Disable Network Task Scheduler

October 25, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
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This tweak disables searching networked computers for scheduled tasks. It reduces the long wait when opening network folders.

To apply this tweak, find the following key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace\

and delete this key:

{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}

You might want to export the key before deleting, then to revert the changes, simply merge your exported reg file.

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Increase Internet Speed by 20%

September 6, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Internet Speed, Tweaks 

For user Windows XP professional,  you can increase extra internet connection speed 20%.  By default Windows XP holds 20% of your internet speed for various service such as Windows Update and others.

If your internet speed is slow you can to tweak internet speed . By default, the Packet Scheduler of Windows XP Pro limits the system to 20 percent of the bandwidth of a connection, but you can use this setting to override the default. That packet is QoS ( Quality of service) for Windows XP. This packet may not be often used, so Why don’t we change the setting to tweak internet speed.

Determines the percentage of connection bandwidth that the system can reserve. This value limits the combined bandwidth reservations of all programs running on the system. If you enable the setting, you can use the “Bandwidth limit” box to adjust the amount of bandwidth the system can reserve. If you disable this setting or do not configure it, the system uses the default value of 20 percent of the connection.

 

How to increase Internet Speed?

 

  1. Click “Start” and then select “Run”
  2. Type “gpedit.msc”  for Open Group Policy window
  3. In Computer Configuration (left column) click “Administrative Templates”
  4. Then click “Network” and click “Qos Packet Schedule”
  5. In the Right-column, click “Limit reservable bandwidth” for open properties

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  6. Click “Enable” and change “Bandwidth limit” from “20%” to “0%”

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  7. Click “Apply” and then “OK”
  8. Restart computer and try to surf internet again

 

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Optimize your Internet Connection for Faster Internet Speed

June 2, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
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 Optimize your Internet Connection for Faster Internet Speed

 Follow These Simple Step-by-Step Instructions

 Step One – Download the Internet Speed Software to complete the steps in these instructions.

 Ø  Mozilla Firefox  - Mozilla Firefox is a fast, full-featured Web browser. Firefox includes pop-up blocking; tab-browsing; integrated Google search; simplified privacy controls; a streamlined browser window that shows you more of the page than any other browser; and a number of additional features that work with you to help you get the most out of your time online.

Go to http://myinternetspeed.net/free-utilities/mozilla-firefox/ to find more info and download it.

Ø  FireTune for Firefox 1.1.4 - Firetune is a completely free software component that is used to make FireFox run faster, more efficiently, and smarter. FireTune for Mozilla Firefox was developed for an optimization of your browsing experience with Firefox. It is based on a collection of popular and well working optimization settings used and tested by the experts.

Go to http://myinternetspeed.net/free-utilities/firetune-for-firefox-114/ to find more info and   download it.

Ø  SG TCP Optimizer 2.0.3 -  The SG TCP Optimizer provides an intuitive interface for tuning and optimizing your Internet connection.The Optimizer supports tuning any Internet connection type, from Dialup, Cable, Satellite, and DSL to commercial-leased lines. It creates automatic backup of all parameters, for easy reversal of the changes as well.

Go to http://myinternetspeed.net/free-utilities/sg-tcp-optimizer-203/ to find more info and download it.

Ø  Eusing Free Registry Cleaner 2 - Eusing Free Registry Cleaner is a free registry repair software that allows you to safely clean and repair registry problems with a few simple mouse clicks. After scanning and fixing the invalid entries, your system will be more stable and run faster.

Go to http://myinternetspeed.net/free-utilities/eusing-free-registry-cleaner-2/  to find more info and download it.

Ø  I also recommend you to download and scan your computer with a free antivirus software because in many cases the speed of your computer is affected by the viruses of your system. I will recommend you 3 free antivirus software but you should take into consideration to buy a licence because the free antivirus has limited protection .

 

1.     In my opinion, the number one is BitDefender. Benefiting from previous experience, the new BitDefender Free Edition was designed with a centralized management console, which allows protection options configuration for all BitDefender modules. It is enough to open the management console in order to have access to all modules: Virus Scan, Scheduler, Live! Update, Quarantine, Reports. Automatic and manual update are available. Intelligent update of antivirus protection, without your intervention. The update can be done from the network over the Internet, directly or through a Proxy Server.

 

Go to  http://www.bitdefender.com/ to find more info and download the BitDefender Free Edition .

     

 

2.     Kaspersky Anti-Virus - Kaspersky Labs has been one of the best antivirus software developers in the world for over a decade and now Kaspersky Anti-Virus  only strengthens that reputation. Founded by Natalia and Eugene Kaspersky in 1997, this Russian company is often the first to find and identify new viruses. Long used in Russia and Europe, Kaspersky is now making inroads in the North American market. Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 is one of the most effective antivirus packages in the world today and boasts a great interface with easy to use and intuitive controls.

The Kaspersky Online Virus Scanner scans your computer for malicious code and offers the same   exceptional detection rates as other Kaspersky Lab products.

 Go to http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner to scan your computer for free.

 

3.     AVG Anti-Virus - AVG Antivirus has been an up and coming virus scanner for many years. Its free version is one of the most downloaded files on the Internet in the Computer Security sector. The new interface is clean and intuitive while still remaining useful. AVG went through a re-write of their virus scanning engine and included two of their stand alone products with AVG Antivirus as well. AVG Antispyware and AVG Antirootkit were both integrated with the virus scanner. Also revamped is the way AVG Antivirus uses the hardware within your computer. It has been changed to make better use of the multiple cores which are common in todays computers. This should speed up scanning as well as reduce slowdowns.

