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Tweaks For Speed – Beginners Guide

There's always room for improvement and when it comes to Windows and your DSL connection, there is usually plenty of room for improvement. Often, your PC is unable to take full advantage of the lighting fast speeds that DSL provides because earlier systems like Windows 95 and 98 were never designed with Broadband technology in mind.

Do not despair, though, as there are things you can do to make your system run better, faster and smoother than ever before. These are known as DSL tweaks and though they are pretty technical when it comes to understanding what they actually do to your PC to help it run better, all you really need to know is whether they work or not.

For those who are technologically interested, a DSL tweak is a program that accesses your PC's registry and 'tweaks' the settings to allow for faster connection times. There are many different programs you can use, the most common one being a program called DRTCP.

Once loaded, this gives you a simple interface that allows you to change settings normally embedded well beyond your reach. Of course, you will want to use some caution when playing about in your system registry. Make sure your backups are up to date and you have the necessary software and licenses to reinstall Windows if anything goes horribly wrong.

Once the program accesses your registry, you can allow more data to flow to your PC faster. The factory settings it comes with can slow it down unnecessarily. There are several settings you can tweak for better performance. The most important one is something called RWIN. RWIN can normally be raised to optimize performance, though setting the value too high can cause loss of data.

Tweaking your PC can be a lot of fun. Just make sure you use a decent, reputable program like DRTCP and make notes of all the settings you change, so you can change them back if things go fuzzy. Take it slow, follow the directions and before you know it, you'll be surfing faster than you ever thought possible.

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