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Windows XP SP2 Upgrade Internet Slow
Hi,
I have just Upgraded from Windows XP SP1 to SP2. In preparation I Virus Scanned Using McAfee V9. I Also scanned for spyware using the latest versions of: a) Spyware Doctor 3.2.1.359 b) Spybot 1.04 c) AdAware 1.06r1 I defragged the drive and emptyied the temp file folders and cleaered the IE6 browser cache. On completion of Install I defragged and started using the new version of IE6. I found that the internet performance considerably slower than SP1 at a variety of different times of the day using a set of 10 websites home pages. I also have Firefox (1.06) installed and was suprised that it's performance was considerably better than IE6. IE6 SP1 3 secs to load a page IE6 SP2 = 10 secs Firefox SP2 = 3 secs I read on another forum that DISABLING the Firewall service (services.msc) and relying on my 3rd Party Firewall (ZoneAlarm 6.x Free) would improve matters. It has reduced the IE6 SP2 value = 7 secs Has anyone got any ideas how I can reduce the time to load a Page? In order to do these tests I cleared the cache each time, and cleared the History as well (am not sure if # cookies effects performance). It is also puzzling that the time to load a page AFTER the home page has been loaded (ie within the site) is = 5 secs in IE6 SP2. So it seems that there is more happening to pull the first page than subsequent pages from the same Website? Ideas appreciated Cheers Helter_Skelter |
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