JB, so sorry to hear about your computer issues, I've missed seeing you post here on ATP and I know others have as well! In this day of technology, we sure get used to communication through our computers don't we? I know we miss our friends when we can't visit on a regular basis and chat so I hope your computer problems are resolved quickly!
I wish I had some suggestions for you but I am very technically challenged. We only have Mac's in our household (which are Non-Windows systems) but I use Firefox most often and Chrome as well (and sometimes Safari too) without any problems. We have high speed internet service via our cable company and my husband (who is the technical person in our family) thought the speed wasn't as fast as it should be and he said the Router was old so he bought a new one and installed it ... and even I noticed the difference!
I hope whatever was going on with you computer was just a minor glitch and that all stays well from here on!
