re: Very slow download
Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 9:17 pm
Windows Vista Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Adam Bradley
(7827 messages posted)
Doubt it has anything to do with the NIC. Cable internet speeds vary drastically
depending on how many users are on at that time, just the nature of how it works.
You can call the ISP about it but no guarantee they will do anything about it.
On Saturday, October 10, 2009 at 8:58 am, Jeff wrote:
>I am having a problem with my sister's new Sony Vaio all in one desktop. Runs Vista
>OS. I have uninstalled all the bloatware that came with it. The biggest problem
>is that her downloads are very slow , sometime as slow as 56K dial up. She has Shaw
>cable internet service. Her old computer running XP is much faster , so is my brother
>in laws MAC. I am using direct connection to the router , ie no RF . I have even
>tried direct connect to cable without router with no effect on speed. I also tried
> disabling Antispyware and anti virus with no effect. Sometimes the download starts
>fast then slows to a crawl . Some web pages wont open with IE .Same pages OK with
>Firefox, so she now uses Firefox.
>
>Should I ask her to delete the Network card using Device Manager and have windows
>redetect it again?
>
> I need some advise what to do try next .
>
>Thanks
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