Software Tips and Setups!

[Shadowkilla~*DS*~]

Another tip to increase windows XP performance if your running a slower pc.

Turn Off System Recovery

Right click on My Computer and choose Properties. Click on the System Restore tab and check the box Turn off System Restore. (This will increase Windows performance & save disk space)

[X S U R G E X DS X]

By how much percent? Cant you guys please list aproxamently percent its going to have an effect on your computer please, thanks.


Its so people can see if its worth doing or not. Like system restore can be useful but if it really speeds up your pc i would proablely do it. But i dont think it does.

[X S U R G E X DS X]

Sitting here and thinking, Wheres "Knowledge?" I mean his name and all. The big massive brains!

Oh i forgot, its only a name, hes a "WICKED CHILD" like he says he is lmao! ;D

Just had to pick on your bro because everything has been cracking me up about you starting from your name. hehe ;D ;D

[Shadowkilla~*DS*~]

Increase your cable modem or DSL speed in XP

This tweak is for broad band cable connections on stand alone machines with winXP professional version - might work on Home version also. It will probably work with networked machines as well but I haven't tried it in that configuration. This is for windows XP only, it does not work on win2000.
I use 3 Com cards so I don't know how it works on others at this point. It does not involve editing the registry. This tweak assumes that you have let winXP create a connection on install for your cable modem/NIC combination and that your connection has tcp/ip - QoS - file and print sharing - and client for microsoft networks , only, installed. It also assumes that winxp will detect your NIC and has in-box drivers for it. If it doesn't do not try this.
In the "My Network Places" properties (right click on the desktop icon and choose properties), highlight the connection then at the menu bar choose "Advanced" then "Advanced Settings". Uncheck the two boxes in the lower half for the bindings for File and Printer sharing and Client for MS networks. Click OK

From the windows XP cd in the support directory from the support cab, extract the file netcap.exe and place it in a directory on your hard drive or even in the root of your C:\ drive.
next, open up a command prompt window and change directories to where you put netcap.exe. then type "netcap/?". It will list some commands that are available for netcap and a netmon driver will be installed. At the bottom you will see your adapters. You should see two of them if using a 3Com card. One will be for LAN and the other will be for WAN something or other.
Next type "netcap/Remove". This will remove the netmon driver.
Open up control panel / system / dev man and look at your network adapters. You should now see two of them and one will have a yellow ! on it. Right click on the one without the yellow ! and choose uninstall. YES! you are uninstalling your network adapter, continue with the uninstall. Do not restart yet.
Check your connection properties to make sure that no connection exists. If you get a wizard just cancel out of it.
Now re-start the machine.
After re-start go to your connection properties again and you should have a new connection called "Local area connection 2". highlight the connection then at the menu bar choose "Advanced" then "Advanced Settings". Uncheck the two boxes in the lower half for the bindings for File and Printer sharing and Client for MS networks. Click OK.
Choose connection properties and uncheck the "QOS" box
Re-start the machine
after restart enjoy the increased responsivness of IE, faster page loading, and a connection speed boost.
Why it works, it seems that windows XP, in its zeal to make sure every base is covered installs two seperate versions of the NIC card. One you do not normally see in any properties. Remember the "netcap/?" command above showing two different adapters? The LAN one is the one you see. The invisible one loads everything down and its like your running two separate cards together, sharing a connection among two cards, this method breaks this "bond" and allows the NIC to run un-hindered.


I did this on my computer and my connection increased of 40kb/sec

[POLYD3XT3ROUS[PK]]

Wow, thats complicated. I'm game thou. Curious what you use to test your conn, something like dsl.com?
I have noticed that my conn at this point is inhibited by the severs I'm going to, My conn is 3.5MB down and 289KB up, I can often get dl from file planet (personal sever) as close to 400KB sec, thas good enough for me for now, but this is the only sever, I'm thinking getting a better conn on my end won't help untill the servers get one aswell, this goes for gaming too.

[Shadowkilla~*DS*~]

i just downloaded something before and after to compare the difference. Is it long and complicated but it worked for me. Dunnu if it works with u guys, let me know!!

[X S U R G E X DS X]

48k is not worth it for me. A good tweeking site is here.

forums.speedguide.net/

I posted once under "Tweeking" and they told me how to set my connections best for gaming. I NEVER TRYED YET.

Just to much to read for me and to many steps to follow, i dont have time lol. Its not like i suck at IGI or something, just my 750 overheats once in a while cus its pastic case and has no fans ;D

I wont need any tweeks for sure when i get my 2.53

[SaberRed6~*DS*~]

Thanks for the help its really makes a difference

[Ravanux~*DS*~]

saber, which tweak did you try?

[X S U R G E X DS X]

I told him how to get his background programs disabled under "msconfig" procces

Also he let me get into his computer and I changed his XP to classic mode.

[Ravanux~*DS*~]

damn, i was hoping it was the cable tweak he tried. im curious to see how well that really works...

[X S U R G E X DS X]

[shadow=Green,left,300]Go Cable Tweeks.

Do the following before installing these tweeks and running them.

Go here. bandwidthplace.com/speedtest/fut.html

Test your speeds about 3 times. Than remember what speed you get.

Than Delete your cookies by right click on your explore and clearing history and cookies. (That way it will allow you to test your speed again)

Than download this from ~*DS*~ Web Site. These are the tweeks. "RUN THEM AFTER YOU TESTED YOUR SPEED THAT WHY YOU CAN SEE IF IT HELPED YOU OR NOT."

READ the read me files on this zip on each Tweak.

Enjoy

www.igi2covertstrike.com/DSsite/Links/CableTweaks.zip[/shadow]

[Ravanux~*DS*~]

yeah i always use that place and i usually get between 1.5 and 1.8 mbps, so i would like to see the potential benefits before i tweak out my machine. Part of me is saying "If it ain't broke, why fix it?"

[X S U R G E X DS X]

Thats just for people who really want an upgrade. My went from like 1.5mb to 2.4 mb And it ran faster than a T1.

Also a long time ago i had this tweak that if you install and reboot and test your speed, i had my modem running amazing 5mb once. Usally it was around 3 to 4 with that tweak but it ran 5mb once and at my friends house 7 mb. It was crazy. I have to find that tweak.

[Ravanux~*DS*~]

I'm curious to see if it will work on mine because I believe it is capped by the ISP to be at 1.5mb. I don't understand how changing settings on my end can affect that.