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Fresh install --> Faster Internet
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Posted 05 October 2007 - 01:45 PM
I'm back online with a fresh install (w98SE+++updates) and... wow! Internet surfing is much faster than before!
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Posted 05 October 2007 - 04:14 PM
Fredledingue, on Oct 5 2007, 01:45 PM, said:
I'm back online with a fresh install (w98SE+++updates) and... wow! Internet surfing is much faster than before!
So that's how you got rid of all that spyware that was hogging your connection.
Joke aside, the internet in general seems faster since some days here as well and I haven't reinstalled or tweaked anything.
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Posted 05 October 2007 - 04:29 PM
No, my comp is realy faster on the internet, on other websites now.
I did many repairs andupdates with the old install, but it's the 1st time I completely erased my HD since 2004.
I certainly had something messing up in the system.
I did many repairs andupdates with the old install, but it's the 1st time I completely erased my HD since 2004.
I certainly had something messing up in the system.
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Posted 06 October 2007 - 07:15 AM
It's possible that your HDD was really fragmented.
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Posted 10 October 2007 - 05:30 AM
Ben,
What it has to do with interent browsing? My cache was even not on the C: drive + I defragged frequently.
What it has to do with interent browsing? My cache was even not on the C: drive + I defragged frequently.
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Posted 10 October 2007 - 07:52 AM
Internet browsing makes use of the HDD for the cache and history.
Last vacation I took care of my uncle's PC. It was really slow browsing the Internet. He still has dial-up, but I don't remember it being this slow. After I had defragmented his HDD (file parts all over the place!), Internet browsing suddenly became MUCH faster.
So I'm not making stuff up.
Last vacation I took care of my uncle's PC. It was really slow browsing the Internet. He still has dial-up, but I don't remember it being this slow. After I had defragmented his HDD (file parts all over the place!), Internet browsing suddenly became MUCH faster.
So I'm not making stuff up.
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