Very slow Web Site
Opening Web Site & subsequent pages
Wednesday, October 31, 2007 by JohnCoke | Discussion: New Users
Am I the only one having problems with the very slow opening of Wincustomze.com and any subsequent pages that I want to download from? It takes a minimum of 1 minute to get onto the Site and can take up to 5 minutes opening any of the pages. This is the only Web Site that I have these problems with.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
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Philly0381
Reply #22 Tuesday, November 13, 2007 6:19 PM
Reply #22 Tuesday, November 13, 2007 6:19 PM
If you have a subscriptin to WC you shouldn't be seeing any ads. 
ESAF
Reply #23 Tuesday, November 13, 2007 6:22 PM
Reply #23 Tuesday, November 13, 2007 6:22 PM
Had same problem with loading web site but installed ONSPEED and the transformatiom was magical site loads in a blink along with all others i click on, really good program to use for slow web pages
RoseNell
Reply #25 Tuesday, November 13, 2007 7:24 PM
Reply #25 Tuesday, November 13, 2007 7:24 PM
Yes, I never have a problem with the web site. But today was really bad.... Very slow to open and one time it could not be acessed.... Thought maybe there was something wrong with the site. Other than WC have no other problems with sites..
Fairyy~
Reply #26 Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:58 PM
Buzzh58 is also in New Zealand like you xskorpx and he has just about same PC as me , uses FF and is on dial up ...but he has not had any of the problems Ive had. I know I have less problems if I get up at 3 am and come here at that time but not always. Yet buzzh58 can be here during my daytime and he still doesnt have the problem of pages loading or the download speeds of 1.1 kbs . All his files download at the normal 5 kbs ( normal for dial up )
I guess maybe they have different servers on the other side of the pond.
I cant get WC profiles or Personal pages to load correctly. Certain profiles wont load at all or if they do all the thumbnails and text all load on the left side of page and it all out of order ( the infamous red text is seen on links ) Open/close Open/close
I can do this for 20 minutes and still not get it to load correctly.
If I get to forum I'm lucky if I can get a post to load all the way.
Reply #26 Tuesday, November 13, 2007 11:58 PM
xskorpx: Since the new servers were installed the speed has been great only usually takes 5-6 sec's to load a page for the most part & it's not like i got super fast bb , by the time it gets states side it'd be 90kb-130kb i usually can download @ around 150kb of data on a 1.5mbps plan,that said i am 12hrs ahead so most of the states is asleep,lazy bums
Buzzh58 is also in New Zealand like you xskorpx and he has just about same PC as me , uses FF and is on dial up ...but he has not had any of the problems Ive had. I know I have less problems if I get up at 3 am and come here at that time but not always. Yet buzzh58 can be here during my daytime and he still doesnt have the problem of pages loading or the download speeds of 1.1 kbs . All his files download at the normal 5 kbs ( normal for dial up )
I guess maybe they have different servers on the other side of the pond.
I cant get WC profiles or Personal pages to load correctly. Certain profiles wont load at all or if they do all the thumbnails and text all load on the left side of page and it all out of order ( the infamous red text is seen on links ) Open/close Open/close
I can do this for 20 minutes and still not get it to load correctly.
If I get to forum I'm lucky if I can get a post to load all the way.
JohnCoke
Reply #27 Sunday, November 18, 2007 12:37 PM
Reply #27 Sunday, November 18, 2007 12:37 PM
Helo all,
I have just revisited my Forum Post and read the new comments. Very interesting!
I have subscribed to Stardock (and therefore presumably WC) since Jan 2007.
How do I get rid of the ads? - if they are the cause of my problem, I would like to see them disappear.
Since my last Post, the quickest the Site has loaded has been around 30 sec (my AOL Broadband is "up to 2mbps", which is supposed to be fairly fast). Getting onto the Skin Pages is still a bit of a nightmare.
You seem a knowlegeable crowd (I am a Silver Surfer, with intermediate abilities). Someone out there is no doubt wondering if you suggestions are getting through to my brain - they are!
Many thanks for your Posts
John
I have just revisited my Forum Post and read the new comments. Very interesting!
I have subscribed to Stardock (and therefore presumably WC) since Jan 2007.
