-----These can be found in Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools.
5. Periodically, click Start, Programs, Run — then type ipconfig renew
(that’s ipconfig space renew).
6. Optional: Speed vs Goodies — in the Control Panel, System, Advanced, Performance, Settings — you can have visual effects or let Windows select the best options. I am using “Best Performance.” Your choice.
These things should increase speed and free up memory as much as possible.
2007-11-13 16:02:32 · answer #2 · answered by TheHumbleOne 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
See if it speeds up with a wired connection. It could also be an issue with his router, modem, or ISP.
2007-11-13 16:01:30 · answer #3 · answered by Crypt 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
yeah it's the wireless. i had the same problem
2007-11-13 16:02:01 · answer #4 · answered by Lulu 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
maybe reset computer.
2007-11-13 16:01:34 · answer #5 · answered by Cullen C 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