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Windows XP reserves 20% of your internet bandwidth by default.
Increasing the speed lies in releasing this.

Here's how to do it:
Start-->Run-->type "gpedit.msc" without the "


This opens the group policy editor. Then go to:


Local Computer Policy-->Computer Configuration-->Administrative Templates-->Network-->QOS Packet Scheduler-->Limit Reservable Bandwidth


Double click on Limit Reservable bandwidth. It will say it is not configured, but the truth is under the 'Explain' tab :


"By default, the Packet Scheduler limits the system to 20 percent of the bandwidth of a connection, but you can use this setting to override the default."


So the trick is to ENABLE reservable bandwidth, then set it to ZERO. This will allow the system to reserve nothing.

By default, Microsoft includes the /prefetch:1 switch to speed up it's Windows Media Player application start time. This switch can be used for other Windows applications and also many third party programs.
Example #1
You have AOL 8.0 installed on the computer. Complete the steps outlined below to add the /prefetch:1 switch to AOL's Target path.
1. Right click on the AOL shortcut and select properties from the menu.
2. In the Target: Field add the /prefetch:1 switch to the very end of the path, like this: "C:\Program Files\America Online 8.0\aol.exe" /prefetch:1 and then click ok.
Now start AOL. It would load at least 50 times faster than ever before.
Example #2
1, Go to the Start button/All Programs/Accessories/System Tools
2. Right click on System Restore and select properties from the menu that appears. Add the /prefetch:1 to the Target Path entry so it looks like this %ystemRoot%\System32\restore\rstrui.exe /prefetch:1 and click ok.
Now System Restore will start immediately when executed.
Note: This switch will only work with some programs. Others will return a message saying the program in the target box is invalid. Just remove the switch

If you are running around each time you here an English song, searching websites for the lyrics, then your search is finally over. Just download this small and simple plugin from lyricsplugin.com.
Plugins for Winamp and Windows Media Player are available and are compatible with all versions.
You just need to be connected to the internet, and each time you open a song the lyrics will appear in no time in the side window of the player.

Note: Many a times when you download songs from websites, they come with the name of the website stuck with song name. This hampers the ability of the plugin to search and display the correct lyrics. So ensure each time you download a song, go to its properties and correct all the info including in the summary.Keep in mind to correct the name of the song in Properties>Summary>Advanced.

Get Orkut Scraps Via sms

This will be one of the things all Indians would have thought in their dreams. Every one would be in eager to check their scraps to Know whether he/she has scraped me. Here is an end to that!!!
Follow the steps carefully to get scraps on you mobile for Free

1. Login to your orkut account and click on your profile itself.
You will get see something like this in your browser address bar
http://www.orkut.com/Profile.aspx?uid=17525692649344931546
In the place of 17525692649344931546 will be displayed your ID no. Make a note of this Number.
2. Now go to hrefhttp://www.mytoday.com/ and register your mobile. This can be done by sending sms REG to 9845398453. This will cost you 2 to 3 Rupees based on the operator.
3. Now Mytoday will send you your password to your mobile.
4. Login to you Mytoday account using
Username: mobile no
Password: you got in sms
5. Click on the Manage Feeds
Now you would see like this
Manage Feeds
Folders:
* Default
* Email
* SMS
6. Click on SMS
Now You will find an option to
Add Feed
Name:
URL:
7. Now insert your orkut id in the space17525692649344931546
http://www.orkutfeeds.com/feed.php?uid=17525692649344931546
So now this link will look like
http://www.orkutfeeds.com/feed.php?uid=17525692649344931546