bunk links on RR

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Ok I just got RR 3 days ago and any time I click on a link a new page pops us (blank) and thats it never goes to the link? I'm using win.me on a brand new p4 1.3 gig HP9870. also exactly, how do I find out how fast my connection is ? I went to happypuppy and started to dl one of the demos trans. rate :40kb +/- a couple..this may as well be written in chinese, as I have no idea what it means. Can some one please help ??? :mad:

[Lobo]

Redownload IE or repair it

[ctrl alt delete]

aaa huh? how do I do this.?? apps. recovery?

[Lobo]

Have you ever downloaded IE before

[ctrl alt delete]

no, puter came with all software installed.

[Lobo]

Well I suggest go to www.microsoft.com (http://www.microsoft.com) and click on downloads, download center, then select with OS and version you want to download and run from current location :)

[ctrl alt delete]

OK I just did that . Now when i click on the link in your post everything locks up!! Any ideas ?

[Lobo]

No but someone else here might

[DrewWiley]

my idea is someone needs to tell him the exact ftp address of IE so he can enter it in without having to click a link. Unfortunately, I myself am too lazy to do such a thing, Sorry, I've had a long day ;)

[Lobo]

Try typing www.microsoft.com (http://www.microsoft.com) in address bar and click go

[DrewWiley]

Lobo, what i mean is he has to click on links to get to the download site of IE, but his whole problem is that when he clicks on a link he gets a blank page.
Try reading the thread slower, ;)

[Lobo]

Well how did he get here if pages are blank? :confused:

[DrewWiley]

hmmm you raise an interesting point...

[Lobo]

I see bunny, I hope he comes back (if he ever left) and tells us whats up, maybe he needs to run scandisk and fix errors, just quessing now :confused:

[DrewWiley]

if you see a bunny it means your vision is stronger in your left eye, :eek:

[Lobo]

If you come back here try control panel, internet options, advanced at top, down to allow page transactions, make sure there is check mark in box, good luck

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OK you guys had to re-re boot and now links work.thank you..Enable transactions is checked.BTW only some links worked.How ever now my rr seems rael slow. If I play a media on rr home page, It says playing @ 32k and the picture is erratic. any quick and simple test for this?And what the heck is PING?
THANKS AGAIN!!!!! :confused:

[Lobo]

Have you done anything in your registry, if so what, have you backed it up yet, do you know how :confused:

[ctrl alt delete]

As for the spelling, my fingers and brain do not work well togather tonight.I'm still looking into this ...lol

[Lobo]

I'm sorry I don't understand, I can give you directions on how to back up registry

[ctrl alt delete]

No I have not changed anything as I have no idea how.

[Lobo]

OK first I will leave you some instructions, Print them, you cannot test for speed at this hour so if you want to do it tomorrow it's up to youFirst bring up REGEDIT, type REGEDIT in your run box and hit OK.
Under Registry at the top of the box, click on that, now click on Export Registry File, a box will come up asking where you want to export it to, just put it in your C drive, then name it at the bottem of box, Registry.
Click on save.
Now if you ever get in trouble or want the old regestry back, bring REGEDIT back up and click on Registry and click on import registry file, go to your C drive and click on registry and click open, reboot and your good to go.
Anytime you add a new program, backup again, any program, back it up to the same place as the last one, it will overwrite it. If you do not backup after each new program is instaled you will not have those setting's in regestry if you have to backup for some reason.:
1. You probaly need to PRINT these instructions!!!!!!!!!!!!

Go to main page on Speedguide, go to patch page (Listed on left)
2. Download the faster loading of webpages for your OS, download the speedpatch for your OS, becarefull, there are alot of patches on this page.
3. Download the back to default patch for your OS, do not install this patch, just download it in case you ever want to change patches.
4. You may need 1 more patch if you are running WIN 95,98 or 98SE we will know after test.
5. Go to www.dslreports.com/tools (http://www.dslreports.com/tools) bookmark this page as you may wish to return. Run tweak tester, check the verbose box, turn off firewalls, if you have one, copy the results by highlighing everything in the box with your mouse, then hit Ctrl & c, with your key board, come back to Speedguide and in same post you were in reply, when box comes up , cursor blinking at start of box hit Ctrl & v, this will copy results in box so I may look at them.
7. I do not recommend adding any other patches, all these tests change by the minute so don't be fooled an start adding patch after patch.
8. The best time to test for speed is early in the morning when no one (or not many) people are on the net.
9. Nothing should be running during any test, no virus stuff, firewalls,
and always clear (Delete, no this will not harm your system) your temp internet files before each test, not once during testing, after each test.
10. Do not add other speed patches on top of each other, always go back to default before trying another patch, I am aware of only one patch that will remove previous patch without having to return to default.
11. In the future, here are some other sites you may wish to visit, go to www.testmyspeed.com. (http://www.testmyspeed.com.) Please bookmark that page as well as www.pcpitstop.com (http://www.pcpitstop.com) so you may return. Also another good dowload site would be www.happypuppy.com (http://www.happypuppy.com) click on 10 demos and a large download file, do not download the whole file, just most of it.
12. You may in the future wish to go to www.AnalogX.com (http://www.AnalogX.com) and download Net Stat Live, run this while downloading a large file.
13. Please take your time and good luck. I would suggest at least 128 RAM and read up on all this, but be care full.
14. The most accurate way of testing speed is downloading large file as explained above from somewhere like www.happypuppy.com (http://www.happypuppy.com) (not all of it, just most of it). All other speed test sites will vary.
When refering to speed Kb is Kilobits
KB is Kilobytes
:)

