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Dunnhiggs   11-11-2009 at 11:21:03 PM

I bought a brand new HP laptop with Windows 7 on it. I went to speedtest.net and saw I was only getting about a meg download and .5meg upload. I am on a 8meg down and 2 meg up connection. I did test straight off the modem and got the same speeds as off the wireless. I have 2 other laptops so I set them all up side by side. One after another I did speed tests. The laptop with XP consistently had 5 meg down and 2 meg up. The laptop with Vista consistently had 6 meg down and 2 meg up. The brand new one with Windows 7 never did better than 1.5 down but most of the time was between .7 and 1 meg. Funny thing was the upload was almost exactly the same speeds every time, .5 up. Anyone else having speed issues with Windows 7?

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It has been this slow since I started it, should I need new drivers since it is so new?


Yes. You should have the latest drivers installed.

 

At anyrate, if this is an OEM PC, did you remove all the junk that came pre installed? Also list specs/model.

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The_Prophecy   11-12-2009 at 12:26:24 AM

Not me.... 15Mbps down here, which is exactly what i'm supposed to be getting. Have you tried looking for updated network drivers?

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Dunnhiggs   11-12-2009 at 12:32:31 AM

The computer is only 5 days old. It has been this slow since I started it, should I need new drivers since it is so new? I have not added any programs other than Open Office, AVG, and CCleaner.

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Shadow703793   11-12-2009 at 02:03:55 AM
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It has been this slow since I started it, should I need new drivers since it is so new?


Yes. You should have the latest drivers installed.

 

At anyrate, if this is an OEM PC, did you remove all the junk that came pre installed? Also list specs/model.


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Dunnhiggs   11-12-2009 at 02:18:47 AM

HP G60 Notebook
Intel Celeron 900 @

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Dunnhiggs   11-12-2009 at 02:21:03 AM

HP G60 Notebook
Intel Celeron 900 @ 2.20GH
3GB Ram

No I have not removed anything. Pretty much took it out of the box, connected and put CCleaner, AVG, and Open Office on it and done nothing else except surf the web.

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The_Prophecy   11-12-2009 at 02:23:42 AM

I would still seek updated drivers for your LAN device. DO NOT go to HP's website for them though. Look at the manufacturer's website instead, as OEM's like HP tend to be a little bit behind what the manufacturer has released.

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