why is my computer only slow on when im on ebay ?

[tatu]

i have upraded recently to up to 10mbs cable broadband with virgin...its fast enough and ive no complaints but when im on ebay its very very slow,,sometimes taking 1 minute to turn a page,,when im on ebay i can hear the drive running and a kind of crackling noise in the backround ...cant really explain it .....

[ChuckFickens]

Hard drives constantly going for no apparent reason is normally and things being slow normally means your running out of RAM

Right click on my computer and select properties, and how much RAM have you got?

[terambulan]

Could it be 'heavy traffic' as lots must be on prowling sites today....it is a public holiday.

[chas2008]

my daughter has the same problem, apparently quite common with VIRGIN, most of the suggestions we had were to use FIREFOX have yet to try

[ACtheTROLL]

thrashing hard disk

possibly what chuck says .... but could just be the cache that's turned sticky ... it happens sometimes

Here is how I cure it (there are a few ways - how depends which version of IE you are using)
in ie7
go to Tools | internet options | general

in general | delete - delete all temporary internet files
then go to
general | settings

tick the "every time I visit the web page"

and I like the "disk space to use" size of 599Mb
(but that's just me)

and now the predictable bit ....
you maybe won't see massive improvements - but it's worth doing
download/install/run
http://www.ccleaner.com/download
run chkdisk
and defrag all your drives

[two-penneth]

I've had exactly the same experience with Ebay but only since they rejigged their site. I think there's something new in there that some computers or broadband don't like. I'm on standard Orange broadband.

[tatu]

thanks guys,,,acthetroll...is that a free download/programme u just suggested ????

[ChuckFickens]

Tatu, yes it is.

[Lew]

Try the fix your own pc from this site
it worked wonders on mine

http://www.fixmypcuk.com

[ACtheTROLL]

this keeps our costs down ....
how much did you pay lew?

.... or how much are you payed

naive ... or spammer ... which?