Downloading stops for no reason ...

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 !

Try clearing the cache, history, cookies etc from all your browsers.

"penang@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 !
>

<penang@freemail.c3.hu> wrote in message
news:930093f6-11bd-474b-95c1-1c44d201061f@w1g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
> 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.
>


Unfortunately, Norton itself is a pretty big target...
so try disabling Norton
and scanning your system with Spybot S&D
and another virus checker such as AVG or Avast.

If they pick up a lot of things that Norton missed,
it would be time to get rid of Norton





> 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 !

solidsnake204 wrote:
> Try clearing the cache, history, cookies etc from all your browsers.
>
> "penang@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 like http://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.

solidsnake204 wrote:
> Try clearing the cache, history, cookies etc from all your browsers.
>
> "penang@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 !
>>
Sorry solidsnake204. Didn't mean to reply to you but the OP. OOPS.

On May 9, 12:37 am, "philo" <ph...@privacy.net> wrote:
> <pen...@freemail.c3.hu> wrote in message
>
> news:930093f6-11bd-474b-95c1-1c44d201061f@w1g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
>
>
>
> > 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.
>
> Unfortunately, Norton itself is a pretty big target...
> so try disabling Norton
> and scanning your system with Spybot S&D
> and another virus checker such as AVG or Avast.
>
> If they pick up a lot of things that Norton missed,
> it would be time to get rid of Norton
>
> > 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 !


It happened with or without Norton or any other virus checker and/or
spybot checker.

I have more and more suspicions on the OS itself. Dunno which register
or whatever internal settings that has gone wrong. Problem is, I have
no idea how to diagnose the problem.

Did that... in fact, just one minute ago, I powered up the Opera,
click on the "Tools" --- "Delete Private Data" thing to delete all the
private data, cookie, cache, and then test downloading from
rapidshare.

The download started with 15KB/s, then 14, then 10, then 8, then 3,
then 1.8, then 0.3, then a "?"

Download dead again.

Hmmmmm......... !


On May 9, 12:37 am, solidsnake204
<solidsnake...@discussions.microsoft.com> 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 !

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.


Stalled !!!

It stuck at the "Preparing Download Test ..." page.

Geeeeeesh .... I've checked, the incoming line is okay. I just hooked
up my other compuer to the line to check. No problem on the incoming
line. The problem is right here, in this PC.

I just dunno what the problem is, tho.

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 !!!

On May 9, 1:46 am, Big Al <Bi...@nowhere.com> wrote:

> 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.


Here's the figure I got when I use another computer to access the same
line ---- 518 kbps download, 216 kbps upload.