What's wrong with my computer?

dstebbins · 02-11-2005, 02:11 AM

My computer is brand-spanking new. I've had it less than a week, and it's already slowing down. I could download programs at around 44.0KB per second, and now it's slowed down to around 5KB per second. I used to be able to load webpages in the blink of an eye, but now my DSL feels like dial-up because it's so slow. I've got 512MB of Memory and the processor is an AMD Athlon XP running at 2.6GHz.

If it helps, today I set up a local network with another, older computer in my house that runs at 1.4GHz and only has 256MB of RAM. Could that be a factor?

Anti-Trend · 01-11-2005, 10:54 PM

Have a look at this thread, as it may apply to your situation.

dstebbins · 02-11-2005, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Anti-Trend

Have a look at this thread, as it may apply to your situation.

sry, but that doesn't tell me jack shit.

Besides, all of a sudden it's fast again. Wtf?

Anti-Trend · 02-11-2005, 07:59 PM

Watch it, you're on thin ice.
...
I was implying that you probably have spyware you need to deal with. It can slow your PC to a crawl.

dstebbins · 02-11-2005, 08:36 PM

My computer came with megabytes of anti-spyware software preinstalled. Besides, like I said, all of a sudden my computer's fast again.

Anti-Trend · 02-11-2005, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by dstebbins

My computer came with megabytes of anti-spyware software preinstalled. Besides, like I said, all of a sudden my computer's fast again.

How are we supposed to know that if you didn't provide the information to begin with?

dstebbins · 02-11-2005, 10:14 PM

sorry.

Luckily, it turns out I just needed to reboot. All done

Anti-Trend · 02-11-2005, 10:17 PM

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Luckily, it turns out I just needed to reboot. All done

Yeah, that's Windows for you. A long time ago I was a helpdesk tech, and that was usually the first thing we had people do. ~90% of the time, it did the trick.

StimpE · 02-11-2005, 11:45 PM

Rebooting fixes all windows problems

Anti-Trend · 03-11-2005, 12:27 AM

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Rebooting fixes all windows problems

If only that was true... If ony that was true.

02-11-2005, 02:11 AM	# 1 (permalink) Top
dstebbins Geek Trainee Join Date: Oct 2005 Gender: Posts: 30 Status: Offline	What's wrong with my computer? My computer is brand-spanking new. I've had it less than a week, and it's already slowing down. I could download programs at around 44.0KB per second, and now it's slowed down to around 5KB per second. I used to be able to load webpages in the blink of an eye, but now my DSL feels like dial-up because it's so slow. I've got 512MB of Memory and the processor is an AMD Athlon XP running at 2.6GHz. If it helps, today I set up a local network with another, older computer in my house that runs at 1.4GHz and only has 256MB of RAM. Could that be a factor?

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Anti-Trend Nonconformist Geek Join Date: Oct 2003 Age: 28 Male Posts: 5,520 Times Helpful: 662 Status: Offline My Computer	Have a look at this thread, as it may apply to your situation. __________________ Try Linux \| Install Linux \| Visit My Server \| Support HWF \| HWF Kernel Repo \| Remember Everything

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Anti-Trend Nonconformist Geek Join Date: Oct 2003 Age: 28 Male Posts: 5,520 Times Helpful: 662 Status: Offline My Computer	Watch it, you're on thin ice. ... I was implying that you probably have spyware you need to deal with. It can slow your PC to a crawl. __________________ Try Linux \| Install Linux \| Visit My Server \| Support HWF \| HWF Kernel Repo \| Remember Everything

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StimpE lol, Internet! Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 21 Male Posts: 685 Times Helpful: 38 Status: Offline My Computer	Rebooting fixes all windows problems __________________

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dstebbins Geek Trainee Join Date: Oct 2005 Gender: Posts: 30 Status: Offline	My computer came with megabytes of anti-spyware software preinstalled. Besides, like I said, all of a sudden my computer's fast again.

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dstebbins Geek Trainee Join Date: Oct 2005 Gender: Posts: 30 Status: Offline	sorry. Luckily, it turns out I just needed to reboot. All done

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