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Under export range: all or selected range?

[Lobo]

I don't know what you mean

[ctrl alt delete]

In the export box there is 2 check boxes.
"export range"
___all

___selected branch

I didnt select any thing.

[Lobo]

Where are you at I have no idea what you are talking about

[Lobo]

I see what you are talking about now, don't mess with them, just follow instructions :)

[ctrl alt delete]

1)typed REGEDIT in run box.
2)hit ok
3)clicked registry
4)clicked export
5)save in: c: in this same window it says "export range" "selected branch" or "all".In the text box below selected branch is"HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Driver\classes" BTW this is windows ME.

[Lobo]

Just follow instructions, don't mess with them

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OK I did these things. Then went to happypuppy and started a download.At first It was @ 83KB<-(yes both caps)but it dropped into the low 30KB/s range. good-bad-ugly?
thanks again for the help!!

[Lobo]

Go to www.dslreports.com/tools/ (http://www.dslreports.com/tools/) and post results of tweak test here. It tells you how in instructions

[Lobo]

Gone for rest of night, be here early in morning or someone else may help you :eek:

[ctrl alt delete]

Ok Lobo, here is the goods..I have no idea what this means.


* Please wait .. collecting data
* Your RWIN reads as 64240
* Some tests failed.
* Investigate your packet loss problem
* Investigate your packet loss problem
* Recommendations end.
* Detail..
TCPopts hex string is 020405b401010402
Max Segment Size is 1460
* Your MTU is set ok
SACK Permitted (RFC2018)
Ping stability 95 97 - 89 107 124 - 92 94 95
* packet-loss check using 56 byte packets
* Packet-loss problem shown
6 packets lost out of 30 56 byte pkts sent
* packet-loss check using 1000 byte packets
* Packet-loss problem shown
2 packets lost out of 30 1000 byte pkts sent
DefaultRcvWindow (RWIN) is 64240
Your RWIN limits you @104.983333333333ms to 4895kbps
Your RWIN limits you @200ms to 2569kbps
* Your RWIN is set ok at 64240
Your Path MTU Discovery is ON
Max sized data packet from you 1500
* End

[Lobo]

I have no idea what that is also, it's not our patch, you must have someone else's on there and you will have to be at default to apply ours

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Speed test:
Test running..Downloaded 60900bytes in 2750ms
Downloaded 696000bytes in 35810ms
First guess is 155kbps
slow speed line - now test 400k
Downloaded 696000bytes in 49540ms
Upload got ok 1 bytes uploaded
Uploaded 1bytes in 220ms
Upload got ok 1 bytes uploaded
Uploaded 1bytes in 160ms
Upload got ok 1 bytes uploaded
Uploaded 1bytes in 170ms
Upload got ok 50000 bytes uploaded
Uploaded 50000bytes in 990ms
Upload got ok 750000 bytes uploaded
Uploaded 750000bytes in 18560ms

** Speed 112(down)/326(up) kbps **
(At least 2 times faster than a 56k modem)


oooh boy!!

[ctrl alt delete]

The only thing I ever put in this puter is from the main page of this site...so what do i do next?

