Slow Stardock/WinCustomize websites
Monday, September 20, 2004 by SlowCoder | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Am I the only one who is experiencing a big slowdown on the Stardock/WinCustomize websites ? For about a week now, loading pages/pictures takes ages 
Nothing else changed on my computer or in browsing other sites
Nothing else changed on my computer or in browsing other sites
paxx
Reply #2 Monday, September 20, 2004 10:56 AM
Reply #2 Monday, September 20, 2004 10:56 AM
JNXT is a level 4 subscriber.
I don't know why you are experiencing a slowdown, JNXT. Everything is speedy here.
c242
Reply #3 Monday, September 20, 2004 11:11 AM
Reply #3 Monday, September 20, 2004 11:11 AM
I have the same problem up to even WC not loading at all.
BX
Reply #4 Monday, September 20, 2004 11:23 AM
Reply #4 Monday, September 20, 2004 11:23 AM
Then their might be some sort of problem with his/her ISP 
CerebroJD
Reply #5 Monday, September 20, 2004 11:29 AM
Reply #5 Monday, September 20, 2004 11:29 AM
Theres some major stuff being worked on in the background on WinC. We're lining up for a massive update, so file movements and such, to accomodated this shift, may be affecting traffic. 
SlowCoder
Reply #6 Monday, September 20, 2004 11:46 AM
Reply #6 Monday, September 20, 2004 11:46 AM
Hi,
Thanks for the quick reactions. No, there's no ISP problem (unless WinCustomize and Stardock are the only sites they're 'blocking', and they shouldn't do that
). I have a nice connection (2240 Kbit/s) and it works fine for almost everything.
Now for example when I view the NextStart Skins and Themes category in the Stardock Cantral browser it tells me it will download 214 kB, but this takes up about three minutes. When I click a preview I sometimes have to wait 4 minutes or more.
The strange thing is: it didn't use to be like that. Also when I browse from 'plain' IE, the sites appear much slower than, say, ten days ago.
Well perhaps it's temporary. Perhaps my mind got faster Thanks for checking anyway.
- Joost
Thanks for the quick reactions. No, there's no ISP problem (unless WinCustomize and Stardock are the only sites they're 'blocking', and they shouldn't do that
). I have a nice connection (2240 Kbit/s) and it works fine for almost everything.Now for example when I view the NextStart Skins and Themes category in the Stardock Cantral browser it tells me it will download 214 kB, but this takes up about three minutes. When I click a preview I sometimes have to wait 4 minutes or more.
The strange thing is: it didn't use to be like that. Also when I browse from 'plain' IE, the sites appear much slower than, say, ten days ago.
Well perhaps it's temporary. Perhaps my mind got faster
Thanks for checking anyway.- Joost
Jafo
Reply #7 Monday, September 20, 2004 6:30 PM
Reply #7 Monday, September 20, 2004 6:30 PM
JNXT....don't forget to clear your IE cache frequently....that can do it [to me].....
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Reply #1 Monday, September 20, 2004 10:52 AM
and if you are subscriber cross reference your account with Stardock