How To Make Internet Connection Faster In Windows XP

History and cookies automatically saved by your browser can slow down your connection and system. For you to be able to optimize the speed your system and Internet connection are capable of, you should be familiar with these aspects of your browser as well as the specific functions of your operating system that deal with network connections.

1. You should always clear recent browsing history.

First navigate to the “Internet Properties” pane. There are a number of ways for you to accomplish this.

• Launching Internet Properties from the “Run” command line. Populate the Start Menu by hitting the “Start” button and click “Run”. On the text field, type in “inetcpl.cpl” and press the “Enter” key on your keyboard.
• Launching Internet Properties inside Internet Explorer. Open Internet Explorer and from the Menu bar, hit “Tools” and then “Internet Options”.
• Launching Internet Properties from Control Panel. Hit the “Start” button, hover your mouse on “Settings” and then select Control Panel. On Control Panel, double click “Internet Options”.

On the Internet Properties dialogue box, make sure you are on the “General” tab. If you already are on this tab, look for “Browsing History” and hit the “Delete” button. Still under “Browsing History” hit the “Settings” button. Select the radio button next to “Automatically” and then on the text field, input “50” and hit the “OK button twice to save and exit the new settings.

2. If you have Windows XP Professional, you can render the Bandwidth Limit imposed to your system inoperative.

Systems running on XP Professional actually have a 20% for updates coming in from Microsoft. These are the steps on how to disable the bandwidth limit on your computer.

• Pull up the run command by hitting the “Start” button and clicking on “Run”.
• On the text field provided, input “gpedit.msc” and press the “Enter” key on your keyboard or hit the “OK” button. Doing so will populate the “Group Policy” editor window.
• On the right pane of the editor window, you will see Local Computer and “Computer Configuration”. Collapse “Computer Configuration” by clicking on the “plus” sign beside it.
• Locate “Administrative Template” and collapse the item by, again, clicking on the “plus” sign.
• Collapse “Network”. Scroll down a little and highlight the item named “QoS Packet Scheduler”.
• On the left pane of the window, you will see “QoS Packet Scheduler” and items under it.
• Locate “Limit reservable bandwidth”, highlight the item and right click on it. Select “Properties” from the menu that populates.
• On the “Limit reservable bandwidth Properties” box, select the radio button next to “Enabled” and on the text field next to “Bandwidth limit (%)” change “20” to “0”.
• Hit the “OK” button to save the change you made to the properties then close the Group Policy editor window.
• Switch you computer system off. The change you made on the QoS Packet Scheduler will only be applied after the system refreshes on its next reboot.

3. Consider getting antivirus and anti-spyware software.

Spyware, adware or virus maybe the cause of your Internet connection slowdown. Download reliable software that can help you detect and protect your system from these harmful programs.

If even after the above steps didn’t help speed up your Internet connections, disable pictures from loading when you visit websites. Other than that, you may want to consider upgrading your Internet connection, especially if you are using dial up connection. Call your Internet Service Provider and see if cable or DSL Internet is available in your area.

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