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08-15-2007

"Mr. Cool" wrote:

> Hello,
> Originally this was posted on the general discussion board, but I thought I
> might get more help here.
>
> I have had Vista since it went on sale and have never had any problems using
> the internet before. But, a few days ago- seemingly out of the blue as there
> had been no software or hardware changes to my setup- the internet on my
> Vista desktop crept to a crawl. I use the Microsoft firewall and Avast. My
> computer has a 4.1 rating and has had no problems related to the internet
> before.
>
> My XP laptop is fine on my wireless router and there has been no apparent
> change in internet speed. It doesn't seem like it's a problem with my ISP or
> router.
>
> Things I've tried with no effect...
> 1. Plugging the modem directly into the desktop.
> 2. Complete scans with Windows defender, Avast, Ad Aware, and Spy Bot.
> Removed low risk cookies, but that's it.
> 3. Copied files over to another drive and backed them up on DVD, then
> reinstalled Vista. IE was slow when I tested it and I haven't bothered
> getting Firefox yet.
> 4. A poster on the general discussion board suggested: "You might try this
> and see if it is a TCP/IP Auto Tuning issue:
> http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/72308-auto-tuning-tcp-ip-receive-level.html"
> I followed the instructions in the link, but with no effect.
> 5. When I was trying to download Avast after the reinstall from Download.com
> it was transferring at a rate of 1-2 kbps on my desktop. When I tried the
> same download on my laptop it transferred at 80-100 kbps.
>
>
> What's your guys' take? Shouldn't the reinstall have wiped out any virus or
> malware?
>
> Thanks for the help!
>
I had the same problem and I found a solution... at least for me. I had my
modem in bridge mode and I did the "10 second" reset to set it back to
factory defaults and my problem was solved. I'm not behind a router so I
don't know if it applies to you or not. The only reason I stumbled on this
was because my router doesnt like my gigabit ethernet and I couldnt use the
PPoE setting on my router anymore so the only option was to bring it back on
my modem. Good luck with yours and hope it works for you too if it even
applies.

08-15-2007	#4 (permalink)
uRdoomd n/a posts	RE: Slow internet, possible virus? "Mr. Cool" wrote: > Hello, > Originally this was posted on the general discussion board, but I thought I > might get more help here. > > I have had Vista since it went on sale and have never had any problems using > the internet before. But, a few days ago- seemingly out of the blue as there > had been no software or hardware changes to my setup- the internet on my > Vista desktop crept to a crawl. I use the Microsoft firewall and Avast. My > computer has a 4.1 rating and has had no problems related to the internet > before. > > My XP laptop is fine on my wireless router and there has been no apparent > change in internet speed. It doesn't seem like it's a problem with my ISP or > router. > > Things I've tried with no effect... > 1. Plugging the modem directly into the desktop. > 2. Complete scans with Windows defender, Avast, Ad Aware, and Spy Bot. > Removed low risk cookies, but that's it. > 3. Copied files over to another drive and backed them up on DVD, then > reinstalled Vista. IE was slow when I tested it and I haven't bothered > getting Firefox yet. > 4. A poster on the general discussion board suggested: "You might try this > and see if it is a TCP/IP Auto Tuning issue: > http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/72308-auto-tuning-tcp-ip-receive-level.html" > I followed the instructions in the link, but with no effect. > 5. When I was trying to download Avast after the reinstall from Download.com > it was transferring at a rate of 1-2 kbps on my desktop. When I tried the > same download on my laptop it transferred at 80-100 kbps. > > > What's your guys' take? Shouldn't the reinstall have wiped out any virus or > malware? > > Thanks for the help! > I had the same problem and I found a solution... at least for me. I had my modem in bridge mode and I did the "10 second" reset to set it back to factory defaults and my problem was solved. I'm not behind a router so I don't know if it applies to you or not. The only reason I stumbled on this was because my router doesnt like my gigabit ethernet and I couldnt use the PPoE setting on my router anymore so the only option was to bring it back on my modem. Good luck with yours and hope it works for you too if it even applies.
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