Windows 7 problem

SegRat · 11-30-2009, 06:54 PM

Anyone using this know why web pages take so long to load up? I bought a laptop a little over a month ago and got the free windows 7 upgrade. I then upgraded and now surfing the internet is painfully slow.

jeff061 · 11-30-2009, 07:06 PM

I'm not so sure that's a problem outside your system. In fact I believe IE8 renders significantly quicker than previous versions.

In any case, I'm a Firefox snob.

Edit: By upgrade do you mean you did an upgrade from XP/Vista to 7 without a clean wipe?

SegRat · 11-30-2009, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jeff061

Edit: By upgrade do you mean you did an upgrade from XP/Vista to 7 without a clean wipe?

yes

jeff061 · 11-30-2009, 07:19 PM

Oh, all bets are off then

. I've never had anything but various bad experiences resulting in instability or performance oddities doing upgrades like that.

I always, always do a clean wipe.

cougarfreak · 11-30-2009, 08:42 PM

My windows 7 is super, and I mean super fast compared to my old vista laptop. 2.4 GHZ dual core, 4 MB of ram. My old one was 2.0 dual core, wiht 4 GB of ram.

DanGarion · 11-30-2009, 11:29 PM

I had a problem like that on my Vista install with IE 8 and it was due to AVG Anti Virus. Do you have any security software installed?

SegRat · 11-30-2009, 11:54 PM

I uninstalled the trial version of Nortons, but that didnt seem to help.

jbergey22 · 11-30-2009, 11:56 PM

Combofix is a great program if you think you are having any malware/spyware issues. You'd likely have to run that with another program though so if you think it might be that let me know I can send you the right direction.

SegRat · 12-01-2009, 12:30 AM

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Originally Posted by jbergey22

Combofix is a great program if you think you are having any malware/spyware issues. You'd likely have to run that with another program though so if you think it might be that let me know I can send you the right direction.

Thanks. After doing a lot of google searches, it sounds like the problem is that I did the upgrade instead of a clean install. So I am going to go in that direction tomorrow.

SegRat · 12-01-2009, 11:02 PM

Well I did a clean install today. Web pages seem to open up fine now, however downloading anything is very slow.

jbergey22 · 12-01-2009, 11:04 PM

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Originally Posted by SegRat

Well I did a clean install today. Web pages seem to open up fine now, however downloading anything is very slow.

Do a speed test and check your connection. Speak Easy is a good one.

SegRat · 12-01-2009, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by jbergey22

Do a speed test and check your connection. Speak Easy is a good one.

I called a guy yesterday and he had me do that. I told him what the numbers were and he said it has to be my computer.

jbergey22 · 12-01-2009, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by SegRat

I called a guy yesterday and he had me do that. I told him what the numbers were and he said it has to be my computer.

Wierd/ Good luck with everything.

gstelmack · 12-02-2009, 08:01 AM

Check drivers. Motherboard, network, etc.

SegRat · 12-03-2009, 01:20 AM

The problem was one of the drivers for my network card. It felt like I looked every where for it, finally found someone who posted a link to it. All is well now.

SegRat · 12-03-2009, 01:29 AM

Except now FOF will not open after I install it??????

SegRat · 12-03-2009, 01:33 AM

Never Mind

11-30-2009, 07:06 PM	#2
jeff061 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MA	I'm not so sure that's a problem outside your system. In fact I believe IE8 renders significantly quicker than previous versions. In any case, I'm a Firefox snob. Edit: By upgrade do you mean you did an upgrade from XP/Vista to 7 without a clean wipe? __________________ Last edited by jeff061 : 11-30-2009 at 07:06 PM.

11-30-2009, 07:19 PM	#4
jeff061 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MA	Oh, all bets are off then . I've never had anything but various bad experiences resulting in instability or performance oddities doing upgrades like that. I always, always do a clean wipe. __________________ Last edited by jeff061 : 11-30-2009 at 07:19 PM.

11-30-2009, 11:29 PM	#6
DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	I had a problem like that on my Vista install with IE 8 and it was due to AVG Anti Virus. Do you have any security software installed? __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

11-30-2009, 11:54 PM	#7
SegRat High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Oshkosh, WI	I uninstalled the trial version of Nortons, but that didnt seem to help. __________________ USFL: Charlotte Fightn' Squirrels

12-01-2009, 11:02 PM	#10
SegRat High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Oshkosh, WI	Well I did a clean install today. Web pages seem to open up fine now, however downloading anything is very slow. __________________ USFL: Charlotte Fightn' Squirrels

11-30-2009, 08:42 PM	#5
cougarfreak College Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Out of Grad School Hell :)	My windows 7 is super, and I mean super fast compared to my old vista laptop. 2.4 GHZ dual core, 4 MB of ram. My old one was 2.0 dual core, wiht 4 GB of ram.

11-30-2009, 11:56 PM	#8
jbergey22 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Minnesota	Combofix is a great program if you think you are having any malware/spyware issues. You'd likely have to run that with another program though so if you think it might be that let me know I can send you the right direction.

12-02-2009, 08:01 AM	#14
gstelmack Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cary, NC	Check drivers. Motherboard, network, etc. __________________ -- Greg -- Author of various FOF utilities

12-03-2009, 01:20 AM	#15
SegRat High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Oshkosh, WI	The problem was one of the drivers for my network card. It felt like I looked every where for it, finally found someone who posted a link to it. All is well now. __________________ USFL: Charlotte Fightn' Squirrels

12-03-2009, 01:29 AM	#16
SegRat High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Oshkosh, WI	Except now FOF will not open after I install it?????? __________________ USFL: Charlotte Fightn' Squirrels

12-03-2009, 01:33 AM	#17
SegRat High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Oshkosh, WI	Never Mind __________________ USFL: Charlotte Fightn' Squirrels

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