Slow Internet/Download Speeds

[monkeybud1]

I seem to have some sort of a problem. The internet on my computer is getting annoyingly slow, however, my parents laptop, which is on the same wireless network is achieving speeds much better than mine. I did an experiment and tried downloading a random file of the internet, and on my computer, it was going at speeds between 30 and 75KB/s. However, on the laptop, the same exact file, was going to around 200KB/s. It's not just downloading files that is slower, I can also notice that pages load quite a bit faster on the laptop. Also the System Specs for both the computers are almost the same - Windows XP, 512 MB RAM, and Pentium 4, 2.40GHz.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is causing me to think I have some sort of problem, so I scanned for viruses, and also for spyware, and didn't find much of anything. So, I figured I would try a System Restore to see if that would fix it. However, for some reason, every time I try System Restore, it will say "Restoration Incomplete". Obviously there is something wrong with my computer, however, I cannot seem to find the problem. Thanks for the help.

[Nadril]

Is there any chance that something is interfering with the signal a bit between the router and your PC? Perhaps your laptop isn't getting interference. (maybe take the laptop right next to your PC and try that.)

[monkeybud1]

Is there any chance that something is interfering with the signal a bit between the router and your PC? Perhaps your laptop isn't getting interference. (maybe take the laptop right next to your PC and try that.)

 

 

 

I took the laptop and put it next to my PC, and the laptop's speed didn't really change all that much. It was still much faster than my PC.

[bob2001]

Do you have a built in wireless card in your pc or is it an adapter plugged into a spare usb port.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If its an adapter and its being obscured by something then you can just move it, sometimes it could just be in a blind spot.