internet speeds

[Fireman]

For you techies.......

Is this something to mess with....or will it just screw things up?

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/414645/ho ... fessional/

There are a ton of tutorials on this site, but without the technical know-how I wouldnt want to implement them in case someone is just trying to get you/me to gosh (bless me Friar) up our systems.....

Here is another one...

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/333720/li ... d_firefox/

messes with registry and has some info below the vid for those using IE and dont have the lines in the registry necessary.....

(again, is this something worth trying?)

[BBloke]

Instead of messing with the registry you should just be able to disable QoS Scheduler from within TCP.

In WinXP Pro.

1. Goto your Control Panel.

2. Goto Network and Internet Connections.

3. Goto Network Connections.

If you connect to the internet via a router through a network cable then do the following:

4. Right click LAN Connection and select Properties.

5. Look in the white box and you should see something like the following in the list:

Client for Microsoft Networks.

File and Printer Sharing

QoS Packet Scheduler

Internet Protocol TCP/IP

Select QoS and then click Uninstall.

If you connect to the internet directly then do the above but find your connection icon in the same section.

I can vouch for the firefox tweaks.

[Fireman]

I dont need to get into the registry to do the first one...........

Just the 2nd one....(but if it screws up the way IE will display pages it isnt worth it)

[BBloke]

IE is Evil Incarnet... Rid your machine if you can but opt for going to Firefox.

FF tweak doesn't involve the registry but FF internal options and I think they can be reset by a reinstall of the app.

[BBloke]

Came across this little addon for FF:

http://fasterfox.mozdev.org/

It may be up your street for easily changing FF instead of using the about:config method.

[Blairgowrie]

I just tried this BBoke and it really makes Firefox fly! Nice plug in m8. Recommend to all.