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PC crawls with broadband

  • 22-08-2003 10:49am
    #1
    EvilGeorge
    Closed Accounts Posts: 875 ✭✭✭


    This one may have been addressed before but my pc is really slow while I have the broadband switched on. Its a bit strange because the network activity is minimal and the cpu is 97% idle. Not using kazza or any of that stuff.
    Its the same with two of my mates #.

    Any ideas ?


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  • #2
    DaithiSurfer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 843 ✭✭✭DaithiSurfer


    Make sure you have the latest virus defs and patches from microsoft.
    You're symptoms sound like the worms doing the rounds at the moment.


  • #3
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,584 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    do what DaithiSurfer said and get yourself a firewall it's essential if you have broadband


  • #4
    Mutant_Fruit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,943 ✭✭✭Mutant_Fruit


    First, get yourself an antivirus, make sure you have no virii, second get yourself a Firewall (i recommend Kerio Personal Edition availble at www.kerio.com). Thirdly download Ad-Aware to make sure you have none of that nasty spyware on your computer. THat can suck up bandwidth.


  • #5
    MrPinK
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,502 ✭✭✭MrPinK


    If you've got a really low spec computer you might see an improvement if you get an ethernet modem instead of a USB one.


  • #6
    irishman_abroad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 553 ✭✭✭irishman_abroad


    You could also try and download Spybot and remove all the spyware from your PC. Thats what was slowing my one up fer a while.


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  • #7
    EvilGeorge
    Closed Accounts Posts: 875 ✭✭✭EvilGeorge


    Have an XP 2200 - so it aint a slow machine.
    Have a DLink 614+ , using it as the firewall.
    Will get a virus scanner and see what the story is there - cheers.


  • #8
    Mutant_Fruit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,943 ✭✭✭Mutant_Fruit


    ctrl-alt-del and close all excess apps, only ones that NEED to be runing are explorer and systray afaik (if your on Win 9x)


  • #9
    DaithiSurfer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 843 ✭✭✭DaithiSurfer


    Thats a good point about spyware.
    Its a major cause of this symptom,


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