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Internet: Speed-up Your Connection

Whether you currently enjoy all of the benefits of a big fat broadband connection or you are still using a dial-up connection, Windows offers a number of tweakable settings that will help you get more from your connection in terms of speed and performance. The information in this article will show you exactly where these settings lie in each version of Windows and then demonstrate how you can alter them for more performance and reliability. But thats not all. Well also show you third party tools that can help you to optimise your Internet connection and discuss how to use them effectively. So if youre wondering whether your slow connection is caused by your computer, the Internet in general, your ISP, or the computer on the other end, well show you exactly how to diagnose the problems. Well also reveal some useful registry tweaks for optimising your Internet connection along with a couple of third party software tools for improving performance.

Category: Internet & Security
Issue: 2007 Issue 6 September/October
Operating Systems: XP, Vista
Article Reference: I14