New and need assistance please

[brion1234]

Hello.

I just installed a wireless N router for my comcast cable, and purchased a wireless N D-link DWA 130 USB modem for my PC.  Im basically a computer idiot and I would like to know what I should do to fix this.  My laptop at least gets decent speed from the same spot where this usb desktop is, but this desktop refuses to go anywhere. I realized, I thnk at least, that most of the problem lies in the fact that my USB is version 1.0. So I then went and ordered a pci card that will give me 2.0 usb ports which will speed things up considerably.  However, other then THAT aspect, what can a computer layman do to speed things up... I mean... I read through a lot of posts here and I dont know that nuts guide and things, seems real complicated, and also I want zero, I repeat zero chance of screwing up my computer even for one night. Is there a program I can can download to speed things up for newbies, you know, one that has no chance to ask me really technically details that if I enter wrong will screw up my computer.... Or is there a semi-newbie layman guide? like that tells me the top 10 things I should do that will probably give me a at least modest connection.  I mean, Im not talking about the baby FAQ's... I did that stuff, like shut off unused USB ports, reinstalled drivers, installed new versions of drivers, checked for spyware etc...  I am beyond that point, but not at the point of where I want to go ballistic on the machine.  Well enough said, here are my sad stats.. Keep in mind this is wireless though.

:::.. Download Stats ..:::

Download Connection is:: 273 Kbps about 0.3 Mbps (tested with 512 kB)

Download Speed is:: 33 kB/s

Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (Main)

Test Time:: 2008/09/16 - 11:05am

Bottom Line:: 5X faster than 56K 1MB Download in 31.03 sec

Tested from a 512 kB file and took 15.375 seconds to complete

Download Diagnosis:: May need help : running at only 4.38 % of your hosts average (comcast.net)

D-Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-MF6H2CGKJ

User Agent:: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 7.0; Windows NT 5.1; .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727) [!]

[philp]

Have you tried connecting directly to the router using an ethernet cable? Do you know the specs on your computer? Any other info you can post will help us diagnose this issue.