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New system, any tweaks necessary? My internet provider is still the same (Comcast) -- My maximum download speed is supposedly 1.5MB/s. Occasionally it would exceed that speed up to 2MB/s.

« SpeedGuide.net TCP Analyzer Results »
Tested on: 07.20.2010 18:48
IP address: 71.231.xxx.xx
Client OS ...

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

E:\Documents and Settings\Kai>tracert http://www.yahoo.com

Tracing route to www-real.wa1.b.yahoo.com [209.131.36.158]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 7 ms <1 ms <1 ms 192.168.1.1
2 7 ms 7 ms 7 ms 73.98.46.1
3 8 ms 9 ...

Requesting for a checkup on my internet settings, I've kept my computer clean and secure these past months and it seems like my speeds are going downhill, I've done a modem/router reset and such with proper placements, spyware/malware/virus scans, etc. here's my analyzer results:

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So the WD green could be use as my replacement boot drive?

Sorry, I didn't literally mean that it's a very old system, only because in comparison to friend's computers, mine seems very ancient. But yes, it should support it. I have a mobo that supports some of the old, and some of the new parts :) I bought it cheap on a small budget upgrade a few years ago ...

I have a very old system, my current HD uses a IDE cable, I don't remember whether it's a 5400 or 7200 RPM. And it's only 80GB, I download a lot of movies, songs/albums, and I guess you could say games too.

I'm thinking about buying this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item ...

My internet was recently upgraded to 16 mpbs for 3 months, would I need to change the TCP window to 1027840? Or are there other things I should do?

A little bit more info. I tried bootvis and defragging. No changes.

My computer would load up all the way til it shows my desktop wallpaper ONLY. I timed it once, it takes just about a full minute before it begins loading everything else (taskbar, desktop icons, startup programs, etc). A minute may ...

Hi, I posted a hijack log of my computer not too long ago, maybe just a month, but I've come across a problem that has been going on for a couple weeks now. I get a -very- slow start up. I'm not sure if it's called slow bootup, but it's the screen after you sign in on windows login. (I have mine on ...

a log on my other computer, it has the effect of the blasterworm virus i think, whether in safe mode or no internet connection connected, i have about 30 minutes before the message pop ups that its going to shut down the computer in 60 seconds, i cant boot up at all in normal mode, only safe mode ...

Thanks mnosteele52, I can update my ad-aware2008/anti spyware and can also go to those sites again :)

I still have a problem where I can't double click my D: drive in My Computer, it still says: "Windows cannot find 'resycled\boot.com'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. To ...

Currently, I have a problems with loading a few websites (could be more) but they are: http://www.eset.com and http://www.malwarebytes.org/ . When I tried installing windows recovery console, it couldn't retrieve updates from the host. Same goes for getting updates for ad-aware2008 and super ...

I guess I'm set? :O

here are my results:

Seattle, WA: 3 tests

20061 // 5807
17472 // 5669
18907 // 5872

Chicago, IL: 3 tests

24456 // 1706
19210 // 1733
20973 // 1741

NYC, NY: 3 tests

9665 // 1259
9676 // 1277
10046 // 1268

Would this be just about the same as before? Or could there be more tweaking done? Here ...

So do I set my router MTU to 1500 too? Under general settings, what do I set my connection speed bar to?

I took speed tests with my router mtu left the same and being changed. Results are reallly slow.

Seattle, WA: 9000 kbps download (it took a long time to finish. Before, the test would sky ...

I have Comcast cable internet. Windows XP. I'm not sure what the advertised speeds are. But my speed tests on speakeasy:

Seattle, WA: 17000 kbps ~ 20000 kpbs and upload: 5000 kpbs ~ 6000 kbps
Chicago, IL: 10000 ~ 15000 and upload 1500 ~ 2000
NYC, NY: 10000 and upload 1200-1500

By default, I think ...