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A couple of weeks ago I installed Windows 8 (fresh install from scratch, not an update) on my computer. I do a lot of web browsing and over the last couple of weeks I've been using Windows 8, I could swear the web browsing wasn't as fast at it used to be on Windows 7. I then noticed I was...

Hey everyone, just downloaded and installed 8 Pro. I love it, but my internet is extremely slow now. My wife and I were streaming netflix last night and it kept buffering. It never did this on W7. I just did a speed test on my phone and got 4.9 Mbps. I did the test on my laptop and I got .89...

Hi guys, MCSE2K3 old dog here losing hair, sleep and sanity over this one, need some fresh eyes on the problem please. Setup: [ADSL2+ ISP - 10.2 mbps down / 1.2 mbps up] [CAT6 cabling from all peers all running at gigabit config / verified speeds] 1) Dell Studio laptop with RealTek gigabit...

I have noticed a slight variance during the installation of Windows 8 while the PC is connected to the internet and while it is not. Not being connected seems to be a little faster as it does not ask to sign in with your Windows Live ID, nor does is ask if you want to sign in with a Microsoft...

I have an E6550 Intel 2.33 Gig dual core (Windows &7) - 4 Gigs of 6400 RAM - 1 TB Sata 3 (6 Gb) Hard drive The other is a AMD 955 3.2 Gig Quad core (Windows 7) - 60 GB SSD Hard drive and 2 USB3 Hard Drives - 1333 Gigs of RAM The AMD does a virus check at 3 times the speed using the same...

During CES 2012, Microsoft's Ben Rudolph set out to challenge iOS and Android users by outperforming their devices in simple, everyday tasks. These included going from locked screen>>Snapping a shot and uploading it to Facebook/Twitter, finding local business', directions and more! The results...

We've touched on the topic about the speed of Win-8 compared to XP and Win-7, but tonight I decided to do something about that. I moved Windows 8 from an old 80 gig Sata II drive to a new Seagate SATA III (6GBM) drive on a SATA III controller card. Windows XP would not run on the SATA III...

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Link Removed DNS Jumper is a light application to easily change the DNS on the computer in a short time. DNS Jumper also provides a lot of DNS server list such as Google DNS, Open DNS, Ultra DNS, Exatel, Century, Cisco, Open Nic and many more. Also, this application can be used in portable...

OK. I'm completely stumped. I've tried everything I could think of. Here's my issues: It started last Tuesday, the 22nd of February: IE 8 became extremely unstable, crashes constantly (upgraded to IE 9 Beta still didn't solve the issue) So I installed FireFox. And here's what happens. My...

The back-and-forth between AT&T and Verizon over the quality of their wireless services ended up making its way into some high-profile primetime commercials. But it's not the only fight that Verizon has been waging with competitors. The company also took issue with advertising run by Time...

Just had a laugh at BT's expense, they rang me trying to flog me BT-broadband... they tried to tell me the max my line can support is 3.5mb, I told them outright they need to check that because on BE ISP i've had 2+ years with actual speeds of never less than 9mb, usually 10-12mb from a 24mb...

So I just got this new Toshiba laptop and have been trying to stream videos at the apartment that I'm staying at over the shared wireless internet and its not going to well. I keep getting lag spikes like crazy every 15 - 20 seconds and the wireless internet connection should be enough to...

I have tried nurmous drivers and disabling bonjour and i am still having my internet cut out non stop. i cant even run a speed test without it failing on me.i have read nurmous other people have this issue as anyone figured this out yet? im at a loss as what to do.

Hello, I've been having a lot of problems with connection issues with some programs trying to access the internet, using Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit Edition. I currently run a hardwired highspeed broadband connection, and doing speed tests I run at 4862 kbps download speed, and 476 kbps...

I have a 30 Mb download with a 3 Mb upload connection and my download speed is capping at 1.5 MB/S. When i switch over to my other computer with windows XP I am hitting the full download speed instantly. I have updated the latest drivers on my router(Sitecom 300N-XR) and network...

Hi all, I've got problem on my Windows 7 Home Premium x86. I can't upload files to webhostings like megaupload.com etc. I get communicat undefinied. Upload is very fast and after this file not uplaoded. There is many webhostings where I can't upload files. I can upload files on speedyshare...

First of all I did not change anything to the system. I use windows 7. 2 GB RAM E6400 Processor 250 GB IDE harddisk Now my Internet explorer can't seem to download properly... When I go to speedtest.net the screen won't load. When I try to download ANY file when the usual windows pop ups...

Hello i have installed windows 7 64-bit and, although i am not certain, i think i had good internet speed before i put the 64-bit version. Initially i decided not to use the 64-bit version because i couldnt get the driver of my external USB wi-fi card to be recognized. It's an SMC WUSB-G EZ...

Hey guys, I've been experiencing an issue since installing Win 7 with uploading. Ive spent many hours on the phone with my Internet Provider, (Vodafone NZ) and they've done all they can do from their end apparently, but i still get this issue. Any ways the issue is: I can download No problems...