Re: Slow browsing

YW, Jack - Glad I was able to help.

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Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP
My Blog, Defending Your Machine, here:
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

"Jack" <Jack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:D5C2EF00-12E6-430A-8543-54D75954052B@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Jim,
>
> After several frustrating hours the WinsockxpFix.exe did the trick. I
> ran it, rebooted and have the DSL speed back again. Many, many thanks.
>
> Jack
>
>> Hi Jack - I would suspect malware of some sort; however, since it's
>> showing up on all three browsers, it just might be a DNS issue so
>> try this first. Open a Cmd window (Start|Run, enter Cmd.exe) and
>> then enter the following with Enter after each line:
>>
>> ipconfig /flushdns
>> ipconfig /release
>> ipconfig /renew
>>
>>
>> If that doesn't help, then run the procedures detailed in my Blog,
>> Defending Your Machine, addy in Signature below. Do ALL steps, in
>> order. UPDATE each program everytime before using, and if possible
>> do all cleaning from a 'Clean Boot' as Administrator with Hidden
>> Files enabled. Full directions in the Blog.
>>
>> --
>> Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP
>> My Blog, Defending Your Machine, here:
>> http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
>>
>> "Jack" <Jack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:E4128148-A70E-4035-A203-6CFD01788007@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> In the last 3 days I've experienced a slow-down in loading new pages
>>> on IE6, Netscape and Firefox. I'm running Norton Internet Security
>>> 2005 on a newly built machine with XP Professional. So far all scans
>>> for malware have come up with zip. Because it's all three browsers
>>> and downloading files seems to be at normal speed (I'm running
>>> Earthlink DSL) I suspect it may be some Windows settings. Any ideas?


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