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Here are some helpful tips on giving yourself an Internet speed boost. I especially like Tip #4:
Windows XP Professional reserves 20% of your bandwidth for services like updates or spyware checks. If you would like to exploit this reserve, do the following:Break the Speed Limits to Your Internet
1. Click [Windows] + [R] and type gpedit.msc in the Run window.
2. Under Computer Configuration expand the Administrative Templates.
3. Go to Network and click the QoS Packet Scheduler tab.
4. Double-click on Limit Reservable Bandwidth and enable it.
5. Finally change the Bandwidth limit to 0% and click Apply.
6. Reboot your computer and enjoy.
Wow. This is a great find. I have been tweaking XP for quite some time now and this is the first time I have come across this. Great Post.