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[Varche]

I am probably the only OOFer with dial up access.

I have two PC's an ancient 433 celeron Win 98 that accesses the Internet fine (well as fine as dial up allows). The other is a 2400 Athlon with both XP Pro and Home on it. When I access from the second machine the speed is very very slow. It sends far more bytes than it receives. Both use external V90 modems. Crucially the better spec PC used to work OK but something got corrupted I suspect. We have a lot of power cuts. For example when started in XP Home I cannot get IE6 to open.

Is there something somewhere like a transmission rate , 8 bits or similar that needs changing? As far as I am aware they are both set the same. Any dial up experts out there? That must exclude anyone uder the age of 60!!

varche

  

[Tony H]

I could post a comprehensive set of full colour diagrams supported by text, that would explain everything to you, however it would take you all year to download them [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif] Only joking

[JamesV6CDX]

If it's specific to one machine, and they're both on the same line - try updating or reinstalling the modem driver?

[rickyboy]

Reinstall internet 6 as well...

[TheBoy]

well, for starters, that win98 machine shouldn't be on the internet - as its no longer supported, its no longer patched.

When you say slow, how slow?  Any software f/w running?

[Martin_1962]

well, for starters, that win98 machine shouldn't be on the internet - as its no longer supported, its no longer patched.

When you say slow, how slow?  Any software f/w running?

I still use my old 98 PC a few times a week!

[cem_devecioglu]

Reinstall internet 6 as well...

agreed..could be related to broken ie6 registry settings..

[TheBoy]

well, for starters, that win98 machine shouldn't be on the internet - as its no longer supported, its no longer patched.

When you say slow, how slow?  Any software f/w running?

I still use my old 98 PC a few times a week!

Fine to use it, so long as you don't plug a network cable in, or swap disks/media.

[Martin_1962]

well, for starters, that win98 machine shouldn't be on the internet - as its no longer supported, its no longer patched.

When you say slow, how slow?  Any software f/w running?

I still use my old 98 PC a few times a week!

Fine to use it, so long as you don't plug a network cable in, or swap disks/media.

It is on the network and on hte internet with a fixed IP address!!!!

Need it for some unsupported on XP things

[Varche]

I agree the Win 98 (not even SE) shouldn't be on the Internet. However I doubt anyone would want to hack into it.

I tried James's suggestion last night and the newer PC crashed and when it restarted asked if I wanted to reinstal Windows. I thought ( oh dear shouldn't have thought) that might be a good idea. At the option it said do i want to remove other components of Windows that already existed. I thought what the hell. That presumably got rid of XP Pro which I had before service pack 2. Switched the PC back on and no sound and no desktop populated with shortcuts. Went to bed sort of pleased but also fed up.

Today switched it on and still no XP Pro boot option, but the old desktop with icons is back and so is the sound.

There is no software that I know of running. What is f/w? Background perhaps? Slow as in a tenth the speed of the dial up on the Win 98 machine. I can hear the gasps but I haven't got antivirus software on either PC. I had a horrid experience years ago with Norton.

How do I reinstall IE6? presumably that was done when I reinstalled XP Home last night?

Got to go back to work now but will have a go at connecting to the Internet tomorrow............

varche