Internet Generally Slower?
My downloads are about 200kbit/s slower on 7 than on XP. Using Intel and MS drivers make no difference. Anyone notice this? Norton AntiVirus 2009
January 23rd, 2009 5:35am

Are you sure your settings are right? On my VAIO it sped the download time up by 75- 100 kbits per second
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January 23rd, 2009 5:40am

All default. Norton AntiVirus 2009
January 23rd, 2009 6:09am

what i have noticed is that internet explorer is seems a bit choppy andI have not changed anything.
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January 23rd, 2009 6:15am

Well, that brings up another point. I think IE8 in general is slower, and yes choppy at times. I switch between vista and 7, and IE7 is much faster and more stable than IE8. Is that the slowness you are seeing? IE8 is a little slower, but I figure they will work the bugs out of it before final release. I beta tested IE8 and was not impressed. Slower response and downloads, at least on vista.
January 23rd, 2009 6:22am

I think IE8 is slower due to the SmartScreen active website filter, turn it off via the Tools drop down and see what happens.
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January 23rd, 2009 6:56am

I did that in beta testing, it does help, but not alot. The problem is 50-60% of the websites are not up to speed on IE8, therefore it is almost always in compitability mode. When every website/server is up to speed, I am sure it will be a great browser. Windows 7 already has sped it up anyway. Time will tell. Back to techoutsider, what kind of card/s do you have on your computer? What kind of computer? I have Windows 7 on 2 computers, the wired connection is faster on both, an old Acer, and a newer VAIO. The wireless on the other hand is slower, partly due to lack of N draft capable, and partly because of generic drivers, Dlink, Linksys are a bit behind with drivers, but they are coming. Keep checking their sites, and often, it will be there.
January 24th, 2009 3:43am

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