[vistasucks]

hi all, me again..sorry to bother you but im still having trouble with youtube..
everything i watch is jittery, stalls or just wont play
i tried the fix you suggested last time and it worked for a while but now im back to square one and dont know why..
any help or advice is, as always, most gratefully received

regards
nige

Edit: Previous thread: http://www.geekstogo..._1#entry2334182 - Z

Edited by Ztruker, 06 December 2013 - 05:48 PM.

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tried that...didnt work

any other ideas

[vistasucks]

tried that...didnt work

any other ideas

[Ztruker]

Please Run the PCPitstop Full Tests, here: PCPitstop Full Tests

You must use Internet Explorer as it needs to install an ActiveX program.

Note: Vista/Windows 7 users with UAC must first Right-click IE - Select "Run as Administrator"

If you haven't already registered, Click - Sign up now! (left hand column in User Login)

Register and create a password
Accept the ActiveX component to allow your machine to run the Full Tests
Registering and accepting the ActiveX are both SAFE and FREE.

The Full Tests take less than 5 minutes for most machines.

To start, click on the Green Scan system now! button.

Once you have your Results, please post the URL (the http:// stuff) back here into this thread for review.

Note: Vista/Windows 7 users, please close your instance of IE "Running as Administrator" after you are finished reviewing your Results.

Caution: During the testing of Video Adapter, a variety of patterns, shapes, colors and text are “flashed” onto the users monitor screen. In the many thousands of daily uses of the PCPitstop Full Tests over several years, two individuals who suffer epilepsy experienced discomfort and temporary dizziness when viewing the flashing patterns.

If you know that you are susceptible to photo driven seizure, please look away from your screen during the Video Adapter testing sequence.

Note: The PCPitstop Full Tests Results is a free service, but is supported by various paid product advertisements for utilities that "could" remedy the OP's problem.

Since this site is a "free-help" forum, we do not recommend or endorse purchase of automated utilities, and will assist you in manually correcting any problems and settings necessary to optimize your machine's performance. Ask your questions here. We'll help you walk through any necessary steps.

[vistasucks]

hi mate, ran the test and got this...what should i do now ?

regards
nige

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[Ztruker]

Do what I described.

Once you have your Results, please post the URL (the http:// stuff) back here into this thread for review.

[vistasucks]

uuummm....dont suppose you know where the results are located

sorry, but im a bit of rubbish at this, i appreciate your patience

regards
nige

[Ztruker]

It's the URL you see in the picture you posted:



PcPitStop report

[Ztruker]

How are connecting to the internet? Ethernet or Wireless? If wireless, try Ethernet and see if that works okay.

Some things I see in the PcPitStop report.

You need to defrag the C: drive as it's 55% fragmented.
You have a Celeron processor which is the low low end of the processor spectrum, nothing you can do about that though it contributes to the overall lethargy of the computer.
How much memory do you have?

Go to speedtest.net and see what that shows you for network performance. Make sure you are getting the bandwidth you are paying for.

For example, this is mine:



I pay for 30MB download and 3MB Upload so I'm pretty close.

[vistasucks]

hi mate, i use wifi but i'll try the cable and see what happens
broadband is virgin and im sure im on the 100 mb but could be the 60 mb, i'll check
i'll defrag the drive
i have 2 gig of memory, which is the max this machine will take
i'll try to attach the pitstop stuff in a bit

thanks for your time
nige


http://www.pcpitstop...?conid=25496776

hope thats right

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Edited by vistasucks, 14 December 2013 - 09:55 AM.

[Ztruker]

How does Youtube behave when connected via Ethernet cable?

[vistasucks]

it does seem better, i'll run a few music vids tomorrow to see for sure...
just tried the pitstop test again as i have defragged it...it wont move past the speed test so no results to post
i did 4 speed tests and each time the download was different, ranging between 18 and 50 mb, is this normal ?
the tests were done on ethernet
regards
nige

Edited by vistasucks, 14 December 2013 - 06:47 PM.

[Ztruker]

I think a lot depends on your location, type of internet access, how much activity is on the pipe your ISP has you connected to.

If it is better with Ethernet then I'm not sure there is a lot you can do about it.

But ... do you have your own router or does your ISP proved your wireless access?
If your own, is it Wireless N r G?
Does your computer have a N or G wireless device?

If the answer to any of the above if G then you can consider upgrading to N which moves you from 54Mbps to 100Mbps which is the equivalent of 100Mps Ethernet.

[vistasucks]

hi mate. i have a superhub supplied by virgin, im sure its the n one, that brings me to another question...i disabled the wireless to see if it made any difference, via the 192.168.0.1 in the browser..which takes me to the router settings, now i cant get back in to switch wireless on again..any ideas on how i can do this?

[Ztruker]

192.168.0.1 should still take you to the superhub. Don't you get to the login page?

Otherwise best to call Virgin and ask them.

[vistasucks]

forget the last bit, i reset the stupid thing and all working now
i'll watch some vids later today and i'll let you know what happens

thanks for your help mate
nige