On 10/19/2011 11:04 PM, David H. Lipman wrote:
From: "Me"meatacmewidgetsdotcom

many web pages are taking 5 to 10 seconds, some even longer, to load. Programs don't
open quickly, either. I have a DSL connection. The OS is Windows Vista, 6.0.6002 SP 2.
per the System info available under Accessories - System Tools - System Information


You're not being clear, and maybe you're not even sure yourself, whether
your problem is Internet bandwidth speed or your system speed. Sounds
like it's your system, not your DSL connection -- which have little or
nothing to do with each other!

When you experience system slowdowns, is your hard drive light showing
constant activity? Have you checked that? If it is, then that will
definitely slow everything down and you need to find what's causing this
constant drive activity. Vista has a bad history of constantly
accessing the hard drive for whatever the Hell it does. Also, have you
looked at your Startup items -- those programs that load as you boot the
system up? Too many of these will use up much of your RAM and system
resources.