Having been in IT for over 25 years and worked as an engineer for Microsoft supporting everything OS from DOS, Windows 3.1 Windows 95, 98, ME, XP to Vista and then working for myself for 10 years I can assure you this is not an unusual occurrence. Because you have never heard of it means absolutely nothing. So what are your credentials?

Edited by deleted (Tue 22-Jul-14 20:25:50)

Never seen it happen, but clearly does since MS have a page for it http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811259

But moving on, can we please NOT have a credential waving exercise

But you probably had it already sorted out for ADSLx .

I'm assuming the poster is running with an as-it-came XP which has a tiny RWIN. 65K IIRC.

Edit:- DSLReports says "By default, this window is too small (8760 for Windows 95/98/98SE/NT and 17520 for Windows ME/2000/XP) for many types of DSL and Cable (Broadband).".

Edited by RobertoS (Tue 22-Jul-14 14:39:29)

Afternoon eps

Remember to take if available, a suitable laptop or similar, ethernet cable, splitters etc!

Better too much than too little, particularly if your in-laws are some distance away.

Possibly a corded phone to do a Quiet Line Test, in case the Infinity switch has caused line problems.

Not sure if you realise this thread is 6 months old

Edit: Oops! Just noticed it's even older thanks to RobertoS post below. I hadn't noticed the year!

Edited by Rastus (Tue 22-Jul-14 14:50:46)

Not really.

The corruption discussion arose from the post you challenged, which was a reply to a 2012 OP.

I'm addressing the thread revival post, where there is almost certainly an RWIN and possibly MTU problem.

I think everyone else has lost sight of that post .

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

The corruption discussion arose from the post you challenged

Exactly, and you challenged my corruption challenge with something not to do with spontaneous corruption.

I never challenged your RWIN/MTU advice, which is entirely appropriate for XP.

Nor did I lose sight of the point; I was responding to a specific post as the thread links will show.

But you may have the last word as is your wont and waste more post space ...

Heh!

I replied to:-

In reply to a post by XRaySpeX:

I've never had problems with XP's settings.

not the corruption question.

I would venture to say that when XP was mainstream most speed problems we dealt with on these forums were a problem with the XP settings.

As I am still the only person to have responded to the current issue, it was worth my post for the benefit of the poster who has an XP problem. The general tone of your and BatBoy's posts was that XP settings were not what was possibly causing the poster's problem with intermittent Infinity failure.

Squabbling unconnected with that about something to do with a 2012 post is not something I'm interested it. So no need to get personal, thank you .

Thanks, didn't notice that!

Those settings I referred to within context were those in the Registry which were being said to be spontaneously corrupted.

Pendant if you can't read 'settings' for 'entries' or not flexible enough to cope with the vagaries of English.

Good for you! Then perhaps best you reply to poster you are aiming at and not me on a diff tack to yours.

Blah, blah, blah ......