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Some Internet tricksTo Increase the Internet Speed:

Open Notepad and paste the below code in it.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic

es\Tcpip\Parameters]"SackOpts"=dword:00000001"TcpWindowSize"=dword :000

5ae4c"Tcp1323Opts"=dword:00000003"DefaultTTL"=dwor

d:00000040"EnablePMTUBHDetect"=dword:00000000"Enab

lePMTUDiscovery"=dword:00000001"GlobalMaxTcpWindow Size"=dword:0005ae4c

Now save this file as speed.reg. Execute it and observe the change!

Speed Up Browsing By DNS Cache:

Each time you browse a web site on the internet, the actual site name you type is resolved to an IP

address. This translation is effected through what is called the DNS (Domain Name System). This DNS

information is stored in your computer so that each time you type a web address , a record of its IP

address is stored so that it can be recalled later without having to retrieve it again. One way to speed

up your browsing experience is to increase this DNS cache in windows XP. You will need to modify

registry for this. Start notepad & enter the following text into it:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic esDnscache\Parameters]

"CacheHashTableBucketSize"=dword:00000001

"CacheHashTableSize"=dword:00000180"MaxCacheEn tryT tILimit"=dword:0000fa00

"MaxSOACacheEntryTtILimit"=dword:0000012d Save this file, naming it dnscache.reg . Double click on

the file in windows explorer & merge it into your registry.

Changing Your Dynamic IP Address:

1. Click on "Start" in the bottom left hand corner of screen

2. Click on "Run"

3. Type in "command" and hit okay

4. Type "ipconfig /release" just like that, and hit "enter"

5. Type "exit" and leave the prompt

6. Right-click on "Network Places" or "My Network Places" on your desktop.

7. Click on "properties"

8. Right click on "Local Area Connection" and click "properties"

9. Double-click on the "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" from the list under the "General" tab

10. Click on "Use the following IP address" under the "General" tab

11. Create an IP address (It doesn't matter what it is. I just type 1 and 2 until it fill the area up). 12.

Press "Tab" and it should automatically fill in the "Subnet Mask" section with default numbers.

13. Hit the "ok" button here

14. Hit the "ok" button again

15. Right-click back on "Local Area Connection" and go to properties again.

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16. Go back to the "TCP/IP" settings

17. This time, select "Obtain an IP address automatically"

18. Hit "ok"

19. Hit "ok" again

20. You now have a new IP address

Using The Mouse Wheel To Control The Font Size:

Try using the Control key with the mouse wheel. This works a zoom function. You do this for Office

2000 applications as well, but in IE it just works on the text, so the page stays somewhat the same.

Increasing Band-Width By 20%:

Microsoft reserves 20% of your available bandwidth for their own purposes like Windows Updates

and interrogating your PC etcTo get it back:Click Start then Run and type "gpedit.msc" without

quotes.This opens the group policy editor. Then go to:Local Computer Policy then Computer

Configuration then Administrative Templates then Network then QOS Packet Scheduler and then to

Limit Reservable Bandwidth.Double click on Limit Reservable bandwidth. It will say it is not

configured, but the truth is under the 'Explain' tab i.e."By default, the Packet Scheduler limits the

system to 20 percent of the bandwidth of a connection, but you can use this setting to override the

default."So the trick is to ENABLE reservable bandwidth, then set it to ZERO. This will allow the system

to reserve nothing, rather than the default 20%.It works on Win 2000 as well.

Customize Internet Explorer's Title Bar:

Open Registry by going to Start then Run and Enter regedit. Navigate to

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet. Explorer\Main. In right hand panel look for

string "Window Title" and change its value to whatever custom text you want to see.