Download problems in Windows 7 RC x64

GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
edited October 2009 in Science & Tech
I just got around to installing the 64-bit Windows 7 RC on my Dell 1520 laptop. Most things are fine, but I've noticed that a lot of my downloads through web browsers are stalling out. It's happening in both IE and Firefox.

BitTorrent works fine, and file transfers over the LAN work fine. Smaller downloads will work, but anything large will either stall out, or give me an error about the source not being able to be read after it finishes (in the case of the 150mb OpenOffice install).

So far, I've had to copy larger files from my desktop. Not ideal for a computer that's supposed to be mobile.

I'm using the onboard ethernet, a Broadcom 440x 10/100 chip. I couldn't find any newer drivers than the 2008 Microsoft driver that came with Win7.

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  • l3it3rl3it3r Fairfax County Member
    edited October 2009
    I had some minor issues with the x64 version when I was using the RC. I ended up installing the 32bit version of the RTM just in case they had carried over. I think I'll be installing the 64bit version of Ultimate when I get it at the 'New Efficiency' thinger in White Marsh MD in November though. Hopefully by then, any hardware/software issues will be all but gone.
  • miragemirage
    edited October 2009
    Have you tried cleaning the temporary browser files with CCleaner and reboot? It looks like a file system problem with the browser cache. Or, it could be something related to your virus scanner, if you have installed one. But I don't think it is related to the network interface.
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    I installed Avira earlier today (this is a brand new install, around 24 hours), but if I recall correctly, the problem existed before I installed it. I'll try disabling it and seeing if it makes a difference.

    Do you think something in the temporary files could have gone awry so quickly?
  • miragemirage
    edited October 2009
    I think we can eliminate Avira since the problem was happening before that. You could also try changing the download directory to "Desktop" from "Downloads" (or vice-versa)?
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    Thanks for your responses, guys. :thumbsup:

    I've just installed the Windows 7 RTM on my desktop, and it's happening on it, too. And not just in Firefox and IE - even Folding will sometimes get stuck downloading a core. I don't even have anti-virus installed on the desktop.

    Frustrating. The network card in my desktop is a ULi chip, so my initial idea that drivers are the issue is seeming less likely, since my laptop is doing it with a completely different card.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    Given that it's occurring on two separate LAN chipsets, the issue has to be on a network endpoint. Router, modem, etc.
  • GargGarg Purveyor of Lincoln Nightmares Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    Thrax wrote:
    Given that it's occurring on two separate LAN chipsets, the issue has to be on a network endpoint. Router, modem, etc.

    It's entirely possible, our department network at school is a giant CF of daisychained switches. I didn't have any problems in XP or Vista, though. I wonder if there are any network settings I can change to make it less sensitive?
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited October 2009
    Try disabling TCP/IP nagling:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\{NIC-id}
    ADD: TcpAckFrequency=1
    ADD: TcpDelAckTicks=0

    NOTE: {NIC-id} is the GUID of the network adapter in your PC. It can be identified from other entries in the Interfaces folder by the IP address in the right-hand pane. E.g., if your network is a 192.168.1.x network, the network card you're looking for will have various settings related to that subnet.
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