How do I get rid of the ads? - if they are the cause of my problem, I would like to see them disappear.
Since my last Post, the quickest the Site has loaded has been around 30 sec (my AOL Broadband is "up to 2mbps", which is supposed to be fairly fast). Getting onto the Skin Pages is still a bit of a nightmare.
You seem a knowlegeable crowd (I am a Silver Surfer, with intermediate abilities). Someone out there is no doubt wondering if you suggestions are getting through to my brain - they are!
Many thanks for your Posts
John
killajosh
Reply #28 Sunday, November 18, 2007 12:47 PM
Reply #28 Sunday, November 18, 2007 12:47 PM
No problems here. DL speed is (currently) 54mb/s. UL speed is 24mb/s. Gotta love wireless-N technology!
Seriously tho, isn't WC a seperate website from SD? Do you get a free sub here if you purchase SD OD?
Seriously tho, isn't WC a seperate website from SD? Do you get a free sub here if you purchase SD OD?
2of3
Reply #29 Sunday, November 18, 2007 12:58 PM
I just checked your profile. No, you shouldn't see ads as you are a subscriber. Try clearing the cache, log out and log in again.
Reply #29 Sunday, November 18, 2007 12:58 PM
I have subscribed to Stardock (and therefore presumably WC) since Jan 2007.
How do I get rid of the ads?
How do I get rid of the ads?
I just checked your profile. No, you shouldn't see ads as you are a subscriber. Try clearing the cache, log out and log in again.
JohnCoke
Reply #30 Sunday, November 18, 2007 2:10 PM
Reply #30 Sunday, November 18, 2007 2:10 PM
Hello killajosh,
I have just gone through all my Print Offs of the Stardock Products I have purchased.
Yes, WC is a seperate Account. I had purchased WC after purchasing SD.
DL speed not too bad at the moment - couldn't believe it!
John
I have just gone through all my Print Offs of the Stardock Products I have purchased.
Yes, WC is a seperate Account. I had purchased WC after purchasing SD.
DL speed not too bad at the moment - couldn't believe it!
John
2of3
Reply #31 Sunday, November 18, 2007 2:16 PM
did you get rid of them?
Did you do that?
Is a Big Mac better than a Whopper?
Reply #31 Sunday, November 18, 2007 2:16 PM
How do I get rid of the ads?
did you get rid of them?
Try clearing the cache, log out and log in again.
Did you do that?
Is a Big Mac better than a Whopper?
Ranger375
Reply #32 Sunday, November 18, 2007 2:20 PM
2of3 - You ain't right!
Reply #32 Sunday, November 18, 2007 2:20 PM
Is a Big Mac better than a Whopper?
2of3 - You ain't right!
JohnCoke
Reply #33 Sunday, November 18, 2007 2:24 PM
Reply #33 Sunday, November 18, 2007 2:24 PM
Hello 2of3,
Done that - ads gone.
Many,many thanks
Hope that the Site speeds up now.
John
Done that - ads gone.
Many,many thanks
Hope that the Site speeds up now.
John
2of3
Reply #34 Sunday, November 18, 2007 2:45 PM
Reply #34 Sunday, November 18, 2007 2:45 PM
You're welcome
I still wonder about the burger issue though....
I still wonder about the burger issue though....
killajosh
Reply #35 Sunday, November 18, 2007 3:57 PM
$6 burger from Hardees, 2of3
Reply #35 Sunday, November 18, 2007 3:57 PM
I still wonder about the burger issue though....
$6 burger from Hardees, 2of3
ddraney
Reply #36 Tuesday, November 27, 2007 3:30 PM
Reply #36 Tuesday, November 27, 2007 3:30 PM
I use ad-muncher, it's shareware, but great if you use IE. All pages load up w/out any delays...so carguy's right about the ads slowing things down.
mschleisner
Reply #37 Saturday, January 19, 2008 10:20 PM
Reply #37 Saturday, January 19, 2008 10:20 PM
$6.00 for a burger is too steep for me, you rich or something? A double Krystal burger with all the goodies is much less, and a better burger. Don't have Krystal Burger's? Sorry for that. I love a good 24 pack of Krystal Burgers for the household. The are much like White Castle, if you have those. Don't know where you live so I would suggest another new place Sonic, best burgers and coney island dogs, chili, slushies, cream slushies, and now I am starving. Thanks for the thoughts, logging out to go and get something to eat.
