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My Mom's Windows XP Computer is overall slow, freezing & locking up mostly all the time. I don't have the money right now to pay for Premium Support through Microsoft to get it fixed. Can anybody please help me get this issue resolved immediately! It's been like this for a while. I just want my mom's computer to run normally like any other computer would. Please! Let me know. I appreciate it. Thanks.
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Your Internet speed is just fine.
This will be my my last post.
Your motherboard supports up to 1 GB of RAM. You can max that out by purchasing and insalling the 512 MB RAM stick I already told you about:
http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=65B39C24A5CA7304
If that doesn't help you with your streaming/buffering issue, I'm not sure anything will (unless you purchase a new PC). Now that ElderL is here, he might have other ideas. He is quite knowledgeable.
Good luck and take care!
What don't you try speedtest.net? It figures out where you "are".
I find that Comcast, AT&T, Charter and Cox seem to like to use that.
If you suspect a problem with the PC, run the same test on your iPhone or iPad and compare the results (at least for wireless). If my PC is not as fast as my iPhone or iPad, I need to figure out why.
It I use speakeasy, it reports ~1/4 of what speedtest reports and if speedtest tells me I ain't getting what I'm paying for, they are gonna hear from me (free HBO for 6 months!!!).
The Speed Test Results are as follows:
Your Speed Result: SEATTLE, WA
Download Speed: 2225 kbps (278.1 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 3204 kbps (400.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Your Speed Result: SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Download Speed: 1775 kbps (221.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 3460 kbps (432.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Your Speed Result: LOS ANGELES, CA
Download Speed: 10797 kbps (1349.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 3628 kbps (453.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Your Speed Result: DALLAS, TX
Download Speed: 16965 kbps (2120.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 3645 kbps (455.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Your Speed Result: CHICAGO, IL
Download Speed: 4149 kbps (518.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 3598 kbps (449.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Your Speed Result: ATLANTA, GA
Download Speed: 22319 kbps (2789.9 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 3645 kbps (455.6 KB/sec transfer rate)
Your Speed Result: NEW YORK, NY
Download Speed: 24422 kbps (3052.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 3675 kbps (459.4 KB/sec transfer rate)
Your Speed Result: WASHINGTON, DC
Download Speed: 23460 kbps (2932.5 KB/sec transfer rate)
Upload Speed: 3694 kbps (461.8 KB/sec transfer rate)
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Ok. I will do that now.
