Windows vista slow download speed

Details required :. Cancel Submit. In reply to Diana D's post on March 9, Thanks for the replies! I tried all of the above already but yesterday I found two culprits. After completely disabling the entire online backup feature I did another speed test through my ISP and got Microsoft Windows Vista contains a built-in-diagnostics feature that assists in managing potential slow performance issues.

To learn more about it, refer to Microsoft's "Built-in Diagnostics" page. If software has been recently installed and the computer is running slowly, refer to the following troubleshooting wizard for assistance: Programs Do Not Run As Expected Wizard ID: The computer may be slow because of "malware.

If malware is suspected, refer to the following link: For more information on identifying and removing malware, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:.

If the hard drive is full of unnecessary files, it can cause the computer to have slow performance. To troubleshoot slow performance on your computer, the following articles are available from the Microsoft Knowledge Base:. If the computer is still running slowly after ruling out malware, recent software installations, and inadequate hard disk space, the problem may likely be a hardware issue. Consider upgrading the computer memory. Memory-intensive tasks such as games, media applications, or productivity software, often require more memory.

Contact your computer manufacturer or a computer technician for more information on how to purchase and install more RAM memory for your computer. Previous Next. Guest Guest. Hello, im using windows vista bit on my laptop and im using utorrent to download files, the problem is that as of today i can only download at speeds of 0. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Mousemonkey Distinguished. Sep 3, 1, 0 19, The title of this topic has been edited by Mousemonkey.

Jul 2, 0 19, You might just need to reset your router? It's possible that if you torrented for a long duration of time your router could have undergone a packet overflow and now needs to be reset. Also, maybe you should call your ISP and see if you're getting a signal from outside.

Average reading I believe should be around -2 to -5 dB. I could be a bit off though. Good luck! You must log in or register to reply here. Thread starter Similar threads Forum Replies Date Question My google chrome download speeds are very bad compared to anything else Apps General Discussion 2 Dec 12, D Torrenting slow download speeds, very high upload speeds.

Apps General Discussion 2 Apr 21, S how can i see download speed in origin? Similar threads Question My google chrome download speeds are very bad compared to anything else Torrenting slow download speeds, very high upload speeds. Why does Chrome download so slowly?? Last but not least, always update your computer. This will patch problems and improve your security.

Vista the OS is very big. The most helpful thing that sped up my Vista was a program called Vlite. This is a very simple and helpful program to cut out unwanted components in Vista. For example, the special computer accommodations for blind people. Not many people need these. All you need to do is extract a copy of any version of Vista to a folder. In Vlite select that folder and it will give you options. You can preintegrate hotfixes, drivers or files so you already have them after installing Vista.

You can set setting so you don't have to after installation. Once your done, it will make that folder into an. Or mount it with PowerISO. I will probably post more detailed instructions later but that is another instructable. AKA a Clean version. Those dumb recovery discs that they gave you won't work. Microsoft has encrypted them. Always remember to test your new Vista as a virtual machine just to check that you didn't screw anything up. Working on a older laptop that's running vista, tried upgrading to windows 8, now laptop will not even boot up, don't have a repair disc for vista and cannot get it to start n safe mode