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John wrote in message <7okeve$a1n$1@neptunium.btinternet.com>...
>A mate of mine has just loaded the free ISP CD from Barclays Bank
which, it
>seems, installs IE4 as the browser and uses BT Click as the service or
>dialler.
>
<...>
>The problem is that when connected to the Internet, the computer slows
right
>down to a snail's pace;
<...>
>Apart from the Internet software he's just loaded from Barclays, he
also has
>Cheyenne Bitware (I think that's what it's called anyway)
>installed. This is some sort of telephone answering and fax software,
so
>could this be conflicting in some way?
>


I'd be inclined to uninstall the Bitware stuff.  It's quick to do and
may prove
to be sampling the modem for a fax call and slowing it down that way.

Failing that, get a hardware or external modem.

HTH
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