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After years of trials and tribulations, I’ve finally come up with a system to get my computer running very fast and efficiently. Here’s how I do it, feel free to follow if you feel your computer and/or laptop (for the purpose of this article the term “Computer” stands for both) doesn’t work as fast as you think its capable of given your RAM, CPU, Operating System, Hard Drive and Internet Connection. Many of these programs I’ve listed below, do the same or similar functions but I’ve found they get different results and I get the best results when I use them together in the order shown below. I do the following steps with the following software, every time I either reboot my computer, add or delete a program or if I feel the computer isn’t working as fast as I think it should be:

1. I click on (TuneUp Utilities) 1 -Click Maintenance which quickly cleans up your registry and hard drive with one click. 1-Click Maintenance is part of this software and is the basic application I use from it.

2. I then use (Sammsoft) Advanced Registry Optimizer and click Scan and Fix Registry Now which further scans and fixes Errors

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You detail your PC…. by GeeBee – 8/30/06 6:29 AM In reply to: GAH! slow computer, laggy games, HELP! by twitchandfidget

…but not actually what your playing, and at what settings and detail levels! So figuring out what your problem is, not happening beyond the general.

But let’s get to the bit you do detail (slightly) first.

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We have earlier shared tips to improve internet browsing speed up of two popular browsers Internet explorer 8 and Firefox 3 .Those were few browser oriented tips and tweaks that generally improves the web page loading time .But actually there are many other system oriented factors that affect the total download and upload speed in Windows based machines .One out of them is the system bandwidth share ,and the data volume used by individual applications . Also there are some internal system settings that should be tuned according to the internet connection plan . So here we have collected few softwares and tips to improve browsing and download speed on Windows XP,Vista and Windows 7 powered computers.

Increase download speed in Windows with the use of Firewall software :

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If you want the fastest average broadband speed in the world, don’t move to Japan. Instead, buckle up your Birkenstocks and pile into the VW Bus, because it’s time for a road trip to Berkeley, California, home of the fastest average Internet speeds on earth.

This nugget of data comes courtesy of the most recent State of the Internet report from Akamai Technologies, which collects and analyzes a unique data set of worldwide speeds and IP address usage. When all of the company’s speed data was sorted by city, three US locations top the list before South Korea and Japan begin to dominate.

Those three spots are Berkeley (average speed: 18.7Mbps), Chapel Hill, North Carolina (average speed: 17.5Mbps), and Stanford, California (average speed: 17.0Mbps). The next US city on the list is Durham, North Carolina (average speed: 13.6Mbps) in eighth place, followed by Ithaca, New York; Ann Arbor, Michigan; College Station, Texas; Urbana, Illinois; Cambridge, Massachusetts; University Park, Pennsylvania; and East Lansing, Michigan.

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If you have more than 1GB RAM then there is no reason that Windows XP should run from page file in hard disk. you can increase the speed of your computer by forcing the windows XP to run from Computer’s RAM (Memory). This one is the best tweak for windows XP I ever found, and it works very well. With this tweak w oue will force windows to load kernel and drivers in memory.

Here is what you have to do :

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Understanding The Internet Speed [Technology Explained]

Have you ever done a speed test on your Internet connection? A lot of people have, and they see Internet speed numbers like 500 kbps or 2 Mbps or sometimes even higher numbers. Then they turn around try to watch a streaming video on YouTube and the video stutters or stops for seconds at a time.

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Connection Speed

The speed at which you connect to the Internet is determined by a number of factors:

• the speed of your modem
• the modem type and speed supported at the number you dialed
• the quality of the phone lines in your area
• the amount of traffic on the Net

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Internet Speed Test: The Fastest ISPs in the U.S. 2010 By: Ben Gottesman

• 06.23.2010
• 33 comments

We put Internet browsing speeds to the test to see which providers are the best at delivering the Web to you.

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How to Speed Up Your Slow Internet Connection

Broadband internet connections have given access to instant information. However, slow internet connection problems are becoming more common. The speed of your internet connection is based on a number of factors. If any of these factors are hampered the overall connection speed will slow. Some causes of slow internet connection are beyond your control. However the majority of the problems that cause slow down can be easily eliminated with a few maintenance task. Some of the factors directly affected your internet net connection are modem speed, line quality, windows cache, security software and the quality of your internet service provider. The tips below will help you to tweak your system to get the best that your broadband has to offer.

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