Updating your computer's Operating System may further improve performance:Open a web browser and go to windowsupdate.microsoft.com and follow the instructions.
Another good idea is to remove all advertising and spyware from your machine; you can do this by going to http://www.max.com/support and select Spyware Information center. Spyware is advertising that's installed against your knowledge on your computer and that affects which advertisements you see when you're online and can slow down your connection.
You may also need to go through the list of items that "startup" when the computer does and stop certain programs from "auto logon" , e.g.: going on line before MAXProtect is ready; programs like this include instant messengers, p2p file trading software and anti-virus "live updates".