Network slow on Windows XP SP2
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Name: anniebarnes
Date: January 5, 2005 at 13:57:11 Pacific
Subject: Network slow on Windows XP SP2OS: Win XP SP2CPU/Ram: 2400 Athlon / 512DDR |
Comment: Until recently I have been using Windows 98 SE on my 3 computers with an old Netgear wired hub. I have recently istalled Windows XP SP2 on two of the computers and the network has slowed down significantly. I haven't tried the third computer yet, which still has Windows 98SE. I set up the network with the windows wizard and chose the option to not include Internet access. I am intending to upgrade to Broadband and buy a wireless ADSL router/modem but I want to get this problem sorted before spending out on new equipment. I think my old hub is only capable of 10Mbs. When I try to access the files on the other computer I get the hour glass for about 20 seconds and then I might be able to open the next folder immediately and then the next might mean the long wait again. This problem doesn't seem to be folder specific because, one minute a folder is quick to open and then the next time it's slow. Is there something obvious that I am missing here? Am I to expect slower speeds on XP with old hardware? I am a complete newbie to Windows XP and am not very technically savvy about the ins and outs of networking.
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Response Number 1
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Name: Jamie_McCoy
Date: January 5, 2005 at 15:36:08 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)i read somewhere that the first thing windows does is check for scheduled tasks on the remote machine, done ask why when you installed service pack 2, maybe it re-enabled this feature which was otherwise disabled... also, try without anti virus or firewall, these 2 can take up time scanning the remote machine Jaydiocity.co.uk
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Name: anniebarnes
Date: January 7, 2005 at 14:27:20 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Thank you for your replies. In the meantime I have beeen advised to set up the shared folders so that they become mapped drives and this seems to have sped things up a fair bit. If I still experience problems then I will have a go at deleting the registry key. Cheers. Annie
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Response Number 4
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Name: WinDevil
Date: January 25, 2005 at 03:13:23 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Funny thing: You upgrade your OS and everything slows down! You ever tried Linux? It's network-code is far superiour to windows. Many Windows 9x software runs under Linux too (using Wine-emulator).
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