Got a Netgear for my grandsons laptop. It sucks me dry, slowed down my desktop almost to stop. Test still comes up in high 12's, but its slow as hell. In layman's terms please (my computer knowledge wouldn't fill a thimble) can someone tell me
WHY?? Had I known I wouldn't have hooked it up for him.
First check to see what other programs you have running on your computer. It's possible that the Netgear configuration software (the CD that came with the router) installed something onto your PC.
I used to work for Geek Squad (say what you will about them...) and people would often come in with computers that were running slow. They'd say, "It used to be a lot faster!" Well, the computer itself wasn't running any slower, it's just that there were more and more things that were loaded into "startup" I.E. more programs running as soon as the computer boots. It's kind of like pushing the gas and the brake at the same time... you don't get as far...
So check to see what else might be running in the background! Press the "Windows" key and the letter "R" and then type "msconfig". Look at the "Startup" tab. See if there is anything in there that you don't want or need. And don't mess too much with the other tabs lol
You might also consider upgrading the RAM in your computer as that is often the primary cause of system slow-downs. As soon as all the RAM is used up the system starts to cache to the hard drive and that's when you hit molasses.
(Sorry if this post is a bit off the original topic!
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