Internet Slow after Vista Update
August 12, 08 by roUpdating is good. Vista is bad. Never before have I been afraid to update a computer - things are even worse with Vista than with XP. Once you update you are no longer assured your computer will work just as it did before, and essentially this is a Microsoft problem.
If you’re here you’ve discovered your internet has slowed down to a crawl after the latest round of updates (or maybe out of the box). You’ve checked with your ISP and tried other computers on your network and the internet is still working, Google definately isn’t taking 10 minutes to load as a new standard practice.
Between each of the steps its worth restarting your computer and checking if the problem has been resolved.
1. Restart your computer:
Self explanitory.
2. Rollback your network drivers:
Click on the Start Icon > Right Click Computer > Properties > In the Hardware Tab select Device Manager > Click the + next to Network Adapters > Select the network interface you are using internet through. If youre using wireless it’ll probably say WLAN > Right Click > Properties > In the Drivers Tab select Roll Back Driver > Restart your computer.
If Roll Back Driver is disabled then continue onto attempt 3.
3. Update drivers:
Search the network card (one that you selected in attempt 2) and “driver”. Look for a site that has the same name as the manufacturer, or do the search on the manufacturers website. This way you can be assured its the latest and authentic thing. You should not have to pay for drivers. Restart your computer.
4. Clear your temporary files and internet settings
Press Start > In the Run text box type %temp% (just the bolded stuff) > Select All the files (Ctrl+A) and Delete (Del). In Firefox select Tools > Clear Private Data > Tick all the boxes > Clear Private Data Now. In IE select Tools > Delete Browsing History.
5. Continue trawling the internet for alternatives. My applogies. Post in a forum somewhere but include all your hardware details and a list of updates that you installed.