Grunting monkey Posted August 4, 2009 Share Posted August 4, 2009 My pc is just so slow on the internet. It takes minutes to open up a page and transfer between tabs. And if I write its always trying to catch up with me. I have another pc on my network which is working fine. Can anyone help? I logged this on another site (WhattheTech) and can confirm that I don't have any malware. I was going through with someone on there how to update drivers but they havent replied in ages - just after I said I couldnt find them so I could delete and update. Don't get me wrong, I'm a girl and a little silly with computers but will get there in the end if your patient. Have I put everyone off yet? Hope someone can help, as if not, I do beleive that my PC is doomed to go to computer heaven! Thanks in advance. Jess Link to post Share on other sites
got the flavor Posted August 5, 2009 Share Posted August 5, 2009 Hi jess i know this may be a silly question but have you cleared you browser cache and temp files all that stuff? Link to post Share on other sites
Rmc Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Hi Jess, We need a little help here. What speed processor, how much RAM, what operating system are you running, and how do you hook up to the internet? Try running a Pit test and post your results. It will help us help you. RMC Link to post Share on other sites
fferree Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 My pc is just so slow on the internet. It takes minutes to open up a page and transfer between tabs. And if I write its always trying to catch up with me. I have another pc on my network which is working fine. Can anyone help? I logged this on another site (WhattheTech) and can confirm that I don't have any malware. I was going through with someone on there how to update drivers but they havent replied in ages - just after I said I couldnt find them so I could delete and update. Don't get me wrong, I'm a girl and a little silly with computers but will get there in the end if your patient. Have I put everyone off yet? Hope someone can help, as if not, I do beleive that my PC is doomed to go to computer heaven! Thanks in advance. Jess Link to post Share on other sites
fferree Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Try downloading CCleaner and run it. It will remove junk from your system that is responsible for slowing down your system. It is a free software program. You can find it at www.ccleaner.com/download. It is a free download. Download it and run it. It will improve your system. whenever I experience any problems on my computer I run this first and usually my system runs better. It will not harm other programs on your system. Link to post Share on other sites
Grunting monkey Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 Ive already run many things to clean up my PC. I have reset Internet Explorer and also tried firefox. No errors in my device manager. ATF cleaner ran fine. Ran a pcpitstop thing last time and someone was helping me change some drivers. http://www.pcpitstop.com/betapit/sec.asp?conid=22443518 I have an Intel Celeron CPU 2.40GHz with 768MBytes DDR Memory. Am also using XP home version. The PC that is slow is connected to the internet with ummm...a wire. (Can't think of the technical term for that)I have another pc and a lappy that work wirelessly and are fine. I also have gadgets that work off wireless(IPOD and Archos etc) but they shouldnt interfere. The link to where I was before is http://forums.whatthetech.com/Slow_Interne...lp_t105589.html Sorry that I didnt give all this detail before. I dont really know what everyone needs! Oh and lastly, my pc is virus/malware free. Link to post Share on other sites
got the flavor Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 the test shows that you need to update a few drivers also remove some tracking cookies and change your internet recieve buffer, if you click on each underlined problem pc pitstop will explain what it means and also how to fix. It gives good clear instructions just follow them and you should be ok. If you still have the following problem you are facing now after the fixes then come back here and we will be able to go thru some other options. Link to post Share on other sites
fferree Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 I may be wrong but it looks like you don't have much RAM unless you have GBs instead of MBs. Have you tried a cleaner called CCleaner? It is free and will clean up your HD harmlessly. I think you need more memory. CCleaner will delete all the stuff that slows down your system. You did not mention how large a hard drive you have. A small hard drive can slow down your system, especially if you have had it a long time. You experts correct me if I am wrong. Link to post Share on other sites
Grunting monkey Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 Ok - in the process of doing the above but for the drivers it asked me to download PC Pitstop Driver Alert. But do I have to pay $30? Should I try and find the drivers elsewhere as I'm not prepared to pay that - My PC probably not worth it at the mo! Link to post Share on other sites
got the flavor Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 whats the make and model of your computer? Link to post Share on other sites
Grunting monkey Posted August 11, 2009 Author Share Posted August 11, 2009 whats the make and model of your computer? Depends on which bit! Test results on the above pitstop report. Have found one here http://download.cnet.com/ATI-CATALYST/3000...8_4-295716.html would that be the right route to go down? Link to post Share on other sites
got the flavor Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 it would be better to download from here : http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Page...prer300-xp.aspx as for the make and model it should be written on the tower. Link to post Share on other sites
