try all these steps, make sure to use ethernet, USB slow down alot
4. What speed do you have against
www.testmy.net and
http://nitro.ucsc.edu/ also make a tracert, go to start-run type command and hit enter, type tracert testmy.net and hit enter, right click copy all and paste it in your post.
5. Under your LAN connection - properties - general tab, uninstall all the protocols there that you do not need.
6. Open Internet Explorer and select tools - internet options - connections -
LAN settings, make sure nothing there is checked.
7. Connect your modem via ethernet (NIC) and make sure you have the latest drivers for your NIC. Set your NIC duplex mode to 10mb half duplex for Cable, for DSL it depend on the ISP service unless you are using a router, if so then set it to 100mb full duplex for both Cable & DSL. If you are using a router make sure you have the latest firmware.
8. Power cycle your modem, unplug it for atleast 30 seconds.
9. Download and update then do a scan with SpyBot
http://beam.to/spybotsd and Ad Aware
http://www.lavasoft.com/support/download to remove any spyware
10. ZoneAlarm firewall has known problems with dropping speed, i suggest to uninstall it and compare speed
11. Install Outpost Firewall
http://www.agnitum.com\ or Sygate Firewall
http://www.sygate.com/12. Scan for viruses with your antivirus app, if you do not have one get one, AVG is great
http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php13. Make sure you have ALL of the latest Windows Updates
14. Download and run CCleaner
http://www.ccleaner.com/VanBuren
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