Long delay from downloads/uploads

PhillyBen

New member
Local time
6:41 PM
Messages
6
Hi to all,
Regulars here will probably have seen this problem before, but I read through the first several pages and didn't see it addressed there.

I just got a Win7 computer (Toshiba portege r700-s1310) and when I try to download a file or upload anything, either, I get a 30 second (or so) delay. The little blue circle appears and everything locks up.

Is there anything obvious that I can do?

Totally unrelated issue:
I have a "ghost" bubble, the kind you would see if a comic strip character were speaking, that's continuously in my lower right hand corner. Here's an image.
Win7ShadowProblem.png


Any suggestions to get rid of that?

Thanks very much in advance.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba Portege r700-s1310
OS
Windows 7
Hi to all,
Regulars here will probably have seen this problem before, but I read through the first several pages and didn't see it addressed there.

I just got a Win7 computer (Toshiba portege r700-s1310) and when I try to download a file or upload anything, either, I get a 30 second (or so) delay. The little blue circle appears and everything locks up.

Is there anything obvious that I can do?

Totally unrelated issue:
I have a "ghost" bubble, the kind you would see if a comic strip character were speaking, that's continuously in my lower right hand corner. Here's an image.
Win7ShadowProblem.png


Any suggestions to get rid of that?

Thanks very much in advance.


You can start by helping us with your system specs, and network setup. The more info we get the faster we can help


Ken
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavillion dv-7 1005 Tx
OS
Win 8 Release candidate 8400
CPU
[email protected]
Memory
4 gigs
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9600M
Sound Card
HD built-in
Monitor(s) Displays
17" Wxga
Screen Resolution
1440x900
Cooling
none
Internet Speed
45Mb down 5Mb up

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Dell and Custom
OS
Systems 1 and 2: Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Win 8 Developer
CPU
System 1: i7 [email protected], System 2: AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6G
Motherboard
System 1:Dell 06NWYK System 2: ASUS M5A97 AM3+
Memory
System 1: 8GB System 2: 8GB
Graphics Card(s)
System 1: ATI FirePro V4800 System 2: Radeon HD 6850
Sound Card
System 1: onboard System 2: onboard
Monitor(s) Displays
System1: Viewsonic HDMI 24"
Screen Resolution
System 1: 1920x1080 System 2: 1920x1080
Hard Drives
System 1: Mirrored .5B drives System 2: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s
Case
System 1: Dell System 2: Cooler Master
Internet Speed
10 MBPS
My apologies.
System is as follows:
Intel Core i3 processor, 2.27 GHz
4 GB RAM
64 Bit OS (Win7)
4.6 Windows Experience Index
500GB HD (5400rpm), 246 GB free

I'm afraid that I wasn't very clear in my first post. The problem isn't with the bandwidth. I'm on the road and have been working on some pretty slow and faint wireless connections-- the one I'm working on now is very faint-- but this afternoon I was at my brother-in-law's house and he has a pretty good wireless setup.

The problem is that when I right-click on a file to start the downloading process, even before it gets to the part where the file shows up as a Word document or a movie file or a sound file and I get an option of where to save it, there's a long delay. I get the blue circle (the Win7 version of the hourglass, I guess). Sometimes when I choose a location to save it there's another long delay. Once the download begins it's fine; it's before the download begins that I get the delay.

Also, sometimes the computer takes an unexpectedly long time simply to open Word files or sound files. Not 30 seconds, as with the downloading delay, but maybe 5 seconds. In that regard it's slower than my old HP DV1000 with Windows XP.

Any suggestions?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba Portege r700-s1310
OS
Windows 7
Bumping this just in case anyone has any suggestions as to why my new Win7 computer will freeze up sometimes, even if I'm just clicking on a folder in Windows Explorer.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba Portege r700-s1310
OS
Windows 7
What antivirus solution do you have installed?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Alienware Aurora ALX R4
OS
Windows 10 Pro (x64)
CPU
Intel Core i7-3930K (3.2GHz - 4.5GHz)
Motherboard
Alienware Aurora-R4 x79
Memory
4x Samsung 4GB PC3-12800 DDR3 (16GB 1600MHz)
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia Geforce GTX 690
Sound Card
SteelSeries Siberia Elite
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell UltraSharp U3011
Screen Resolution
2560x1600
Hard Drives
Samsung 850 Pro 256 GB, Seagate 1TB Desktop Hybrid HDD, 2x Western Digital 4TB Green HDD
PSU
875W Some Dell PSU <.<
Case
Alienware Aurora ALX
Cooling
Custom Liquid Cooling (EK CPU & GPU blocks) dual EK 480RAD
Keyboard
Logitech G710+ Mechanical
Mouse
Logitech G700s
Internet Speed
Verizon Fios (50 mbps average)
Other Info
Server: Intel NUC D54250WYK: i5-4250U, 16GB, 256 GB mSATA, Windows Server 2012 R2
What antivirus solution do you have installed?

Thanks for responding.

I have Avast (thus far the free version; have 15 days to decide whether to upgrade). It worked pretty well for me on my old XP computer...
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba Portege r700-s1310
OS
Windows 7
It could possibly be a AV issue.

I havent used Avast since back in the XP days myself. As such, I'm unsure if it wants to scan everything when opened, even if its been scanned recently. Perhaps others will know more about it.



You will of course, get many opinions on which Av is best :) , but my thoughts for what its worth would be:

Have you tried MSE?

It is a highly recommended, light weight, free alternative with an excellent reputation around these forums.


If looking for a paid software with more features, I would recommend NIS2010.



Some downloads may have a slight pause before releasing it to the download folder. (Especially certain .exes) if the initial scan decides to look into it further. or at least my norton will on occasion.

But 30sec. seems a bit excessive.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom (Self Build)
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
Intel Core i7 2700k
Motherboard
eVGA P67 SLI
Memory
8GB Mushkin Redline Ridgebacks @1866
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA GTX570 SC
Sound Card
XiFi Titanium HD
Monitor(s) Displays
LG W2453V
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel 320 80GB -- Intel X25-V 40GB --WD Black 1TB x2 -- WD Blue 640GB
PSU
Seasonic x750
Case
Corsair 600T SE White
Cooling
eVGA Superclocked CPU Cooler
Keyboard
Saitek Cyborg
Antivirus
Kaspersky
Browser
IE
Other Info
LG BD/DVD
Thanks very much for that suggestion. I'll try MSE. If anyone has any other thoughts, they'd be greatly appreciated.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba Portege r700-s1310
OS
Windows 7
Thank you, Wishmaster and others, for the AV suggestions. I uninstalled Avast and the Norton AV trial (unactivated) that Toshiba had loaded onto my computer, and I installed MSE. Now things are running much more quickly.

I don't know whether the issue is completely solved and, if it is, whether the problem was the conflicting Avast and Norton systems or whether it was Avast or Norton separately. I didn't think of Norton being involved b/c I hadn't activated it, but that seems possible now. At any rate, things are doing a lot better for now and I thank you for it.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Toshiba Portege r700-s1310
OS
Windows 7
Back
Top