advices- windows 7 in safemode w/networking = fast internet. windows 7 normal = slow internet.
 

any ideas on the prob or how to figure out the prob?
:)

you probably have a bunch of spyware loading in normal windows that can't load in safe mode.

IE, Firefox....or all browsers?

my 1st thought too but my antivirus prog thinks the box is clean though
all, ff, ie and chrome and the magic jack

That doesn't mean shit these days. Try downloading 5 - 7 good free anti-malware utilities, update them, disconnect your internet and then run scans in safe mode with all of them. No one utility gets everything.

Scan your computer with Malwarebytes if you haven't already.

appreciate it, doing that now
is that the one that needs the results to be deciphered by an expert?

No it's one of the best ones:

http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

I think you are thinking of Hijack this?

The difference is a service, device drive, program at startup.

Uninstall any program you dont use.

start/run "msconfig" uncheck startup programs and services you dont need. You can always turn it back on so don't worry. Tweaking this often makes a huge difference in system performance.

gotcha, scanning with malwarebytes now
appreciate it, i will do this also.

if you go to ninite.com they've got spywarebot, malwarebytes, ad-aware, and superantispyware where you can download/install in a matter of minutes. no need to track them all down.

run them all.

then get/run hijackthis.de (direct download link on the top/right of the page).

save a log file (it'll pop up in text format afterward, and paste the entire file/results on hijackthis.de)

only check/fix things that are known threats (hijackthis can screw your PC big time)


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if it's still a problem, run "msconfig" via start menu, go to "startup" tab...and uncheck anything that you do not know what it is (except for Microsoft Corp stuff and antivirus).


That should fix it

I should mention make sure to disable the resident or on-demand scanner for the extra ones you get or they could cause incompatibilities with one another and slow things down further. Only one or two (at most and if compatible) should be active at a time. You can manually scan with as many as you want though.

fuck, there's easily 100 or more start up services showing, if i click hide all microsoft services the list shrinks to 5, is it ok, to not worry about the ms services?

results from malware scan


Memory Processes Infected: 0
Memory Modules Infected: 0
Registry Keys Infected: 0
Registry Values Infected: 0
Registry Data Items Infected: 0
Folders Infected: 0
Files Infected: 0

Memory Processes Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Memory Modules Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Keys Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Values Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Data Items Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Folders Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

Files Infected:
(No malicious items detected)

No, probably not OK... Finish scanning your system first with Malwarebytes. If there is a virus or trojan causing this it should find it.

Did you install any new software recently or update any drivers?

this worked!

thanks folks!

ya def. hide ms programs.

Glad I could help. Cheers!

thx again scuba, this was driving me nuts! :)

What specifically did you uncheck?

i'll take a screen grab, brb.

That was pretty quick. Did you do a quick scan or a full scan? You should do a always Full scan when you suspect an infection.

Also that you fixed it by using msconfig is cool but if you don't know what put it there that is highly suspect. I'd still run some full malware scans. :2 cents:

the flexnet license is my adobe license, i have no idea wtf the apple string is or the install table manager thingie

http://oi51.tinypic.com/f3ruxu.jpg

appreciate it, will do. :)

You might try to turn one on again, reboot and check if everything is still OK, then the next and the next, etc. Then you can pinpoint the problem service.

so unchecking these few services resolved the internet speed problems? because i have similar problems with win 7...

good idea, i'll do that now, i looked up that apple id string, it's something having to do with bojour service http://developer.apple.com/networking/bonjour/faq.html

i'm going to guess that was the prob.
sure did. back to normal
:thumbsup

the install table manager service is another apple service trying to run

http://www.help2go.com/Tutorials/Win...rT. exe).html

I bet you are right. iTunes fucked up my laptop so bad I had to just remove it. Works fine on a Mac, but it does not play well with Windows 7... at least for me.