RE: http-NO (mail,news,messenging..)-yes

From: Malke (malke_at_nospoonnotreally.com)
Date: 08/10/04 

Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2004 07:45:09 -0700

The Unknown P wrote:

> I'm not sure of your level of experiance but XP is not optimized for
> best performance. This requires a few registry tweaks or use an
> excellent free program like SpeedXP. The buffers or RWIN (Recieve
> window) is the main culprit but there are things that need to be done
> in IE like stopping it from checking for scheduled tasks on remote
> computers. IE also needs to have the max simultaneous downloads
> increased. The list is quite long actually. But Speed XP is a good
> start for you. I doubt it has anything to do with the ports as XP
> handles them rather well. You can of course check your firewall
> settings to see if any port blocking or restrictions have been
> enabled. Fast connections do not equal fast throughput. Make sure you
> have the latest drivers for your modem as well. Go to the
> manufacturers site for that. I almost forgot, if you use Speed XP do
> not select the "clear pagefile on shutdown" option as all that does is
> overwrite your existing pagefile with 0's before shutdown. This is
> only for the most paranoid of users requiring utmost security. }:~)
>
>>
The above is total cr*p and "The Unknown P" as usual didn't quote any of
your original post. Here's your original post:

"XP PRO+1, P4-2.8,
Owner complained about slow internet in office with broadband
connection.
I have the pc in my workshop, and No http port 80, but I
get can get email, irc, nntp,...fast connections also..
I can ping www.microsoft.com, so the dns is working.
I tried IE, Firefox, as well as the windows help system, no luck.
Since IE and Firefox don't use the same rendering dlls, I am
guessing its a block on port 80 and not a rendering problem."

I would do the normal Windows troubleshooting:

1. Enable viewing all hidden files.
2. Scan with current av using updated definitions in Safe Mode.
3. Scan for spyware with various tools in Safe Mode.
4. Look on Internet Options to see if a proxy was inserted where it
shouldn't be.
5. Check if there is a firewall and if so, look at the restrictions.
6. Check the hosts files.

If you need details on how to do any of the above, please repost. After
you've done the above, if you still need help then be sure to include
the results of the troubleshooting.

Malke 

-- 
MS MVP - Windows Shell/User
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
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