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I found this quite interesting. I was at pcpitstop and did a full scan and it told me If you are running Windows XP or prior, your operating system is not optimized for broadband internet access. So im thinking wtf? And these were the benefits, Once you do, the performance improvements are enormous, particularly in downloading large files such as video and audio streams. All large web pages will appear faster.
Here is how its done
1. Launch window registry editor by clicking on Start | Run .
2. Click in the Open dropdown box and type in regedit.exe then click OK .
3. Back up your registry by selecting File | Export type in a meaningful file name, in the export range section select All and save to your hard drive. To restore your old registry you simply import this file.
4. Next you need to create a new registry key. On the left side you need to go to the directory HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
5. Select Edit | New | DWORD Value .
6. Rename the new registry key to TcpWindowSize.
7. Modify the registry setting for TcpWindowSize by double clicking on the key.
8. Change the Base Setting to Decimal.
9. Enter the value 64240 and click OK, then exit RegEdit.
10. For these settings to take effect you need to close all your open applications and reboot your system.
I have done this and my loading times are a lot faster, haven't tried it w/ audio files yet.
Heres what the technical definition was.
Technical Explanation
Windows uses the receive buffer to temporarily store packets it receives from the Internet. Its size can be configured via a registry setting. Different Windows versions use different default sizes for this parameter. The faster your connection and the higher your connection's latency, the bigger the receive buffer needs to be. Dial-up modem users generally do not benefit from adjusting this buffer size.
Here is how its done
1. Launch window registry editor by clicking on Start | Run .
2. Click in the Open dropdown box and type in regedit.exe then click OK .
3. Back up your registry by selecting File | Export type in a meaningful file name, in the export range section select All and save to your hard drive. To restore your old registry you simply import this file.
4. Next you need to create a new registry key. On the left side you need to go to the directory HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
5. Select Edit | New | DWORD Value .
6. Rename the new registry key to TcpWindowSize.
7. Modify the registry setting for TcpWindowSize by double clicking on the key.
8. Change the Base Setting to Decimal.
9. Enter the value 64240 and click OK, then exit RegEdit.
10. For these settings to take effect you need to close all your open applications and reboot your system.
I have done this and my loading times are a lot faster, haven't tried it w/ audio files yet.
Heres what the technical definition was.
Technical Explanation
Windows uses the receive buffer to temporarily store packets it receives from the Internet. Its size can be configured via a registry setting. Different Windows versions use different default sizes for this parameter. The faster your connection and the higher your connection's latency, the bigger the receive buffer needs to be. Dial-up modem users generally do not benefit from adjusting this buffer size.