Editing the registry may really mess up your computer if you do anything wrong. Back up your registry Use Erunt if running Windows 2000/2003/XP.
RegEditX opens to the last entry you chance in your registry.
These change are aimed at optimizing your system so your computer runs better. If you feel happy with the way your computer runs, skip this section. Some of them work and some of them have no effect. Try one tweak at a time, reboot, and take note of how your system runs afterwards. Be careful. Only change and add the entries you mean to alter.
JohnTP's Home Win XP tweaks noticably sped up my P4 3.2 GHz, 2 G RAM system. Awesome instructions for optimizing a 56K dialup modem connecting at an average of 50Kpps. Tried on my mother's P4 2.8 GHz 1 G RAM system with a 56 K modem which normaly connects at 26Kpps and the effects were not as dramatic-- reloaded webpage quicker, the wait before loading a previsously unvisted site increased from 5 sentences of conversation to about four.
SpeedGuide website contains registry tweaks for speeding up your internet connection.
Windows Registry Guide website contains tweaks that you may try using your Win 98 or Win NT registry editor for boosting Windows performance. Some of them fix internet, security, memory, file and hardware issues.
Windows Registry Freeware Registry Tweaker tool for applying registry tweaks on Windows 2000/XP/2003. One of them is helpful for loading more into RAM if you invested in lots of it.
XP Myths Debunking numerous Myths from around the Internet regarding Windows XP, especially relating to Optimizations and Security. Read this before applying any other Win XP tweaks.
TCP Patcher Internet fix. Windows XP SP2 limits the number of simultaneous incomplete outbound TCP connection attempts to 10 per second. This patch changes the concurrent connection-limit to an unlimitted number. The amount of speed increase was the reverse when comparing Mom's P4 with my P4 from when I followed the instructions found at JohnTP's Home for optimizing a 56K dialup modem.
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