gtforce@xxxxxx wrote:
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> Hi,
>
> I just figured out the reason for my extremely slow DNS lookups. It is
> Base Filtering Engine service in Vista. If I stop this service,
> everything runs at blazing speed. As soon as I start it again, when I
> try to go to a web site for the first time in that windows login
> session, it takes about 10-20 seconds for the "Looking for www.somewhere.com"
> message to disappear in Firefox, and after that, the page loading is
> relatively slow, too, saying "transferring..".
>
> Similar behavior, if I use IE.
>
> I'm using ZoneAlert, and Windows Firewall is disabled. Also, I have
> Spybot Search and Destroy and AVG Antivirus. Disabling these do not
> change anything.
>
> If I visit a web site that was visited before, during that windos
> login session, I do not see the wait during "Looking for www...".
>
> I have no clue what the problem is, or how to fix it, beyon this
> point. Any help is appreciated.
>
> Thank you.
>
>
disabling a program is not the same as uninstalling it. try that next.
start with zonealarm. keep us posted.