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Paul
January 24th 06, 10:21 AM
Are there any tweaks that can be carried out in Windows XP that will
increase the speed of the Internet connection, broadband or dial up?

Thanks

R. McCarty
January 24th 06, 10:31 AM
The term "Increase" probably doesn't apply, but maybe "Optimize" your
connection settings does. There are Registry settings that affect how the
PC handles data packets. In most cases, the defaults are sufficient. But,
you can modify them with a program called TCP Optimizer that handles
the Registry changes automatically, based on your connection type. The
program was just recently updated.
http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php
It would be a good idea to read through the FAQ on the product before
attempting any changes to your system.

"Paul" > wrote in message
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> Are there any tweaks that can be carried out in Windows XP that will
> increase the speed of the Internet connection, broadband or dial up?
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> Thanks
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Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers
January 24th 06, 11:00 AM
Hi Paul,

Your "speed limit" is not determined by WinXP, it's determined by your host
and line conditions. No tweaking will change this.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WindowsXP Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

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> Are there any tweaks that can be carried out in Windows XP that will
> increase the speed of the Internet connection, broadband or dial up?
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> Thanks
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Dapper Dan
January 24th 06, 01:12 PM
Paul
Have you checked your speed. If not, go to;
http://www.dslreports.com/tools

Do the Speed Test and then also the Tweak test. If your are using Broadband,
it's likely that you will need to tweak the RWIN setting.


"Paul" > wrote in message
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> Are there any tweaks that can be carried out in Windows XP that will
> increase the speed of the Internet connection, broadband or dial up?
>
> Thanks
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st.daniel
January 25th 06, 01:13 AM
Test your speed without using "Java":

http://us.mcafee.com/root/speedometer/test_0150.asp

[You can make web pages load faster by disabling some visual functions under
Multimedia, on the Advanced tab of Internet Options. Check Google for -
Speed up IE.]

"Paul" wrote:

> Are there any tweaks that can be carried out in Windows XP that will
> increase the speed of the Internet connection, broadband or dial up?
>
> Thanks
>
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>
>

R. McCarty
January 25th 06, 01:55 AM
Don't think it tested my ADSL connection very well. Test &
retest gave a 23.436 MBps. That's really good for a setup
that by other testing averages around 1.23 MBps.

Try this one instead:
http://www.internetfrog.com/mypc/speedtest/

"st.daniel" > wrote in message
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> Test your speed without using "Java":
>
> http://us.mcafee.com/root/speedometer/test_0150.asp
>
> [You can make web pages load faster by disabling some visual functions
> under
> Multimedia, on the Advanced tab of Internet Options. Check Google for -
> Speed up IE.]
>
> "Paul" wrote:
>
>> Are there any tweaks that can be carried out in Windows XP that will
>> increase the speed of the Internet connection, broadband or dial up?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
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>>

Plato
January 25th 06, 10:47 AM
Paul wrote:
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> Are there any tweaks that can be carried out in Windows XP that will
> increase the speed of the Internet connection, broadband or dial up?

Not really.


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