Vista - Slow Internet and Vistax32 after a while...

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sup dude, I have the same problem, well, sort of, when i start up everything is fine but after about 20-40 minutes the Internet starts to slow down until eventually there is no connection but none of my programs have trouble running after that....
I dunno what has gone wrong but I'm starting to get really pissed off and spend most of my time in ubuntu instead, which has no trouble connecting and doesn't loose any speed which means it isn't anything to do with my ISP.....
SOMEONE PLZ HELP ME!!!

Hi, Mystericus, and otdrummer, and welcome to the forums.

You'll both first want to scan your systems thoroughly for malware. Here are some links you may wish to use:

Online Scanners

Symantec Free Security and Virus scan

TrendSecure | HouseCall™ Free Scan

BitDefender Online Scanner - Free Online Virus Scan (Internet Explorer only)

Free Virus Scan - Kaspersky Lab

Insalled AV scanners:

avast! antivirus - high security and protection from malware with anti-spyware and anti-rootkit software built in

Antivirus Software - Eliminate viruses with ESET NOD32 Antivirus and ESET Smart Security

AVG Free - Download antivirus and antispyware software for Windows XP and Vista

Ad-Aware @ Lavasoft - The Original Anti-Spyware Company - Lavasoft

Two really highly rated malware scanners: (disclaimer - I beta test the first app extensively, and have been for the last year).

Malwarebytes AntiMalware (MBAM)

Rogue Remover (RR)

Hello Otdrummer and johngalt,

Thanks for reply.

I already checked for malware/spyware/viruses with AVG. Nothing found.
I shall try your links for scanning malware on my PC.

I scanned my PC for malware with those links and my PC is clean.

help?

Hi Mystericus,

Have you run the Memory Diagnostics Tool? (Start > Administrative Tools > )

Do you always run the Torrent client? What happens if you disable it?

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Oh, did this problem start after you did a Windows Update? Why didn't you say so?
We're not mind readers! Watch out, Mystericus, you'll get a reputation as a time waster!

Windows Update problem, huh? Have you tried uninstalling in turn each of the updates you did just before the problem developed, to see if that cures it? Watch out, Mystericus, you'll get a reputation for being lazy!

If you want experts to help you, 'phone your local computer store, and make sure you have a wallet full of cash. We're just fellow-sufferers, who've had similar problems, offering suggestions based on what did it for us!

I naively assumed you'd made some effort to solve your own problem - you know, done the obvious - but it hadn't worked, so were turning to the forum for some not-so-obvious ideas.

I'm beginning to realise why no-one was offering help. I won't make that mistake again either!

try checking task manager > processes tab
then look to see if you have a process that is consuming high amounts of memory.

sounds like a process might be hanging which can cause your system to grind.

you could also try looking through your event logs to see if anything unusual is being logged.