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Okay. I have windows version 2000, Service pack 4. Custom built computer. Last few programs are...well Hijackthis and a spanish version of kazaalite, and then an english one, but just gave up on kazaalite. The problem is that I have DSL and it's taking FOREVER to load pages that aren't really small, or my home page. I went to a lan last night and a friend I trust and actually helps some people repair their windows problems messed with a few of my windows settings. I'm thinking he may have made a mistake...while trying to download the pages I only have trillian pro and x-chat running. My CPU usage is very low when using these programs, and this has only occured today...at the lan there was no problem...

Do you have any idea what could be causing it?

And I hope I posted this in the right thread...

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As discovered, a provider-side outage or maintenance is a common cause of sudden, site‑wide slowness — especially when the problem appears on multiple machines or vanishes later. Check your ISP status/outage page and try another device (or your phone on cellular) before digging into local settings. (obkio.com)

Quick checklist to isolate the problem: power‑cycle your modem/router; run ping to your gateway and to a public IP (for example ping 8.8.8.8); run tracert example.com (or pathping) to see where latency or timeouts begin; and run a speed test from the same machine. If the delay shows up at the gateway or beyond, it’s very likely an ISP/path problem. (learn.microsoft.com)

Because you mentioned P2P software, remember that file‑sharing apps or background syncs can saturate an asymmetric DSL link (upload saturation will make browsing feel very slow even with low CPU). Fully exit/disable any P2P or sync services, check Task Manager and netstat -an for lots of outgoing connections, then retest. ISPs also sometimes deprioritize or throttle heavy P2P traffic. (rsinc.com)

About HijackThis: ’s point about O19/O‑type entries has merit, but don’t fix HijackThis items blindly — save the log and a backup first. Follow a trusted guide when interpreting entries (misfixing can break browsing). If it happens again, collect the HijackThis log plus a speedtest and your tracert output before posting; those diagnostics make it much easier to identify whether the issue is local or provider‑side. (bleepingcomputer.com)

If the slowdown is transient and affected multiple devices, waiting and then calling the ISP with speed/test/traceroute data is usually the fastest route to a permanent fix. (broadbandprovider.co.uk)

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Member Avatar for Killer_Typo

run hijack this and fix any 019 entries, they have been known to cause browsers to slow down (their CSS style sheets and such that you dont need to survive)

Member Avatar for EvilSp0rk

oh wait...nevermind...i was impatient and didn't know. My ISP was doing a bit of maintenance it seems...heh...but thanks for attempting to help :D

Member Avatar for DMR

Marking as (um, I guess...) solved.

:mrgreen:

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yeah solved heh. I was just impatient :D

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