Vista does whatever it wants...

Man, I am getting sick and tired of having to fix this confounded OS.
I have two virtually identical PC's sitting next to each other.
Intel 875PBZ's same processor, ram, drives etc. 2 gigs, Radeon X1650
One is running XP Pro, the other is struggling with Vista Premium.

The vista machine now takes about 15 -20 times longer to load a (simple) web
page over the xp machine.
Why? I haven't changed anything but I am certain it's something in Internet
Explorer (again)
Surprise surprise....

The odd part is that Firefox won't work either, so I am certain that
something in Vista is
bottlenecking the browser again. I had the same issue with Hotmail a few
weeks ago.
And before it's suggested that I check my antivirus program, I already have,
including
uninstalling it. And actually I would think the XP box would be slower since
it's using
Kaspersky which questions every move the PC makes. I've turned off the
firewall too,
basically browsing without a condom at the moment....

First off I think all hackers virus writers, malicious program and tracking
cookie writers should all
be publicly hanged. That way we would not be forced to have endless security
patches, etc...installed
that cause our PC's to stop working.

Is this a Vista issue? I can't tell..but I can't stand it anymore. The bad
part is by tomorrow it will
probably be working well again. And that's bad because I will be sucked into
believing that this
is a good OS again. It does whatever it wants...

You probably have some sort of malware.

Suggest that you run a few online malware tools and virus tools

--
Peter

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"Apache -=CW=-" <> wrote in message
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> Man, I am getting sick and tired of having to fix this confounded OS.
> I have two virtually identical PC's sitting next to each other.
> Intel 875PBZ's same processor, ram, drives etc. 2 gigs, Radeon X1650
> One is running XP Pro, the other is struggling with Vista Premium.
>
> The vista machine now takes about 15 -20 times longer to load a (simple) web page
> over the xp machine.
> Why? I haven't changed anything but I am certain it's something in Internet
> Explorer (again)
> Surprise surprise....
>
> The odd part is that Firefox won't work either, so I am certain that something in
> Vista is
> bottlenecking the browser again. I had the same issue with Hotmail a few weeks
> ago.
> And before it's suggested that I check my antivirus program, I already have,
> including
> uninstalling it. And actually I would think the XP box would be slower since it's
> using
> Kaspersky which questions every move the PC makes. I've turned off the firewall
> too,
> basically browsing without a condom at the moment....
>
> First off I think all hackers virus writers, malicious program and tracking cookie
> writers should all
> be publicly hanged. That way we would not be forced to have endless security
> patches, etc...installed
> that cause our PC's to stop working.
>
> Is this a Vista issue? I can't tell..but I can't stand it anymore. The bad part is
> by tomorrow it will
> probably be working well again. And that's bad because I will be sucked into
> believing that this
> is a good OS again. It does whatever it wants...

Hi,

Slow browser response frequently can be attributed to misbehaving plugins.
Run IE in no add-ons mode, see if pages load faster.

Connecting any machine to the internet without a firewall is tatamount to pc
suicide. It's not a question of "if" it will happen, it's "when" - often
within seconds of being unprotected.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Apache -=CW=-" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> Man, I am getting sick and tired of having to fix this confounded OS.
> I have two virtually identical PC's sitting next to each other.
> Intel 875PBZ's same processor, ram, drives etc. 2 gigs, Radeon X1650
> One is running XP Pro, the other is struggling with Vista Premium.
>
> The vista machine now takes about 15 -20 times longer to load a (simple)
> web page over the xp machine.
> Why? I haven't changed anything but I am certain it's something in
> Internet Explorer (again)
> Surprise surprise....
>
> The odd part is that Firefox won't work either, so I am certain that
> something in Vista is
> bottlenecking the browser again. I had the same issue with Hotmail a few
> weeks ago.
> And before it's suggested that I check my antivirus program, I already
> have, including
> uninstalling it. And actually I would think the XP box would be slower
> since it's using
> Kaspersky which questions every move the PC makes. I've turned off the
> firewall too,
> basically browsing without a condom at the moment....
>
> First off I think all hackers virus writers, malicious program and
> tracking cookie writers should all
> be publicly hanged. That way we would not be forced to have endless
> security patches, etc...installed
> that cause our PC's to stop working.
>
> Is this a Vista issue? I can't tell..but I can't stand it anymore. The bad
> part is by tomorrow it will
> probably be working well again. And that's bad because I will be sucked
> into believing that this
> is a good OS again. It does whatever it wants...

"Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi,
>
> Slow browser response frequently can be attributed to misbehaving plugins.
> Run IE in no add-ons mode, see if pages load faster.

I am not the original poster.

I tried turning off alot of plugins to IE7 and found it could no longer do
things like delete emails from my yahoo inbox. So I had to turn many plugins
back on.

