If you use Windows XP Professional then it is possible to squeeze an extra 20% out of your internet connection. By default Windows XP Pro holds back 20% of your Internet speed for various services like windows update and spyware checks.

If you want to tap into this locked speed then make the following changes:

1. Go to Start-> Run-> and type gpedit.msc

2. Expand the Administrative Templates branch

3. Expand the Network tab

4. Highlight QoS Packet Scheduler

5. Click on Limit Reservable Bandwidth and check the enabled box

6. Then Change the Bandwidth limit % to 0 %

Answered by Yash , an ibibo Master, at 9:36 PM on June 24, 2008

Fresh Download is an easy-to-use and very fast download manager software that turbo charges downloading files from the Internet, such as your favorite freeware/shareware, mp3 files, movie files, picture collections, etc.

Unlike any other similar utilities, this software is 100% free, no charges, no banners in the software (whichsteal your bandwidth), no spyware.

Key features of Fresh Download:

*Speed up modem download speed in both FTP and HTTP protocols using your current internet connection (dial-up, cable, DSL / ADSL, satellite, T1, etc.)

*Pause and resume broken downloads, recover from a dropped Internet connection.


*Multiple connections download manager. To get the highest possible speed, this powerful tool uses 4 simultaneous connections (up to 8 connections) for the same file, while many other similar software only support single connection download. Based on user reports, this method may speed up your downloads by up to 400%.

Answered by Romi , an ibibo Master, at 7:43 PM on June 18, 2008

If you use Windows XP Professional then it is possible to squeeze an extra 20% out of your internet connection. By default Windows XP Pro holds back 20% of your Internet speed for various services like windows update and spyware checks.

If you want to tap into this locked speed then make the following changes:

1. Go to Start-> Run-> and type gpedit.msc

2. Expand the Administrative Templates branch

3. Expand the Network tab

4. Highlight QoS Packet Scheduler

5. Click on Limit Reservable Bandwidth and check the enabled box

6. Then Change the Bandwidth limit % to 0 %

Answered by Sharad Singh , an ibibo Master, at 6:23 PM on May 28, 2008

Hi there

Fresh Download is an easy-to-use and very fast download manager software that turbo charges downloading files from the Internet, such as your favorite freeware/shareware, mp3 files, movie files, picture collections, etc.

Unlike any other similar utilities, this software is 100% free, no charges, no banners in the software (whichsteal your bandwidth), no spyware.

Key features of Fresh Download:

*Speed up modem download speed in both FTP and HTTP protocols using your current internet connection (dial-up, cable, DSL / ADSL, satellite, T1, etc.)

*Pause and resume broken downloads, recover from a dropped Internet connection.


*Multiple connections download manager. To get the highest possible speed, this powerful tool uses 4 simultaneous connections (up to 8 connections) for the same file, while many other similar software only support single connection download. Based on user reports, this method may speed up your downloads by up to 400%.


*Easy integration into Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator, Opera, and Mozilla in any Windows operating system (95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, and XP). Simply grabs any URL from these popular browsers and Fresh Download will take over.


*Schedule your downloads for low traffic periods.

*Clipboard monitoring and drag & drop features. Easily grabs any URL from any applications.

*Antivirus support. Scan downloaded files from any viruses using your current antivirus software.

*Ability to download from password protected sites, in both HTTP and FTP protocols.

*Proxy Server support in both HTTP and FTP protocols.


*plus now it has a built-in Zip file extractor
source :

http://www.freshdevice s.com/modem_download_speed.htm l

Answered by Reeta K , an ibibo Master, at 3:14 PM on May 27, 2008

You install Free download manager. This will increase download speed . Free Download Manager is a full-featured download accelerator and manager.Free Download Manager is a light-weight, easy-to-use application. Also this software product is well-known for its intuitive and user-friendly interface. FDM can function as a site manager, accelerator, site explorer and scheduler.

The feature of free download manager are given below-
* Free Download Manager offers you a vast variety of options to control and schedule your downloads. This is a light-weight but powerful download manager.
* FDM can resume your broken download so that you needn't start it from the beginning after casual interruption.
* FDM allows you to limit the downloading speed. There are 3 modes of network usage: Light, Medium and Heavy.
* Capability to split download into several sections allows you to increase download speed up to 600%.
* FDM can connect to the Internet at a set time, download the files you want, launch any program, disconnect or shut down your computer when it's done.
* This download manager allows you to specify the settings of network usage, such as login and password, maximum number of connections, default group, etc. So you can avoid adjusting these settings every time you need to create new download from the server.
* Also you can download the whole web sites from the remote server. You can adjust FDM to download files with the extensions you have specified.

