-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Dial-up Speed
- From: Gman <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2010 01:27:19 -0400
It's actually quite easy to 'clear the cache' in most browsers, since it's a
function that is frequently used by many.
I won't be able to be specific with IE8's instructions, since I have not yet
upgraded to that version. Hopefully, the method used for IE7 will translate
well for you.
In IE7's menu system (File Edit View etc.) near the top of the browser
window, go to Tools > Internet Options. When the Internet Options property
sheet opens, look under the General tab for a section called 'Browsing
history'. Click on the Delete button in that section and another window
will appear. Click on the 'Delete files' button next to the Temporary
Internet Files section and you'll be asked if you're sure you wish to delete
the files stored on your system. Select Yes to 'clear your cache'. At this
point, I would reboot the computer to free up any files that were 'in use'
before you started.
Once the computer completed its restart, you can then try 'surfing the web'
a bit to see if it has made things noticably faster. If it doesn't help
much, or at all, we'll go hunting for some new drivers for you to try. :)
Peace,
Gman
http://www.thevenusproject.com/index.php
"The entire future of humankind is yet to be written"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Beverly Hahn" <bhahn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 6:05 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Dial-up Speed
> Hi Gman,
>
> I'm using Windows Internet Explorer 8.0.6001.18702 as my primary browser.
> My modem is a Lucent (Windows) version 5.1.2535.0 from 7/1/2001!
>
> I look forward to your great instructions to clearing out my old browser
> files.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Beverly
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gman" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 1:53 AM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Dial-up Speed
>
>
>> Hi Beverly,
>> There are a number of things that you can do to try and improve your
>> modem
>> speed, including updating your own drivers. After all, that's part of
>> the
>> reason why you took the basic computer maintenance course. :D
>>
>> The first thing I would do is to clear your browser's cache of old
>> website
>> files. When you go to a site you've visited before, many browsers are
>> set
>> to reuse these files instead of grabbing fresh copies. This is good if
>> the
>> page's content doesn't change, since it significantly speeds up the
>> loading
>> of the page. But sometimes, these files become a little corrupted and
>> can
>> cause all sorts of havoc, including a rather slow loading broswer. If
>> you
>> can tell me which browser you are using, I can probably walk you through
>> the
>> steps to clear out those old files. :)
>>
>> If it turns out to be an outdated modem driver, we will also need to
>> identify the make/model of your modem before hunting down updated drivers
>> for it. We'll cross that path when we come to it, though.
>>
>> Peace,
>> Gman
>>
>> http://www.thevenusproject.com/index.php
>>
>> "The entire future of humankind is yet to be written"
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Beverly Hahn" <bhahn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2010 8:16 PM
>> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Dial-up Speed
>>
>>
>>> My dial-up internet connection has been persistently slowing down over
>>> time. I called my ISP provider and was told I needed to update my modem
>>> driver. However, he stated that to be safe I needed to take it to a
>>> computer shop to have that done. I understood from an online
>>> maintenance
>>> course GMan gave some time ago that I could just go online and download
>>> updated drivers. Is this now a dangerous thing to do? In fact, on one
>>> of
>>> the screens I pulled up as the ISP tech was walking me through various
>>> scenarios, I saw a button to update the modem.
>>> What is the best and safest thing for a non-techie to do? I have a 56.6
>>> modem that has never gotten better than 48.0 connections, but now it's
>>> down to 24.0!
>>>
>>> Thanks for any advice.
>>>
>>> Beverly
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