Go to  http://www.avg.com/product-avg-anti-virus-free-edition to download AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition.

 

Step Two – Scan your computer

 

Part 1 Scan your computer with a free antivirus software I recommended you. Even If you have an antivirus software I recommend you to perform a full system scan.

Part 2 Scan your Registry with Eusing Free Registry Cleaner . After scanning and fixing the invalid entries, your system will be more stable and run faster.

 

 

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Step Three -  Perform the Optimization

 

Part 1. Perform the SG TCP Optimization

It’s time to use the SG TCP optimizer you downloaded. This program modifies and optimizes the system registry, increasing your internet connection speed.  Here’s how you do it.

 

 

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Choose your connection speed (mine is 256k).  Then, scroll down and select ‘Optimal Settings’. Next, click on ‘Apply Changes’.

Click OK,  and then and click “Yes” to reboot your computer.

 

Part 2 Run FireTune

I’m assuming that you’re already using FireFox, or have downloaded and installed it . Install FireTune. After installation and before proceeding, Click on ‘Create backup configuration’.

 

 

firetune.jpg

 

Choose the settings based on your needs and computer configuration. Check out the other two tabs - ‘Other Optimizations’ & ‘Other Useful Settings’ as well. Now Click ‘Tune It’  (the FireFox browser should NOT be open).

 

Step 4 You’ve completed optimizing your internet browser and connection settings.

If you want to make more tunning to your PC you can take into consideration the Tweaks below.

-        Faster Internet Connections in Win9x & Win2K

-        No shares in my My Network Places

-        Increase Network Redirector Buffers

-        Increase Request Buffer Size

-        Increase your Internet Speed by Removing the index.dat files

-        Increase Internet Speed by 20%

-        Disable Network Task Scheduler

     

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Increase your Internet Speed by Removing the index.dat files

May 6, 2008 by admin · 1 Comment
Filed under: Internet Speed, Tweaks 

Increase your Internet Speed by Removing the index.dat file

These files will significantly slow down your computer’s internet speed  because they may grow up 100 megabytes. These large files require CPU constant access and bandwidth. Microsoft claims the files were originally designed to increase internet speed by mimicking a server. But it does the opposite because these files are re-record your internet history. This requires double the bandwidth of other files.
 
According to Microsoft, these files are used to cache visited Web sites to help speed up the loading of Web pages in Internet Explorer. Obviously this cannot be the case because when you clear the Temporary Internet Files the "index.dat" files remain behind and continue to grow. If you delete or clear the Temporary Internet Files, there is absolutely no need to index the URL cache because those files no longer exist.
 
Index.dat files are hidden files on your computer that contain all tracks of your online activity, where have you been on internet, what sites you visited, list of URL-s, files and documents you recently accessed. Index.dat files stored on your computer are obviously a potential privacy threat as they can be found and viewed without your knowledge.
Internet Explorer gives you the ability to remove and clear some of the information that it has saved to your computer after visiting sites. But unfortunately it does not clean all of it, including the index.dat file. Therefore it is possible for someone with the right tools to see which sites have been visited and which files have been downloaded simply by viewing the contents of the index.dat file stored on your computer.
 
With the increasing threat of spyware and malicious web-sites redirecting you to illegal or pornographic material this lack-of privacy means that these sites will be stored and viewable in the index.dat even if they were visited unintentionally.
 
If you go poking around in [c]:\Documents and Settings\[user name]\Local Settings\History\, for example, you will find several index.dat files laying around. (Note: several of the directories that I listed in the path are hidden directories.)
There are three index.dat files residing in the following locations.

On Windows NT/2000/XP/2003:
\Documents and Settings\[username]\Cookies\index.dat
\Documents and Settings\[username]\Local Settings\History\History.IE5\index.dat
\Documents and Settings\[username]\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\Content.IE5\index.dat

 
How can I delete index.dat?
 
1. You have to do an MS-DOS boot disk, this is a simple task- in windows explorer just right click on floppy disk and select format, then click “create an MS-DOS startup disk”.Then reboot and go to your Bios (reboot and press Del to bring in Bios) and select the first boot option the removable disk that is your floppy disk.
If you do not want to use a startup disk you can reboot and press F8 to bring up the Troubleshooting Boot Menu.
Select: Safe Mode w/Command Prompt and press Enter. Log on as Administrator.
Once the Command Prompt screen loads, you will need to type the exact path to your Administrator account.
[Example]
"C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files"
Note: The paths here are used for examples only, the exact location may vary on different systems.
2. It is possible to delete the index.dat by rebooting your computer and using the MS-DOS boot disk you just created, normally you can then access the drive and manually locate and delete all those .dat files mentioned above.
 
But I indicate you to use for example total commander or norton commander for quicker action.For doing that first you have to download total commander or norton commander and install them in your drive c:/ .Then after you create an MS-DOS startup disk, restart and go to the drive in which you installed the program : for example C:\totalcmd for total commander and run TOTALCMD.EXE. After the program is loaded is a simple task to go manually, locate and delete all those .dat files.
 
In conclusion : Speed up your PC on the internet by eliminating these files.

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