Chip

Hi Chip,

The idea is to first see if the problem is related to a plugin. If it is,
then the next step is to selectively disable a few at a time until the
problem goes away. When it does, then you know it was one of those that was
just disabled. There's nothing wrong with using plugins, but sometimes some
of them cause a problem, usually due to non-compliance or browser
compatibility issues.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Chip" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> "Rick Rogers" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Slow browser response frequently can be attributed to misbehaving
>> plugins. Run IE in no add-ons mode, see if pages load faster.
>
> I am not the original poster.
>
> I tried turning off alot of plugins to IE7 and found it could no longer do
> things like delete emails from my yahoo inbox. So I had to turn many
> plugins back on.
>
> Chip
>
>

I'm wondering if it's malware now. I was having trouble opening windows mail
as it said there
was no connection. When I closed and re-tried it, mail opened right up.


"Apache -=CW=-" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> Man, I am getting sick and tired of having to fix this confounded OS.
> I have two virtually identical PC's sitting next to each other.
> Intel 875PBZ's same processor, ram, drives etc. 2 gigs, Radeon X1650
> One is running XP Pro, the other is struggling with Vista Premium.
>
> The vista machine now takes about 15 -20 times longer to load a (simple)
> web page over the xp machine.
> Why? I haven't changed anything but I am certain it's something in
> Internet Explorer (again)
> Surprise surprise....
>
> The odd part is that Firefox won't work either, so I am certain that
> something in Vista is
> bottlenecking the browser again. I had the same issue with Hotmail a few
> weeks ago.
> And before it's suggested that I check my antivirus program, I already
> have, including
> uninstalling it. And actually I would think the XP box would be slower
> since it's using
> Kaspersky which questions every move the PC makes. I've turned off the
> firewall too,
> basically browsing without a condom at the moment....
>
> First off I think all hackers virus writers, malicious program and
> tracking cookie writers should all
> be publicly hanged. That way we would not be forced to have endless
> security patches, etc...installed
> that cause our PC's to stop working.
>
> Is this a Vista issue? I can't tell..but I can't stand it anymore. The bad
> part is by tomorrow it will
> probably be working well again. And that's bad because I will be sucked
> into believing that this
> is a good OS again. It does whatever it wants...

"Apache -=CW=-" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> Man, I am getting sick and tired of having to fix this confounded OS.
> I have two virtually identical PC's sitting next to each other.
> Intel 875PBZ's same processor, ram, drives etc. 2 gigs, Radeon X1650
> One is running XP Pro, the other is struggling with Vista Premium.
>
> The vista machine now takes about 15 -20 times longer to load a (simple)
> web page over the xp machine.
> Why? I haven't changed anything but I am certain it's something in
> Internet Explorer (again)
> Surprise surprise....
>
> The odd part is that Firefox won't work either, so I am certain that
> something in Vista is
> bottlenecking the browser again. I had the same issue with Hotmail a few
> weeks ago.
> And before it's suggested that I check my antivirus program, I already
> have, including
> uninstalling it. And actually I would think the XP box would be slower
> since it's using
> Kaspersky which questions every move the PC makes. I've turned off the
> firewall too,
> basically browsing without a condom at the moment....
>
> First off I think all hackers virus writers, malicious program and
> tracking cookie writers should all
> be publicly hanged. That way we would not be forced to have endless
> security patches, etc...installed
> that cause our PC's to stop working.
>
> Is this a Vista issue? I can't tell..but I can't stand it anymore. The bad
> part is by tomorrow it will
> probably be working well again. And that's bad because I will be sucked
> into believing that this
> is a good OS again. It does whatever it wants...

Do a thorough check for malware, following all of the steps at one of these
Web pages, including HijackThis.
Help with malware:
All MS-MVP Sites.
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/darnit.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

So How Did I Get Infected Anyway?
For quite a few people it's by installing programs like Messenger Plus,
whose ads for malware don't identify the malware as such and try to convince
you that you owe it to the author. See also:
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=27971
Don't ever do a "default" install of anything. Always choose Custom and see
what else is being carried along. Don't install any extras you're not sure
of.

--
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM
Do not reply with email

Black Vista version wrote:

aka, capin' crunch=incompetent idiot moron loser!

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> God created adam from soil
> He created you from ****
>
>

He created you from Sheep


>
> "FBonWin7x32" <> wrote in message news:gh03la$oto$...
>> Black Vista version wrote:
>>
>> aka, capin' crunch=incompetent idiot moron loser!

On Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:05:13 -0500, "Apache -=CW=-"
<> wrote:

>I'm wondering if it's malware now. I was having trouble opening windows mail
>as it said there
>was no connection. When I closed and re-tried it, mail opened right up.

I'd be more inclined to think that it was Vista's crappy networking -
but check for malware.