email file attachments taking too long to download

17 years ago

For the past couple of weeks, I've been having a problem downloading email attachments. They are pictures or documents from individuals (not forwards or downloads from the internet), most of which are 67kb or less.

I'm working on windows xp, with DSL. This hasn't been a problem before. I've cleaned out the cache, browser history, temporary files, etc., run defrag, and I can't remember what else. It doesn't make any difference if you try to save the file or open it.

I'm running McAffee triple threat as the anti-virus/spy/firewall....

Any thoughts?

Thanks.

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mikie_gw
17 years ago
Look at its configurations or preferences on whatever email program you use for mail. You might see some security settings for max file size or disallow attachments that are of a file type that might be susceptible of containing virus or exploits.
PKponder TX Z7B
17 years ago
Your security applications may be scanning the attachment before loading it also.
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michigoose
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I don't think that either of these are the problem. I have a second desktop (older one, but only by about 3 months) which is running the exact same programs as the main one. I got is used and it had been scrubbed with all the programs being reloaded using the same programs, anti-virus, etc. as the main one. Both have the same amount of disk space and RAM.

When I access the email account from the other computer, I have no trouble downloading email attachments. There has to be something corrupted, or a malware or something which McAfee hasn't picked up (is this possible?), but I don't know where to look or how to approach this....
owbist
17 years ago
You wrote "which is running the exact same programs as the main one" but are they really?

You may think they are the same but some small setting no doubt vary. What is the 3 digit suffix of the attachments causing the issue? What email program are you using? Does the older machine also run McAfee with the same settings?
michigoose
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17 years ago
The reason I think they are the same is that after the secondary computer (the one which actually works on downloading) was scrubbed, I re-loaded the files from the disks from which I loaded the primarily computers programs. These were both done using the install wizard so I changed no individual settings.

The suffix on the attachments which I can't download are .jpg and .doc. It doesn't matter from whom. As I stated, they are fairly small sized. None of these are downloading correctly (at all). The computer previously worked fine and I changed no settings.

The email program is Yahoo. I am accessing them throught he same ISP, and they are the same mailbox.

Both machines are running off the same McAfee with the same settings as I stated above as they were both installed by me without changing any settings.
owbist
17 years ago
Ok so try this perhaps. Click start, click Run, type ipconfig /release click OK

A small black screen will appear momentarily and vanish

Click start, click Run, type ipconfig /renew click OK

Note the only space is after 'ipconfig', is that any better?
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
17 years ago
well have your run a malwarebytes full scan on the pc to see if it in fact has an infection? that would be my first move.
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Run Malewarebytes ASAP
DA_Mccoy
12 years ago
Ancient thread.
jemdandy
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McAfee could be your problem. If it is scanning downloads as those come into your computer, it may have slowed. Also, large downloads require a lot of RAM. If you see a lot of hard drive activity during a download, it could be that you are low on memory or that the memory is not being managed well.
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mikie_gw
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5 years is a long path :)

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