For The Windows Power Users - Try This IE Tweak

[E7mack96]

Doc, ..i've found the key but...

Doc, i found the key, internet settings... . Now , Do I add these dwords in that key itself, or do I add them to one of the subfolders inside internet settings???

 

[Doc Tinker]

Add the dword to the key not to one of the subfolders.



Doc

 

[E7mack96]

Thanks

 

[nickleinonen]

should the 50 be in hexidecmal or plain old decimal?

 

[Doc Tinker]

Make it hexidecmal

 

[E7mack96]

hex

how is it in hex???, i know binary.

 

[Arcticat]

Boy I'm glad I finally switched to Mac. What a difference. I threw out my collection of dummies books, don't need em anymore

 

[jgil104]

ok doc just went to regedit. exe will see what happens

 

[moparguy]

Thanks Doc.

My 16 yr. old did the tweak, it's a nice improvement. Even on our dial up service.



RJR

 

[nickleinonen]

ok. i have done it now... now time to see how it works [or doesn't]

 

[TxDieselKid]

Did anybody find out if this helps XP?



Andrew

 

[R-N-R]

XP BOMB

Yep! I won't be able to measure until I install a surf guage but browsing certainly seems considerably faster.



Compaq Evo N800v - P4 1. 8, 512mb Ram, XP Pro



Thanks Doc!!

 

[nickleinonen]

hmm. i have not noticed it being any faster. . but i have noticed that my IE crashes a little more than normal when i have more than 2 browsers open

 

[mdlowry]

Hey, I can't find that regedit. Can someone tell me where it is under Linux.

 

[R-N-R]

It definately made a difference on my XP Pro notebook computer which I use for work therefore it is excessively loaded up with applications and utilities. 1. 8gHz, 512mb ram, 32mb vram



The registry hack does not seem to have made much of a difference on the XP Home desktop computer. This unit has less RAM than the other however it is noticeably fasther, most likely due to the very light application & utility install as compared to the notebook. 1. 8gHz, 128mb ram, 128mb vram



Both tested on 56k dial up connection.

The hack did not make a difference with the notebook connected to a T1 connection.



I regulary have 3-5 browser windows open with 2-3 of them typically being active. I have not experienced any stability concerns.



Nick, did you remove the entries and regain stability?

 

[TxDieselKid]

Originally posted by wesoule

Both tested on 56k dial up connection.

The hack did not make a difference with the notebook connected to a T1 connection.

Since my XP comp only gets connected to a T-1, then I guess I won't bother. Thanks for the update.



My grandparents comp only has a dial-up so I did it there, and it is... . ok.



Andrew