High speed, slow reactions

Fliss_M

I just did a speed test and am supposed to be getting 13meg yet I have constant lag! (were with sky and close to the exchange)

Am looking for ideas or reasurance. I think its all the photos taking up the C drive space (80gb I think) and running Vista on 2GB RAM. So would getting a portable Hard Drive to put the photos on (plus a back up) and replacing my 2x1GB RAM with 2x2GB RAM solve the problem?

Ta.

glider3560

Try doing a ping test at https://www.pingtest.net

Once you've done it, post the results here (the Ping, Jitter and Packet Loss) are the figures I'm interested in.

only_mee

Whatever you have stored on the pc as no effect on your broadband speed.

kwikbreaks

only_mee wrote: »

Whatever you have stored on the pc as no effect on your broadband speed.

Unless it's malware sending out spam etc.

GetRealBabe

Hi

I did the pingtest. What do these results mean?

Packet Loss: 0%
Ping: 17ms
Jitter: 1ms

Your Grade A:
An excellent result! Expect all Internet applications to work very well assuming you have sufficient bandwidth

Thanks

GRB

Fliss_M

only_mee wrote: »

Whatever you have stored on the pc as no effect on your broadband speed.

I was thinking it would effect my laptops ability to process the information its getting as to me that seems to be the problem. I'll call my DH and ask him the info on the ping test. Thanks

Fliss_M

Ok we got
Packet Loss: 0%
Ping: 33ms
Jitter: 2ms

Line Quality A

And our virus software is ESET

spike7451

I find that Java slows my laptop down,as it did on my old laptop,both are Vista basic & on Firefox.

penrhyn

32 bit windows cannot deal with memory above 3.5Gb, Vista is a bit bloated and can slow things down a bit.
IIWY I'd have a look at what programmes are running at startup, as too many will slow you down.

Microsoft has a Fix it (Beta) tool which may help with your trouble shooting.

http://fixitcenter.support.microsoft.com/Portal

I assume, to idle to go back to your first post, that you have run Ccleaner, and defragged the harddisk, and checked for any nasties with malwarebytes antimalware.

BTW Are you connecting wirelessly?

kwikbreaks

GetRealBabe wrote: »

Hi

I did the pingtest. What do these results mean?

Packet Loss: 0%
Ping: 17ms
Jitter: 1ms

Your Grade A:
An excellent result! Expect all Internet applications to work very well assuming you have sufficient bandwidth

Thanks

GRB

Well the test results are obvious.
The post itself is known as "hijacking the thread" and is generally considered to be rude.

Fliss_M

Yes were wireless. We use the Sky router

I have defragged, Ccleaner? Not sure on that and with checking for nasty's do you mean full systems eset check?

I'll have a look at that microsoft fix it once am home and yes I know about the 3.5GB RAM, Comp friend of mine said so mayb only change 1 of the 1x1GB for a 1x2GB?