Answered by Nagendra , an ibibo Master, at 7:07 AM on May 27, 2008

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Answered by Dinesh , an ibibo Master, at 9:31 PM on May 26, 2008

Fresh Download is an easy-to-use and very fast download manager software that turbo charges downloading files from the Internet, such as your favorite freeware/shareware, mp3 files, movie files, picture collections, etc.

Unlike any other similar utilities, this software is 100% free, no charges, no banners in the software (whichsteal your bandwidth), no spyware.

Key features of Fresh Download:

*Speed up modem download speed in both FTP and HTTP protocols using your current internet connection (dial-up, cable, DSL / ADSL, satellite, T1, etc.)

*Pause and resume broken downloads, recover from a dropped Internet connection.


*Multiple connections download manager. To get the highest possible speed, this powerful tool uses 4 simultaneous connections (up to 8 connections) for the same file, while many other similar software only support single connection download. Based on user reports, this method may speed up your downloads by up to 400%.


*Easy integration into Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator, Opera, and Mozilla in any Windows operating system (95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, and XP). Simply grabs any URL from these popular browsers and Fresh Download will take over.


*Schedule your downloads for low traffic periods.

*Clipboard monitoring and drag & drop features. Easily grabs any URL from any applications.

*Antivirus support. Scan downloaded files from any viruses using your current antivirus software.

*Ability to download from password protected sites, in both HTTP and FTP protocols.

*Proxy Server support in both HTTP and FTP protocols.


*plus now it has a built-in Zip file extractor
source url:

http://www.freshdevice s.com/modem_download_speed.htm l

Answered by Shobhit , an ibibo Master, at 9:08 PM on May 26, 2008

Windows XP Professional then it is possible to squeeze an extra 20% out of your internet connection. By default Windows XP Pro holds back 20% of your Internet speed for various services like windows update and spyware checks.

If you want to tap into this locked speed then make the following changes:

1. Go to Start-> Run-> and type gpedit.msc
2. Expand the Administrative Templates branch
3. Expand the Network tab
4. Highlight QoS Packet Scheduler
5. Click on Limit Reservable Bandwidth and check the enabled box
6. Then Change the Bandwidth limit % to 0 %

Answered by Ashish Yadav , an ibibo Wizard, at 7:51 PM on May 26, 2008

Hi,

Fresh Download is an easy-to-use and very fast download manager software that turbo charges downloading files from the Internet, such as your favorite freeware/shareware, mp3 files, movie files, picture collections, etc.

Unlike any other similar utilities, this software is 100% free, no charges, no banners in the software (whichsteal your bandwidth), no spyware.

Key features of Fresh Download:

*Speed up modem download speed in both FTP and HTTP protocols using your current internet connection (dial-up, cable, DSL / ADSL, satellite, T1, etc.)

*Pause and resume broken downloads, recover from a dropped Internet connection.


*Multiple connections download manager. To get the highest possible speed, this powerful tool uses 4 simultaneous connections (up to 8 connections) for the same file, while many other similar software only support single connection download. Based on user reports, this method may speed up your downloads by up to 400%.


*Easy integration into Internet Explorer, Netscape Communicator, Opera, and Mozilla in any Windows operating system (95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, and XP). Simply grabs any URL from these popular browsers and Fresh Download will take over.


*Schedule your downloads for low traffic periods.

*Clipboard monitoring and drag & drop features. Easily grabs any URL from any applications.

*Antivirus support. Scan downloaded files from any viruses using your current antivirus software.

*Ability to download from password protected sites, in both HTTP and FTP protocols.

*Proxy Server support in both HTTP and FTP protocols.


*plus now it has a built-in Zip file extractor
source url:

http://www.freshdevice s.com/modem_download_speed.htm l

Answered by Ajay Pal , an ibibo Master, at 6:53 PM on May 26, 2008

hello patel If you use Windows XP Professional then it is possible to squeeze an extra 20% out of your internet connection. By default Windows XP Pro holds back 20% of your Internet speed for various services like windows update and spyware checks.

If you want to tap into this locked speed then make the following changes:

1. Go to Start-> Run-> and type gpedit.msc
2. Expand the Administrative Templates branch
3. Expand the Network tab
4. Highlight QoS Packet Scheduler
5. Click on Limit Reservable Bandwidth and check the enabled box
6. Then Change the Bandwidth limit % to 0 %

Answered by Radhe Radhe , an ibibo Advisor, at 6:51 PM on May 26, 2008