On May 9, 1:46 am, Big Al <Bi...@nowhere.com> wrote:
> solidsnake204 wrote:
> > Try clearing the cache, history, cookies etc from all your browsers.
>
> > "pen...@freemail.c3.hu" wrote:
>
> >> Downloading used to be an easy job. However, it's getting more and
> >> more difficult.
>
> >> Used to be that whenever I download stuffs, where-ever I downloaded it
> >> from, downloading itself poses no problem. I could even download an
> >> entire CD-ROM ISO content, over 700MB in size, in one shot.
>
> >> Then things started to degrade.
>
> >> First, it was the download from file-sharing services such as
> >> MegaUpload or RapidShare that gave me problems. The download just
> >> stops in the middle for no apparent reason.
>
> >> At first I thought it was the ADSL modem or port problem. It wasn't.
>
> >> Then I thought it was the ISP throttling bandwidth. It wasn't either.
>
> >> At the time, downloading from plain-old HTTP or FTP sites were still
> >> okay. Only file sharing services such as RapidShare or MegaUpload that
> >> gave me headaches.
>
> >> Then, this thing turns uglier.
>
> >> Downloading from regular FTP sites, or even downloading a PDF file as
> >> small as 4MB would just stop in the middle.
>
> >> So I thought, hey, it must be the browser.
>
> >> Changed my browser, the problem persisted.
>
> >> Change browser again, hey, the same.
>
> >> At that time, web pages are still okay, even webpages with lots and
> >> lots of pictures open fine.
>
> >> Now, things has gone from bad to worse.
>
> >> No matter which browser I use (Internet Explorer 7, Firefox, Safari,
> >> Opera), sometimes the webpage would just load half-way.
>
> >> Click on the "reload" page, the page reloads from scratch ... and
> >> stops at half way.
>
> >> Webpages with lots of pictures fair the worst. Pictures loads
> >> halfways, some even didn't load. There are all sorts of things that I
> >> just can't explain anymore.
>
> >> So now, to all of you with so much experiences ----
>
> >> What the heck is wrong with my computer ????
>
> >> I am connecting to the Net via ADSL. Aztech modem.
>
> >> PC is Pentium Duo-Core based. OS is XP Home. 4GB of RAM. 250 GB of
> >> Hard Disk.
>
> >> I have scanned my PC with anti-virus softwares up and down, no virus.
>
> >> I have also check the firewall settings. Nothing wrong.
>
> >> Trojans? I dunno. But so far, Norton isn't telling me anything.
>
> >> So to all with so much wonderful experience ---- is there _ANY_
> >> possibility that some settings in my PC has been changed somehow, in
> >> causing the downloading problem???
>
> >> BTW, check the line also. No stoppage, no signal drop. Everything
> >> normal.
>
> >> Can anyone please tell me what is wrong with my PC ????
>
> >> Please, I need your help.
>
> >> Thank you !
>
> What does a speed test likehttp://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/ tell
> you. Run it repeatedly and from different sites. I'm on the East
> Coast and I test Washington and Seatle both. And get the same max
> speed my ISP sold me.


Funny thing is I can access google without any problem. I am accessing
usenet via deja (google groups) also without problem. Speed is
wonderful here.

Just that when I try to go other places ... it just stalls ....

AAARRRGGGHHHH !!!!

Problem is I can't reformat the disk ! Lost that damn XP disk, and
don't feel like using Vista !!!