Rmc Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 (edited) Hi Jess, Looks like you have two anti-virus programs running at the same time. Try uninstalling one of the programs. I would keep the AVG program and get rid of the other, it's up to you. Edited August 11, 2009 by Rmc Link to post Share on other sites
Grunting monkey Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 Hi Jess, Looks like you have two anti-virus programs running at the same time. Try uninstalling one of the programs. I would keep the AVG program and get rid of the other, it's up to you. I have turnt off spybot - dont usually use this but its good for some things. Also changing the internet receive buffer made my pc even slower so did a system restore. Cant find the last two drivers. Although I dont think i need the sound one because I bypass sound stuff to my Presonus. Still running ever so slow - any more ideas? Or is it going out the window? Link to post Share on other sites
Rmc Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 The other anti-virus program is listed as Eset online scanner. Spybot is not an anti-virus program. Try finding Eset and turn it off or uninstall it. Link to post Share on other sites
Grunting monkey Posted August 14, 2009 Author Share Posted August 14, 2009 The other anti-virus program is listed as Eset online scanner. Spybot is not an anti-virus program. Try finding Eset and turn it off or uninstall it. Ok have removed - still no better. Link to post Share on other sites
Rmc Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 (edited) My last thought would be Windows Service pack 3. I have had problems with service pack3 on older computers. It will cause them to creep along. You might try and uninstall the service pack in Control Panel.You will then need to install the updates for service pack2. Or you could do a complete clean install of Windows. Edited August 15, 2009 by Rmc Link to post Share on other sites
shogan191 Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 Hey GM. Run a new OverDrive scan. The old scan is showing too many programs and processes running in the background. Too many AVs and you even have 2 MSN messengers running. Run a new scan and we can go through it one thing at a time. Don't worry about changing drivers. Link to post Share on other sites
Grunting monkey Posted August 16, 2009 Author Share Posted August 16, 2009 Hey GM. Run a new OverDrive scan. The old scan is showing too many programs and processes running in the background. Too many AVs and you even have 2 MSN messengers running. Run a new scan and we can go through it one thing at a time. Don't worry about changing drivers. Ok, so heres the new one. http://pcpitstop.com/betapit/sec.asp?conid=22535571 Have ended the two craplets because I know how to do that one with ease now! Also, with regards to SP3 - I have actually found that it has marginally improved the performance of my pc...although that may just be because I have been doing other stuff also? who knows - I sure don't! Link to post Share on other sites
Tx Redneck Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 I think that if you'd first run Disk Cleanup, then reduce the running processes, defrag w/ Iobit Smart Defrag and if you want run Advanced System Care by Iobit, it would help. My 2 cents Link to post Share on other sites
johnreynolds10 Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 I think that if you'd first run Disk Cleanup, then reduce the running processes, defrag w/ Iobit Smart Defrag and if you want run Advanced System Care by Iobit, it would help. My 2 cents Okay. So I should first do the disk cleanup and then once it has finished I'll do deframent, right? My old desktop crashed when I did these two procedures at once. Link to post Share on other sites
Tx Redneck Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 (edited) Yes, you want to rid the drive of ALL junk/temp files and any programs or data which you do use/need/want first; then defrag to get the data contiguous. Edited August 17, 2009 by Tx Redneck Link to post Share on other sites
Grunting monkey Posted August 18, 2009 Author Share Posted August 18, 2009 Yes, you want to rid the drive of ALL junk/temp files and any programs or data which you do use/need/want first; then defrag to get the data contiguous. Ok so I have done that I have seen an improvement which is nice. But its till quite slow compared to .. well compared to anything else! That advanced systemcare seemed to do the trick a bit. Will defo keep hold of that one! Link to post Share on other sites
jdanmiller Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Had the same trouble 6 months ago. Turned out I had both a Google toolbar and a Yahoo toolbar. They had some kind of conflict and took about a minute for a web page to download. I got rid of the yahoo toolbar and now takes about a second. I accidently downloaded it again along with a program and the same thing happened. Got rid of it and everything was fine. I have absolutely no idea why, I just followed my sons instructions and it worked. Turned out he had the same problem about a year ago. I don't know if this helps but it is about all I know. Link to post Share on other sites
Tx Redneck Posted August 18, 2009 Share Posted August 18, 2009 Ok so I have done that I have seen an improvement which is nice. But its till quite slow compared to .. well compared to anything else! That advanced systemcare seemed to do the trick a bit. Will defo keep hold of that one! OK, now can you go to pcpitstop.com, refister an account then take the overdrive test. When it's finished, copy/paste the link to you test results in your reply. This will help us get an idea of what to do next. :Texan: Link to post Share on other sites
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