[Lobo]

I think the only thing left for you to do is format your hard drive and come here first :eek:

[Lobo]

Yry running the back to default patch, reboot, then install speed patch again

[ctrl alt delete]

Well I put my O.E.M reg back where it was and got this:
* Please wait .. collecting data
* Your RWIN reads as 64240
* All tests passed perfectly.
* We recommend you leave everything as it is!
Detail..
TCPopts hex string is 020405b401010402
Max Segment Size is 1460
Your MTU is set ok
SACK Permitted (RFC2018)
Ping stability 127 107 107 121 144 92 118 118 113 141
Quick packet-loss tested ok
DefaultRcvWindow (RWIN) is 64240
Your RWIN limits you @118.8ms to 4325kbps
Your RWIN limits you @200ms to 2569kbps
Your RWIN is set ok at 64240
Your Path MTU Discovery is ON
Max sized data packet from you 1500
* End
is this any better?

[Lobo]

No that is not back at default, someone else here is going to have to help you as I do not know :confused:

[Lobo]

Hi, go to www.cablenut.com (http://www.cablenut.com) and try his speed patch. It takes you to default before appling his, please read over there, and when done do tweak test and post here, good luck :)

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new test :
* Please wait .. collecting data
* Your RWIN reads as 64240
* All tests passed perfectly.
* We recommend you leave everything as it is!
Detail..
TCPopts hex string is 020405b401010402
Max Segment Size is 1460
Your MTU is set ok
SACK Permitted (RFC2018)
Ping stability 64 73 59 62 61 62 61 67 60 61
Quick packet-loss tested ok
DefaultRcvWindow (RWIN) is 64240
Your RWIN limits you @63ms to 8157kbps
Your RWIN limits you @200ms to 2569kbps
Your RWIN is set ok at 64240
Your Path MTU Discovery is ON
Max sized data packet from you 1500
* End
any better?

[Storm90]

Run a repair on your browers, Plus make sure all the files of your provider before you got this one is out of the computer, Plus make sure in your Control panel that if you used dail up. Turn that off in the Internet explorer properties. Then click on lan make sure none of the box's in there are check . Then go to securty in your explorer and set it to custom settings make sure all the boxes are enable in custom settings are check accept for the on that says controls not marked safe. when you are done there. go into network settings and make sure if you were on dailup before you remove all protocols protaining to this only. Then click on the TCP/IP protocol and make sure under wins configuration- click on Use DHCP for wins resolution. Then under Ip address tab click on obtain Ip automaticly. then use the default patch from speedguide.reboot computer. then to start out with try the Sguide tweak for your Os. If it dose not remove it and try cable nuts. But each time you switch patches use the default Patch. You should only need one Patch. Back your reg up first by typeing scanreg in the run command on the menu. when the box pops up it will ask if you want back the reg up click on yes. This should get you up and running right. Plus your last pings look better and and the rest look fine. but if you do as I just said you should pick up some more speed. Plus remember to apply the VCTPFIX.386 Exe. to. this will allow you to enable larger rwin settings wich these tweeks apply.If you need more help email me. To me it sounds like you added to many tweeks at once. Plus the computer may have been set up for dail up service. After you have tried this Please email or post your results. But if none of this helps you may need to reformat and restore. Wich I doubt. But could be possible.After if all this is done and we can not get know speed even if you reformat, If you have to. You may have to call your provider. but frist do as i said and lets see what happens. Good Luck! ;) ;)

[Lobo]

Sir but that did not worh either, I don't understand why not but the best thing to do would be to put you back like you were when you got here, my intructions told you to backup registry, type REGEDIT in run box off of start button, when registry box comes up, click on regestry, and them on import registry file, click on the registry you saved, click on save, reboot, your done

[Lobo]

Thank you Storm90, Ihave no idea why this is not working for him :)

[ctrl alt delete]

HI Fellas,ok I did as you instr. imported registry and re ran tweeks test. I also ran speed test:download<<1674kbps--upload<<369kbps....here are tweek res:
Do you guys use win.ME

* Please wait .. collecting data
* Your RWIN reads as 64240
* All tests passed perfectly.
* We recommend you leave everything as it is!
Detail..
TCPopts hex string is 020405b401010402
Max Segment Size is 1460
Your MTU is set ok
SACK Permitted (RFC2018)
Ping stability 60 62 63 61 411 308 103 63 62 63
Wide variation in ping, 63 to 411
Quick packet-loss tested ok
DefaultRcvWindow (RWIN) is 64240
Your RWIN limits you @125.6ms to 4091kbps
Your RWIN limits you @200ms to 2569kbps
Your RWIN is set ok at 64240
Your Path MTU Discovery is ON
Max sized data packet from you 1500
* End

[Lobo]

this as it was when you arrived, it is not a default registry, I suggest you format and come here first to do it right, I have no idea what this is or where you got it from, but not here, I recommend formatting and starting fresh, sorry

[ctrl alt delete]

lobo, as i stated in prev. message this puter is less than 1 week old..the only things I have downloaded were 1)reinst. IE as per your instr. 2)downloaded Microsoft's VM fix(for java-link from DSL) 3)SG's tweeks for win. ME 4)back to defalt on SG's main page. Can you tell me whats wrong w/test results? I dont know what I'm looking at..
Also how did the speed test look?