mschleisner
Reply #38 Saturday, January 19, 2008 10:27 PM
Reply #38 Saturday, January 19, 2008 10:27 PM
I don't get ads, I download fast all pages, upload is fast, on Roadrunner lite and have the oldest and slowest computer in the fleet. 601 mhz and pentium two processor. 512 mem and have to use memMax to keep running fast cause my stuff is soooo slow and old, sorry about getting into the burger thing but Killajosh got me started on the food chain......sooooo hungry now. Faintish.....Actually never had a problem with the site since membership 8 years ago or so. Once you pay that little price tag you get the best service and the best place to download anything you need fast and without any problems. I love it.
Alternate Setting
Reply #39 Sunday, January 20, 2008 12:36 AM
Reply #39 Sunday, January 20, 2008 12:36 AM
I had a consistently bad experience connecting to this site. From When the East Coast of America went to work for the next 12-16hrs, the traffic just seemed too much and I could at times be waiting for literally hours for a page to open.
It was only this site I had trouble with, it was always the same time period, didn't matter if I was logged in and recognised as a subscriber or not.
I'd discounted everything on the client side as being the problem. The issues being raised at Wincustomize about site access were nothing like they used to be, so I had to figure the site itself had improved it's access. I was only really left with one thing to deal with, and that was how the connection was being routed.
I was unable to resolve this with my then supplier, so I changed my ISP & Hey Presto - new routing and 24hr access to the site. No more of the eternal wheel spinning while waiting for a script to catch up.
It was only this site I had trouble with, it was always the same time period, didn't matter if I was logged in and recognised as a subscriber or not.
I'd discounted everything on the client side as being the problem. The issues being raised at Wincustomize about site access were nothing like they used to be, so I had to figure the site itself had improved it's access. I was only really left with one thing to deal with, and that was how the connection was being routed.
I was unable to resolve this with my then supplier, so I changed my ISP & Hey Presto - new routing and 24hr access to the site. No more of the eternal wheel spinning while waiting for a script to catch up.
angus1949
Reply #40 Monday, January 21, 2008 5:18 PM
I just checked your profile. No, you shouldn't see ads as you are a subscriber. Try clearing the cache, log out and log in again.
I too am a Stardock and WC subscriber I still get ads. They aren't on the home page, they are on the pages when I go to the Gallery/Visual Styles page. There's a vmware and google ad in the center and a big Circuit City ad down the right side. It's only on that first page. No ads on subsequent pages and it only seems to be on the one gallery page as far as I have checked. I don't see this as a big deal as long as it's not covered in ads. Our subscripton fees and a couple of ads sure provide a really top notch site.
My connections are 2-3 secs. to home page, 5-6 secs. to galleries. I think this is because I have the maximum load per page. If you have any third party security programs (ie: Online Armor)installed, be sure to TRUST these sites if your software allows, as well as adding to trusted sites in IE. I hope everyone gets their speeds worked out.
Reply #40 Monday, January 21, 2008 5:18 PM
I have subscribed to Stardock (and therefore presumably WC) since Jan 2007.
How do I get rid of the ads?
How do I get rid of the ads?
I just checked your profile. No, you shouldn't see ads as you are a subscriber. Try clearing the cache, log out and log in again.
I too am a Stardock and WC subscriber I still get ads. They aren't on the home page, they are on the pages when I go to the Gallery/Visual Styles page. There's a vmware and google ad in the center and a big Circuit City ad down the right side. It's only on that first page. No ads on subsequent pages and it only seems to be on the one gallery page as far as I have checked. I don't see this as a big deal as long as it's not covered in ads. Our subscripton fees and a couple of ads sure provide a really top notch site.
My connections are 2-3 secs. to home page, 5-6 secs. to galleries. I think this is because I have the maximum load per page. If you have any third party security programs (ie: Online Armor)installed, be sure to TRUST these sites if your software allows, as well as adding to trusted sites in IE. I hope everyone gets their speeds worked out.
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Reply #21 Tuesday, November 13, 2007 6:06 PM
Thanks,
Kirk.