Hello, I'm not sure how to go about troubleshooting my problem so I'll list some of the facts. I'm not sure what might be helpful to tell so I'll just list anything I think is relevant since I started having trouble. 
I reformatted my hard drive 3 weekends ago after getting a new SSD. I have my Windows 7 and Adobe CS5 installed on my SSD. Everything else is on my trusty, old hard drive. I don't use ANY pirated anything either, so please don't ask!
When I re-formatted, I used an Ultimate Boot CD > Darik's Boot & Nuke. It took 15 hours! If there was anything naughty on there then I sure as heck was determined to get rid of it.
Before I formatted I had the occasional internet hiccup (It's Comcastic!) but nothing to cry about. But now...I literally can't do anything I used to do.
Downloading anything takes forever. There's constant hang-ups and time-outs.
Also I love to play games online, but this problem is causing me nothing but headaches. I've been playing Fallout 3 lately and I'm constantly disconnected from Windows Live/Steam because my connection is so poor. I was also playing Titan Quest the other night with a friend and I kept dropping from the game because of this. It's beyond frustrating!
If I want to watch a Youtube video then I HAVE to have the foresight to buffer for a good time before I want to actually enjoy it. This goes for Netflix as well, you can FORGET about watching anything on there... Last night I wanted to watch a video with a friend. It was 12 minutes long. It took me 15 minutes to buffer...at 240p. Pathetic right?
Using Skype is virtually impossible now too. I keep getting slow connection speed errors/messages and my friend and I look like we're 8-bit characters. It's miserable!
But the thing is...I swapped to Skype last night on my phone before bed to talk with my friend and the connection seemed absolutely fine. No hiccups or bumps or anything. And the picture seemed crisp as could be (well, as far as my iPhone 3gs can get anyway!)
I keep getting "No internet access" errors when trying to connect to my router. My parents live across the street. Since I used to live with them I still have the code for their internet. I'm using it now because it works better than my connection in the living room. How sad is that?
In an attempt to figure out what the issue is, I've...
- Searched forums! Most everything I find points to Spyware/Malware/Viruses. I COULD re-format again this weekend but I don't see how it's possible that anything naughty clung to my hard drive after using Darik's Boot & Nuke 3 weekends ago;
- Swapped out my Router, same undesirable result;
- Reset Router and Modem, that didn't seem to change anything;
- Run Memtest86, I did this test overnight, 8 hours later and there were 0 errors, so I know my Ram isn't the issue...
I might be a bit ignorant when it comes to these things but I'm really at my wits end with this. It's been 3 weeks and I can't seem to figure out why my internet is so unreliable. And I did check on Comcast's website, I'm at 80% of the cap for this month. So I haven't gone over.
I swapped back to my connection to try and get a Speedtest.net reading but I timed out each time after 5 minutes of trying to access that website. And well...I'm back on my parent's connection. Hurray?
Any suggestions or advice would be immensely appreciated. Also, please let me know if you need any additional information from me. Thanks in advance!
Rosie
I reformatted my hard drive 3 weekends ago after getting a new SSD. I have my Windows 7 and Adobe CS5 installed on my SSD. Everything else is on my trusty, old hard drive. I don't use ANY pirated anything either, so please don't ask!
When I re-formatted, I used an Ultimate Boot CD > Darik's Boot & Nuke. It took 15 hours! If there was anything naughty on there then I sure as heck was determined to get rid of it.
Before I formatted I had the occasional internet hiccup (It's Comcastic!) but nothing to cry about. But now...I literally can't do anything I used to do.
Downloading anything takes forever. There's constant hang-ups and time-outs.
Also I love to play games online, but this problem is causing me nothing but headaches. I've been playing Fallout 3 lately and I'm constantly disconnected from Windows Live/Steam because my connection is so poor. I was also playing Titan Quest the other night with a friend and I kept dropping from the game because of this. It's beyond frustrating!
If I want to watch a Youtube video then I HAVE to have the foresight to buffer for a good time before I want to actually enjoy it. This goes for Netflix as well, you can FORGET about watching anything on there... Last night I wanted to watch a video with a friend. It was 12 minutes long. It took me 15 minutes to buffer...at 240p. Pathetic right?
Using Skype is virtually impossible now too. I keep getting slow connection speed errors/messages and my friend and I look like we're 8-bit characters. It's miserable!
But the thing is...I swapped to Skype last night on my phone before bed to talk with my friend and the connection seemed absolutely fine. No hiccups or bumps or anything. And the picture seemed crisp as could be (well, as far as my iPhone 3gs can get anyway!)
I keep getting "No internet access" errors when trying to connect to my router. My parents live across the street. Since I used to live with them I still have the code for their internet. I'm using it now because it works better than my connection in the living room. How sad is that?
In an attempt to figure out what the issue is, I've...
- Searched forums! Most everything I find points to Spyware/Malware/Viruses. I COULD re-format again this weekend but I don't see how it's possible that anything naughty clung to my hard drive after using Darik's Boot & Nuke 3 weekends ago;
- Swapped out my Router, same undesirable result;
- Reset Router and Modem, that didn't seem to change anything;
- Run Memtest86, I did this test overnight, 8 hours later and there were 0 errors, so I know my Ram isn't the issue...
I might be a bit ignorant when it comes to these things but I'm really at my wits end with this. It's been 3 weeks and I can't seem to figure out why my internet is so unreliable. And I did check on Comcast's website, I'm at 80% of the cap for this month. So I haven't gone over.
I swapped back to my connection to try and get a Speedtest.net reading but I timed out each time after 5 minutes of trying to access that website. And well...I'm back on my parent's connection. Hurray?
Any suggestions or advice would be immensely appreciated. Also, please let me know if you need any additional information from me. Thanks in advance!
Rosie
My Computer
- OS
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
- CPU
- Intel Core i5-3550 Ivy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo)
- Motherboard
- ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77
- Memory
- Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM
- Graphics Card(s)
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470
- Monitor(s) Displays
- ASUS VS239H-P 23-Inch Full-HD LED IPS Monitor
- Hard Drives
- SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC256B/WW 2.5" 256GB
HGST Deskstar 7K1000.C 0F10383 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB
- PSU
- OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W Modular High Performance
- Case
- Corsair Carbide Series 400R Graphite grey and black
- Cooling
- Stock Cooling