[Lobo]

I don't understand why you are not back at default, if you were your RWIN # would be 8192, maybe it came new messed up, I just do not know, maybe someone else here does, sorry
If you do not know how to format, type how to format in search box, print

[Storm90]

Lobo, Thanks , But if he bought a store bought computer like Hewlett Packered. He is going to run in to this. More then likely Its reg is set up for dail up. They have there own internet service. If he follows what I said this should get him up and running. Most computers like that are overloaded with software and set up for dailup. Which if the person who setup His cable Internet didn't bother to take the time to do it right. This is usally what happens. If he doesn't try some of the things or at least check them he is going to keep asking you to fix it. Or its going to come down to the reg is so messed up. he will have to restore his os.. Believe I have seen it before. They bring them in the shop and say they don't know whats wrong with them. Then it ends up costing them about eighty dollors. Just to have it reformatted. Or they will have to sit on the phone have the have the night with tec and still not get it fixed. ;) If all else fails he would be better off calling his provider and telling him he is getting no speed. And let them check it out before the reg is so over loaded with patches. It won't run.

[Lobo]

I'm done with it Storm, he is back like he was when he got here, I have no idea what the problem is unless he takes your advise, they're is nothing more I can do. :eek:

[ctrl alt delete]

Cablenut patch.However I not change the boot time.(Scared to f__u__ $2500 puter)any how here it is.
* Please wait up to 10 seconds.. collecting data
* Your RWIN reads as 511424 (scaling is on)
* All tests passed perfectly.
* We recommend you leave everything as it is!
Detail..
TCPopts hex string is 020405b40103030301010402
Max Segment Size is 1460
Your MTU is set ok
Window Scaling 3 bits (RFC1323)
SACK Permitted (RFC2018)
Ping stability 60 67 62 65 65 66 61 61 60 61
Quick packet-loss tested ok
Scaled DefaultRcvWindow (RWIN) is 511424
Your RWIN limits you @62.8ms to 65149kbps
Your RWIN limits you @200ms to 20456kbps
Your RWIN is advertised as 511424 (scaling is on)
(Beyond 65k, advertised RWIN is scaled)
Your Path MTU Discovery is ON
Max sized data packet from you 1500
* End
BTW test went very fast!

[Lobo]

It's on there and all looks good, did we put your registry back on because if we did, you need to run faster loading of web pages again, as it came off when we restored your registry, you have already downloaded it, just run it again, also happypuppy is having problems try downloading from www.aol.com, (http://www.aol.com,) they are a fast server :)

[ctrl alt delete]

Here I followed rtorm90's post,except for the SG speedtweek instal. just to see if I am going in the right direction.Here is the poop...
* Please wait .. collecting data
* Your RWIN reads as 16384
* All tests passed perfectly.
* We recommend you leave everything as it is!
Detail..
TCPopts hex string is 020405b401010402
Max Segment Size is 1460
Your MTU is set ok
SACK Permitted (RFC2018)
Ping stability 63 61 62 63 64 62 64 76 62 63
Quick packet-loss tested ok
DefaultRcvWindow (RWIN) is 16384
Your RWIN limits you @64ms to 2048kbps
Your RWIN limits you @200ms to 655kbps
Your Path MTU Discovery is ON
Max sized data packet from you 1500
As far as this VCTPFIX.386 Exe. I dont know if I have this yet. Where would I get it ? SG main page? thanks again.

[ctrl alt delete]

BTW IT IS A STORE BOUGHT HP Pavilion 9870.
p-4
1.3GHz
128MB RDRAM
60GB DMA Hard drive
If any of this matters...

[Lobo]

Put on www.cablenut.com (http://www.cablenut.com) patch again , fast cable, retest, post results back here :)

[Storm90]

Lobo, I do agree it looks a lot better.All he needs to do now is add the web page patch and he should be fine. Plus leave the reg alone. Plus have him run a speed check to. besides the tweak test. Then he will know for sure if this has helped him out. As far as speeding him up. GoodLuck to him! ;) There are a few things to add to the reg that work for pings. But sense he is new at this. I will wait a while till he gets use to tweaking.Like I said the reg is nothing to mes around with if you don't know that much about it. Thanks lobo for helping the guy a little more. We all have to start out from someone who can helps us. GoodJob Lobo :D :D