Increase your Internet Speed by Removing the index.dat files

May 6, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
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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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Speed Up My Computer

April 22, 2008 by admin · Leave a Comment
Filed under: Internet Speed 

So, you want to increase your PC speed. Well, before we begin with the tips and tricks on how to increase your PC speed…Oops I mean return your PC speed, lets understand why your PC speed has gradually moved from Giga Hertz to No Hertz.

The number one problem is your Windows’ registry. What is your Windows’ registry? Well your Windows’ registry is a data repository. So, how are PC speed and Windows’ registry connected? Well, each time you install or delete a program, Windows keeps track of it. Eventually, this leads to fragmented data that actually needs your PC resources, that means less resources for PC speed. So as time goes by, your computer becomes slower and you go out and buy another one. Otherwise known as the viscous consumer cycle. Lets talk about how to prevent you from spending money and "organically" keep your PC speed at the original resource specification.

TOP 4 Ways to increase your PC speed.

1. Use a Registry Cleaner.

This will free up resources to increase PC speed. The easy point and click programs also defrag your hard drive and remove spyware. All that with the push of a button weekly will keep your computer running at it’s original PC speed specs. There are dozens of different registry cleaners software and registry cleaner tools available for use with the registry, However only about 5 have really proven themselves These registry cleaners have proven themselves in the industry, Regsweep is the easiest and best. It’s easy to get scammed with inferior products so it’s best to choose a registry cleaner with an excellent record

2. Defrag your hard drive

Over time, the data on your hard drive gets scattered. Defragmenting your hard drive puts your data back into sequential order, making it easier for Windows to access it. As a result, the performance of your computer will improve. An excellent registry cleaner will allow perform this task. However if you would like to defrag your PC with Windows software.

3. Scan for Adware/Spyware and Viruses

These nasty little worms can wreak havoc on your PC speed. Detecting and cleaning viruses is an excellent way to improve your system’s performance and increase PC speed. Registry cleaners will help to remove these buggers also!

4. Adjust your computer’s Visual effects

Windows provides a number of resource hogging and interesting visual effects like animated windows and fading menus. These effects, however, can slow down your computer and kill your PC speed. By Altering your preferences and performance needs you can increase your PC Speed.

A excellent registry cleaner can perform all but number 4. If you are serious about increasing your PC speed. Get a registry cleaner and let it do most of the work. There are lots of registry cleaner choices on the market.

Article Autor: Gaelim Holland       To learn more , check out the delete-computer-history.com site.

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Internet Bandwidth Tests

April 18, 2008 by admin · 1 Comment
Filed under: Internet Speed Tests 

You can easily determine the speed of your internet connection bandwidth by using websites that offer free bandwidth tests. But do these sites really measure the ‘real-time’ performance of your web connection? Read on to understand how bandwidth tests really work, and bust the misconceptions you have about them.

Understanding internet bandwidth tests
A bandwidth test is actually a program that measures your internet speed by sending one or more files of predetermined size over a network to your computer. It then measures the time it takes for your computer to download the sent file. The result - which is the measure of your internet speed - is a figure expressed in either kilobits per second (kbps) or megabits per second (mbps).

Remember that figures resulting from bandwidth tests are only ‘theoretical’ - they may fluctuate greatly because of several factors, the most common of which is change in internet traffic. As more log on to the internet using the same internet service provider as yours, for example, speed decreases. The size of the file sent by the bandwidth tester also has an effect on the result - try another bandwidth tester that sends smaller files and you might get a higher speed figure. Also, if many people were using the bandwidth test server at the time of your test, your results may be compromised.

How do you get accurate internet bandwidth test results?
The only way to get a more accurate bandwidth speed result is to repeat the test over and over, using different sites, if you can. Some experts say that you should conduct the test at least six times in four or more different sites. List down all the results of each bandwidth test from the highest to the lowest. Disregard the top and bottom third of the list and concentrate on the middle figures. Average these figures, and you get a pretty accurate figure representing your normal internet speed.

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