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Started by Then Nam Kheong
Wed, 13 Jan 1999 00:00
VERY SLOW Internet Explorer
Author: Then Nam Kheong
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 00:00
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Hi! I have this problem that has been bothering me a long time. Last time, I ran my 28.8k modem on Internet Explorer and it is slow. That is OK. But when I install a new ADSL modem, the speed is still slow. Well, the loading of pages are faster now, but the downloading of software seems like there will be times where the downloading will be super fast and there will be time where it will be slow. Also, when I click on the IE3, the loading of explorer is ridiciously SLOW. Is there any way to the problem? Thanks for any help.
Re: VERY SLOW Internet Explorer
Author: FruiT
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 00:00
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Then Nam Kheong <nkthen@magix.com.sg> wrote in article <01be3eea$e1e679c0$7606a6ca@pc6.118>... > Hi! I have this problem that has been bothering me a long time. > Last time, I ran my 28.8k modem on Internet Explorer and it is slow. > That is OK. > But when I install a new ADSL modem, the speed is still slow. Well, the > loading of pages are faster now, but the downloading of software seems like > there will be times where the downloading will be super fast and there will > be time where it will be slow. This is typical anyway. Just 'cos you've got a fast connection, doesn't mean your requests will be served any quicker - the bottle neck is probably with your ISP or with the server that you are downloading from. This means that download times definately will vary anyway regardless of your connection speed. > Also, when I click on the IE3, the loading of explorer is ridiciously SLOW. Have you not got much RAM in your PC, I believe IE requires a pretty hefty supply of RAM - ideally 32Mb at least? Also pardon me if you know this already, but defragging your hard disk could well speed up load up times (especially if you have Win98 and use the option to optimise for faster program loading). > Is there any way to the problem? > Thanks for any help. > HTH, but then what do I know? FruiT.
Re: VERY SLOW Internet Explorer
Author: !-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 00:00
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How much RAM do you have? Then Nam Kheong wrote: > > Hi! I have this problem that has been bothering me a long time. > Last time, I ran my 28.8k modem on Internet Explorer and it is slow. > That is OK. > But when I install a new ADSL modem, the speed is still slow. Well, the > loading of pages are faster now, but the downloading of software seems like > there will be times where the downloading will be super fast and there will > be time where it will be slow. > Also, when I click on the IE3, the loading of explorer is ridiciously SLOW. > Is there any way to the problem? > Thanks for any help. -- *** Please remove the word "NOSPAM." from the email address if you ever want to email to me ... for whatever reasons. .
Re: VERY SLOW Internet Explorer
Author: Alan Davies
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 00:00
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So many possibilities. What system spec have you? Internet speed is more dependant on the host you're connecting to if you have a fast connection at your end. I have a 1MB link here and can download about 800kb/sec when not too many people are around, but web pages appear as fast as the server they are on can serve them to me (shit slow for many sites ...). Make sure you have enough RAM - 64MB is considered very much entry level these days. If you're running IE4 on Win95, 32MB will barely be enough - same with Win98, slow but less likely to crash as a result. 128MB and above no problem at all. Also a P133 or above should be fine, ideally PII if you have all the latest gizmo's on IE installed. Use a download monitor to watch the speed. Download a large file from somewhere with massive bandwidth like ConXion, Microsoft, Download.com, etc. and find out how many kb/sec you are getting - make sure you use an FTP client for FTP sites and not a web browser, too much in the way of protocol overheads in browser. Just my 2 1/2 p worth ... Al Then Nam Kheong wrote in message <01be3eea$e1e679c0$7606a6ca@pc6.118>... >Hi! I have this problem that has been bothering me a long time. >Last time, I ran my 28.8k modem on Internet Explorer and it is slow. >That is OK. >But when I install a new ADSL modem, the speed is still slow. Well, the >loading of pages are faster now, but the downloading of software seems like >there will be times where the downloading will be super fast and there will >be time where it will be slow. >Also, when I click on the IE3, the loading of explorer is ridiciously SLOW. >Is there any way to the problem? >Thanks for any help.
Re: VERY SLOW Internet Explorer
Author: Neil Bennett
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 1999 00:00
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Back on 13 Jan 1999 11:51:46 GMT, "Then Nam Kheong" <nkthen@magix.com.sg> typed in these characters: >Hi! I have this problem that has been bothering me a long time. >Last time, I ran my 28.8k modem on Internet Explorer and it is slow. >That is OK. >But when I install a new ADSL modem, the speed is still slow. Well, the >loading of pages are faster now, but the downloading of software seems like >there will be times where the downloading will be super fast and there will >be time where it will be slow. >Also, when I click on the IE3, the loading of explorer is ridiciously SLOW. >Is there any way to the problem? >Thanks for any help. Possible virus. -- Neil Bennett ________________________ Eat some Cheese to reply
Re: VERY SLOW Internet Explorer
Author: liu singloon
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 1999 00:00
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Also clear your cache in your browser or how much free hardrive space do you have? -- George ----------------------------------------- http://members.xoom.com/singloon/entertainment.htm - Movies for 1999, 2000, 2001 http://members.xoom.com/singloon/index.htm - George's Place version 3 - Resume - recent graduate - Bachelor of Commerce http://members.xoom.com/singloon/computing.htm - Ultra-portables ----------------------------------------- !-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-!-! wrote in message <369CAC0F.2982B698@NOSPAM.usa.net>... > >How much RAM do you have? > > >Then Nam Kheong wrote: >> >> Hi! I have this problem that has been bothering me a long time. >> Last time, I ran my 28.8k modem on Internet Explorer and it is slow. >> That is OK. >> But when I install a new ADSL modem, the speed is still slow. Well, the >> loading of pages are faster now, but the downloading of software seems like >> there will be times where the downloading will be super fast and there will >> be time where it will be slow. >> Also, when I click on the IE3, the loading of explorer is ridiciously SLOW. >> Is there any way to the problem? >> Thanks for any help. > >-- > >*** Please remove the word "NOSPAM." from the email address if you ever > want to email to me ... for whatever reasons. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >.
Re: VERY SLOW Internet Explorer
Author: Bruce R
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 00:00
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 00:00
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: Also, when I click on the IE3, the loading of explorer is ridiciously SLOW. : Is there any way to the problem? I am not sure if this is relevant for you but I had this problem with IE3 and found out that it was because I had set the option to keep History for 99 days. As soon as I reduced this back to a much lower number of days I found that IE3 loaded much faster. I hope this helps! Bruce
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