You're done! Now all you have to do is hit OK. You may have to restart your computer. Watch the video if you didn't understand the written instructions. You can also improve the Internet speed on other operating systems.
Get a lifetime subscription to VPN Unlimited for all your devices with a one-time purchase from the new Gadget Hacks Shop , and watch Hulu or Netflix without regional restrictions, increase security when browsing on public networks, and more. I just recently upgraded my internet service to a 50 mbps plan so I could stream 4k video. While my wireless was running at close to 50 mbps, my wired Windows XP computer was only testing out at 6 mbps.
Video editors, gaming, photo editors, etc will benefit from this. If you're considering a new computer, do your research before deciding what to buy. A wrong choice may cost you more money or get you a worse computer. Physically upgrade your computer or get a new one.
Face it: if your computer is old and slow, tweaking Windows itself may only help to a certain extent. Sometimes, it may be better to upgrade your computer or get a completely new one. Upgrading your computer requires some experience in technology. You might need to hire a professional if you want to upgrade your PC but are not willing to do it yourself.
Ethan Mellow. Disk cleanup shows the files that are safe to delete. It won't kill your computer. Yes No. Not Helpful 2 Helpful Not Helpful 7 Helpful You need to download it from the disk or from the download you purchased.
Not Helpful 3 Helpful 2. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. By using this service, some information may be shared with YouTube. Do all the above steps quite often to maintain the speed of your PC. Helpful 49 Not Helpful For best results, run defragmenter last after performing all other steps and do not use your computer while defragmenter is running. Helpful 23 Not Helpful Although more expensive, installing additional RAM is a better option.
Running an alternate shell is a compatibility risk as many proprietary Microsoft programs, such as their latest game or Visual Studio, may not function properly on a third-party shell. Helpful 3 Not Helpful 2. Optimize the registry with a third-party application. Many of these registry tweaking programs are available on the Internet, including freeware, shareware and commercial applications that are released as free trials.
If you are not familiar with the registry, do not try to edit it manually -- the registry is vital to Windows' operation. Helpful 8 Not Helpful Download Ccleaner from majorgeeks. It's a good freeware program, and if you don't use other unnecessary programs, you will be able to gain a lot of space. It also gives you other features such as: Startup Manager and Registry Cleaner.
Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0. If this is your first defrag, do it after the disk clean up twice, then a disk defrag, and then another disk clean up. It is suggested to defrag your hard drive weekly. Clean your Computer's Inside. Dust blocking the fans and heat sink inside the computer can cause performance problems, including memory problems. Although time-intensive, a re-partition and re-format of the hard disk drive, along with a clean installation of Windows XP will improve performance.
Performing this task will remove all of your existing data, so a back-up or file copy is recommended first. Only save the files you created, as you will need to reinstall each application on the new installation of Windows.
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Always create a restore point before uninstalling software, even better before you start any step. Helpful 14 Not Helpful 6. Using a registry cleaning software will have very little improvement, if any. In general, do not bother unless there is a problem which requires adjusting the registry.
Helpful 7 Not Helpful 4. Be careful when using msconfig. Do not uncheck unfamiliar items, and do not experiment with settings in any other tab. Doing so could prevent your Windows install from booting! Helpful 7 Not Helpful On top of these differences, some are located farther away from their local network switching station than others and have a higher latency delay on their connections because of the distance the data has to travel.
All of these different connection conditions make every user unique. By default, Windows XP has these settings set in a "one size fits all" approach. As I mentioned earlier, Windows has to be abstract in certain areas because of its broad user base.
Because of this approach, many users can fine-tune their settings to be optimal for their connection conditions. Doing so will optimize the data transferred so your network connection will be more efficient, leading to high speeds. With a little help from some fine online tools and software programs, you can test your Internet connection and decide what needs fine-tuning.
The process of tweaking your Internet connection is not always easy, but it is doable. Caution: Before going any further, you are strongly advised to create a system restore point, so that if things go wrong, which is not very likely, you will have a backup.
The next step in the tweaking process is to get all of the software that is needed. The main software program that you will use is called CableNut, which is developed by CableNut Software and is available for free at www. CableNut is a great program that allows users to edit their Internet settings easily. Visit their Web page and download and install the latest copy. Once you have downloaded CableNut, you are ready to start getting information to use with the program.
The first value that you will need to calculate is the latency of your connection when it is active. To do this, you will use the trace route command built into Windows XP. Follow these steps to get the latency value to use for your connection: First, open up a Command Prompt window. This can be done by clicking the Start Menu and selecting Run. Then type cmd in the text box and click the OK button. Once Command Prompt is loaded, you are ready for the next part.
Because you will need to test your connection when it is active, you will need to find something large to download that will run the duration of the test, which will be approximately 30 seconds. I recommend that you head over to www. For the test, you want a file big enough so it will be downloading throughout the whole test. Those of you on a dialup connection can pick a much smaller file than those on a high-speed connection.
Once you have your download test file picked out, start the download and switch back to the Command Prompt window. In that window, type tracert www. During the test, you will see many times displayed in milliseconds. After the test finishes, pick the highest time, as shown in Figure This is the number that you will use as your latency.
Also, feel free to cancel the download after the test is finished. Entering the latency value into CableNut. Now that you have the latency value calculated, you are ready to enter this information into a great online CableNut settings calculator written by Joe Zeiler, who is one of the talented moderators at the TweakXP. Open up your Web browser and visit www. Next, you will have to do a little research and find out exactly what your upload and download speeds should be for your Internet connection.
I had to contact Comcast, my ISP, to find out the exact values, because the values are not always advertised. After you hit the Compute Settings button, scroll down and you will see the values that were calculated.
Now, you are almost done. Click that button and a new window will pop up with some text in it. Make sure that you have any pop-up blockers disabled when you are using the calculator.
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