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Solve : Internet Slow *BUT* when tested comes up Good on Speedtests?? |
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Answer» It takes forever to load webpages, I've checked internet speed tests and all come up fine. I have other COMPUTERS on this network, that also run fine. I'm frustrated because THIS computer is the newest one in the house, bought 3 months ago! Also noticed cpu jumps to 60% when opening Internet Explorer?And, Task Manager (Processes tab) shows Internet Explorer to be the cause? Is that right? Does it stay at 60% or quickly drop down after you've opened IE? Does it MAKE a difference what website you're viewing? If you set your home page to about:blank, does that make a difference? Is that computer performing under par on other tasks, also? I suggest you download CCleaner (get Slim version here) and run it's Windows scan and it's Registry scan. When you run the Registry scan, you'll be prompted to back up your registry. Do so, then proceed and tell CCleaner to fix all problems found. Repeat the Registry scan, since it sometimes finds ADDITIONAL items upon repeat scans. Did that make a difference? I did'nt want to dload firefox, I'd rather use IE and have it work properly. I did CCleaner. Also the cpu usage drops back down after opening IE. I was fiddling around IE's options and saw Manage Add-Ons, it had all these shockwave and java and HP things "Enabled" so I tried "Disable" to see what would happen. It seems to have helped? Could this have been the problem? I'd thought it would be faster still, being a new comp and all. Is this Vista's fault too? NOTE:: When I got the comp home I realized the cpu fan was not attached, or had fallen off(?!), so I reattached it. Could the fan rattling around in there duirng shipping etc, have damaged the computer?Add-ons may cause slowness, that's why, I proposed, you install Firefox (it won't hurt a bit) as cross reference. This way, we'll know, if it's IE, or something else. |
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