Computer users in the world don’t have the same internet connection conditions. While some users may have a slow dial-up connection, others may have a high speed DSL connection or high speed broadband. However, Windows XP provides a default setting that is set as a “one size fits all”. That is why more and more users are tweaking the Windows default settings to optimize their internet connection speed.
The TCP/IP protocol settings can be tweaked to boost up cable internet speed. There are a few other popular tweaks that can improve your internet speed as well. One effective way is to disable the “Network Task Scheduler”. To do this, you have to click the “Start” button and select “Run”. Type in “Regedit” when the regedit screen appears, and then navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE>SOFTWARE>Microsoft>
Windows>CurrentVersion>Explorer>
Remote Computer>Name Space. Find the key {D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF} and delete it. Close Regedit.
You can also remove “Shares” for “My Network Places”. To remove Shares, type “gpedit.msc” in “Run”, and this will open up the “Group Policy Editor”. Navigate to User Configuration>Administrative Templates>Desktop, and enable the option “Do not add shares of recently opened documents to My Network Places”. For both of these settings to work, you will have to restart the computer.
Before you tweak for cable internet speed, you are strongly recommended to run “System Restore” and create a “System Restore Point”. After you have finished these basic internet tweaks, you should reboot your computer. And then, you will experience the difference in your internet connection speed.