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Buffering of videos, transfer of attachments
I have two computers, one is a lap top, that run on XP Home. I use Avasti as
my security program. The problem that I am having is watching videos, like from YouTube and transfering music from one computer to the other. I have absolutely no problem in watching anything from YouTube on my lap top but the desktop has buffering issues. It stutters and re-buffers the video loop. I check to make sure the settings were the same on both computers, and they are. I have also turned off the security settings on the desktop to see if that would help, it didn't. The only thing I didn't disable was PC Doctor, i use for spam and such. The only problem is it is the same as for the laptop. iTunes has a new feature where you can share music libraries on the same network. I have no problem transferring songs from the desktop to my laptop but in reverse it bogs down and takes forever. Anything I should check for that I might be missing? I defrag all the time and always keep my temp files deleted. I must be missing something on the desktop but can't figure it out. Thanks |
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Buffering of videos, transfer of attachments
On Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:36:01 -0700, Shodobe
wrote: I have two computers, one is a lap top, that run on XP Home. I use Avasti as my security program. Avast! (not Avasti) is not a security program. It's an anti-virus program. It doesn't protect you against spyware. It's an excellent choice. You say below that you also run PC Doctor, which does protect against spyware, however it is *not* a good choice. The two best anti-spyware programs are MalwareBytes AntiMalware and SuperAntiSpyware (freeware versions of both are available), and I recommend that you install and use them both instead of PC Doctor. I can't tell from your description of the problem, but a spyware infection is certainly a possible cause. The problem that I am having is watching videos, like from YouTube and transfering music from one computer to the other. I have absolutely no problem in watching anything from YouTube on my lap top but the desktop has buffering issues. It stutters and re-buffers the video loop. I check to make sure the settings were the same on both computers, and they are. I have also turned off the security settings on the desktop to see if that would help, it didn't. The only thing I didn't disable was PC Doctor, i use for spam and such. The only problem is it is the same as for the laptop. iTunes has a new feature where you can share music libraries on the same network. I have no problem transferring songs from the desktop to my laptop but in reverse it bogs down and takes forever. Anything I should check for that I might be missing? I defrag all the time and always keep my temp files deleted. I must be missing something on the desktop but can't figure it out. Thanks -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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Thanks for your reply and I disagree with your choices of spyware. I haven't
heard of any of them and have used PC Doctor for many years and have had no problems. Obviously that is your choices. yes I did make a mistake in refering Avast as a spyware program. I do not think that is a problem since I disabled it completely and still had problems. I think my problem lies in the registry and I need to go in and clean out unnecessary start ups and such. PC Doctor is an excellent choice and I would recommend it to anyone over unknown programs. Thanks again though "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: On Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:36:01 -0700, Shodobe wrote: I have two computers, one is a lap top, that run on XP Home. I use Avasti as my security program. Avast! (not Avasti) is not a security program. It's an anti-virus program. It doesn't protect you against spyware. It's an excellent choice. You say below that you also run PC Doctor, which does protect against spyware, however it is *not* a good choice. The two best anti-spyware programs are MalwareBytes AntiMalware and SuperAntiSpyware (freeware versions of both are available), and I recommend that you install and use them both instead of PC Doctor. I can't tell from your description of the problem, but a spyware infection is certainly a possible cause. The problem that I am having is watching videos, like from YouTube and transfering music from one computer to the other. I have absolutely no problem in watching anything from YouTube on my lap top but the desktop has buffering issues. It stutters and re-buffers the video loop. I check to make sure the settings were the same on both computers, and they are. I have also turned off the security settings on the desktop to see if that would help, it didn't. The only thing I didn't disable was PC Doctor, i use for spam and such. The only problem is it is the same as for the laptop. iTunes has a new feature where you can share music libraries on the same network. I have no problem transferring songs from the desktop to my laptop but in reverse it bogs down and takes forever. Anything I should check for that I might be missing? I defrag all the time and always keep my temp files deleted. I must be missing something on the desktop but can't figure it out. Thanks -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup . |
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Buffering of videos, transfer of attachments
On Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:15:01 -0700, Shodobe
wrote: Thanks for your reply and I disagree with your choices of spyware. You're welcome, and feel free to disagree with me as you see fit. I haven't heard of any of them and have used PC Doctor for many years and have had no problems. Obviously that is your choices. yes I did make a mistake in refering Avast as a spyware program. I do not think that is a problem since I disabled it completely and still had problems. I think my problem lies in the registry and I need to go in and clean out unnecessary start ups and such. PC Doctor is an excellent choice and I would recommend it to anyone over unknown programs. Thanks again though "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote: On Sun, 25 Oct 2009 08:36:01 -0700, Shodobe wrote: I have two computers, one is a lap top, that run on XP Home. I use Avasti as my security program. Avast! (not Avasti) is not a security program. It's an anti-virus program. It doesn't protect you against spyware. It's an excellent choice. You say below that you also run PC Doctor, which does protect against spyware, however it is *not* a good choice. The two best anti-spyware programs are MalwareBytes AntiMalware and SuperAntiSpyware (freeware versions of both are available), and I recommend that you install and use them both instead of PC Doctor. I can't tell from your description of the problem, but a spyware infection is certainly a possible cause. The problem that I am having is watching videos, like from YouTube and transfering music from one computer to the other. I have absolutely no problem in watching anything from YouTube on my lap top but the desktop has buffering issues. It stutters and re-buffers the video loop. I check to make sure the settings were the same on both computers, and they are. I have also turned off the security settings on the desktop to see if that would help, it didn't. The only thing I didn't disable was PC Doctor, i use for spam and such. The only problem is it is the same as for the laptop. iTunes has a new feature where you can share music libraries on the same network. I have no problem transferring songs from the desktop to my laptop but in reverse it bogs down and takes forever. Anything I should check for that I might be missing? I defrag all the time and always keep my temp files deleted. I must be missing something on the desktop but can't figure it out. Thanks -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup . -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP (Windows Desktop Experience) since 2003 Please Reply to the Newsgroup |
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