recently my downloads have went from about 360kbps to 1-2kbps...any ideas on what would slow me down? browsing and all still seems to be the same. BTW i am running windows xp and ie. any ideas or tips would be great! thanks

Hya bud and welcome to the cozy forums of PCHF

Allright, so you're getting a download reduction speed?
Is it from any specific site or from anywhere?

Go to this site and test your internet speed: Speakeasy - Speed Test

And post the up/down speeds that the site records.


Also, have you tried doing any of the prework?
http://www.pchelpforum.com/hijackthi...a-prework.html

Sorry if they're not pertty links (it's late and I'm drooling on the keyboard :P)

A staff member should be by shortly and build ontop of what I suggested.

Hope it helps a tad bit

Cheers

ok i tried the speak easy and my download speed is 2564 kbps and upload speed 196 kbps. anywhere i try and download from it only uses like 1-2kbps...i dunno what is holding it back...any ideas?

Do you have a router/firewall on your computer or connected to the modem by any chance?

See if this helps any:

Download and install Tune Up 2006 Trial

Click on Clean up & Repair. Run TuneUp DiskCleaner. Delete all junk files. Afterwords, return to the Main Screen.

Click on Clean up & Repair. Run TuneUp RegistryCleaner. Fix all errors. Afterwords, return to the Main Screen.

Click on Optimize & Improve. Run TuneUp RegistryDefrag, which will take a few minutes and need a reboot.

After the reboot, start Tune Up again. Click on Optimize & Improve then click on TuneUp System Optimizer. Now click on Accelerate downloads and Internet surfing to accelerate downloads, select the speed just above your actual connection speed, this requires a reboot.

After the reboot, start Tune Up again. Click on Optimize & Improve then click on TuneUp System Optimizer. In the menu to the left called "Wizards", choose System Advisor. Note some of the advice it tells you.

Oooh... I had forgotten about that software, nice