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.

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.)

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.

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.