Increase the Browsing and Downloading speed in Windows Vista With windows Vista you have noticed the slow internet speed. The web browsing and downloading speed is very slow as compare to previous versions of windows. You can open the same sites in windows XP and server 2003 with the normal speed. Follow the given steps to increase the Vista browsing speed: First go to Advance tab in Internet Explorer and turn off the TLS (Transport Layer Security) encryption option. Here to fix problem with some secure pages turn on the SSL 2.0 (Secure Sockets Layer) feature and click Ok button to close it. In windows Vista, the TCP autotuning feature is enabled by default. Some web servers do not respond properly to this feature, so it appears that some sites open with very slow speed. To use this feature, you will need to be logged into your computer with administrative rights. First click on Start button and type CMD in Run option then press Enter. At Command Prompt, type the following command and press enter.netsh interface tcp set global autotuninglevel= disabled This command will disable the TCP autotuning feature. Now close the command Prompt and restart your computer after any changes to go into effect. You can easily restore these setting by typing the following command at Command Prompt.netsh interface tcp set global autotuninglevel= normal Now close the command Prompt and again restart your computer after any changes to go into effect. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I recommend to Download WinBubble for Vista Here's the URL of WinBubble 1.73 from Majorgeeks.com http://www.majorgeeks.com/download5847.html WINBUBBLE In just two clicks, WinBubble will help you to customize and tweak your Windows Vista easily. Its features cover Customization, Security and Optimization. Changing Windows Vista Icons easily (Customizations and Restoration) Added "Browse" option in changing shortcut icons additional performance tweaks (Speed up Shutdown and Network Connections) more security features (complete UAC options and USB storage security) IE tools other miscellaneous tweaks Other Features: Windows Customizations: Add/Edit OEM Logo and Information´s Edit Owner Information Context Menu Customizations: Move To, Copy To, Take Ownership, Pin To, Turn OFF/ON Aero, Disk Clean-up and Winbubble launcher Customize Screensaver (Bubbles, Ribbon and Mystify) Customize and Remove the Arrow on Shortcut icons Desktop Icons: Show IE, Computer, Network, Control Panel, Username folder and Public Folder to Desktop. Hacking Windows Experience Score Re-enable Hibernation Enable Aurora Bootscreen guide Launch WinSAT Aurora Show Windows Vista Build on Desktop Enable Slow-Down Animations Enable/Disable Welcome Center IE Customizations: Internet Explorer Window Title Start Pages Enable/Disable Pop-up Blocker Enable/Disable Phising Filter Enable/Disable Download Complete Notification Enable/Disable ClearType font Remove Search Box Hide Command Bar Optimizations: Speed-up Start menu search (Stops searching the File index, Favorites and History, and Communication files) Clear Multiple Monitor Configuration 3 ways to turn off Windows Aero, Increases Performance for Gaming and Battery Usage Security: Remove "New" in Explorer´s Context Menu Remove "Folder Options" Disable Taskmanager Disable AutoPlay in All type of media Disable access to Display Property Disable access to Control Panel Increasing security by forcing to input the Username before entering the windows Add Encrypt/Decrypt to Explorer´s Right-Click Menu (Context Menu) Enable/Disable UAC Disable RUN command in the Start Menu and Task manager Hide ALL Fix Drives Hide a specific Drive Hide Shutdown button and options in the Start Menu Internet Explorer Security settings 1: Disable File->New, File-> Open, Save As, View Source, Favorites, Right-Click, Download, Tools->Internet Options. Internet Explorer Security settings 2: Internet Options Window, Hide General Tab, Security Tab, Privacy Tab, Content Tab, connections Tab, Programs Tab, Advanced Tab System Requirements: Windows Vista only :idea::idea::idea::idea: BY: ZANDER OF CALAUAG,QUEZON PHILIPPINES