There are some simple things you can do to help improve the speed you experience when you are surfing the internet. The first thing you should do especially if you download a lot of stuff is to change the default limit of concurrent downloads. You can have up to sixteen files downloading at the same time from the same server if you want to. You make the change to the registry key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings

Add a new value called DWORD then add an entry named MaxConnectionsPerServer and set the value to sixteen.

Another thing you can do to improve the performance of your computer is to disable the indexing service. Indexing consumes a lot of system resources and this can have a negative effect on your computers performance. When you disable indexing you will not only free up space on your hard drive you can improve the performance of it as well. You can disable indexing in the Services tab of the Administrative Tools in the Control panel. Just right click and choose “Disable”.

The default setting for cache in Internet Explorer is set to hold a large amount of cache. This can take up precious space on your hard drive as well as causing your disk to be fragmented. When you lower the maximum size of your internet cache to be one hundred-twenty eight it provides for the optimal level helping to improve your systems performance as well as preventing any other issues.

One Saturday night, I was streaming through a video website watching an episode of my favorite television show when suddenly my internet connection disappeared. I tried to check the wireless router, no problem was detected. I tried a reboot but still no internet connection. Confused and clueless, I asked assistance from my internet provider. The first question that came into my mind was; “Did I pay my bill?” A call to the internet provider costumer service answered my question. Yes, I did pay my bills. The morning after, still with no internet connection detected, I sought help from a computer technician. It was then when I found out that the LAN cable connecting my router to the phone line was defective and needed to be replaced.

The LAN cable is the conductor and the path in which the internet connection runs to provide internet to our PC’s. Since in the set up of server and routers the LAN cables are hidden, it is usually the last thing we suspect when there is a problem in the internet connection. The most common cause of damage to the LAN cable is the tearing of the cable cover due to constant friction and heat, the damage caused by animals like rats biting the cable and the expiration of the cable.

To maximize the lifespan of our LAN cables, we must choose the recommended brands. The quality of the LAN cable is very important to the speed of the internet connection. A damaged of a single microfiber inside the LAN cable can change the speed of the internet connection.

There are some things that you can do to improve how fast your internet browsing experience. The things you can do on the internet can affect how fast it performs. Downloading is one area that you may find frustrating if the settings on your computer are not optimal for what you do.

There is a limit of the number of concurrent files you can download. The default setting is to only allow two downloads at a time. You can change that setting to up to sixteen as long as they are from the same server.

To change the setting is a registry edit found at in the key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings

Change the DWORD value by right clicking on it and changing it to no more than16.

Another thing you can do to free up system resources is to disable indexing services. Indexing can consume a significant amount of system resources. When you disable this feature you can actually free up space on your hard drive improving its performance. To change this setting is in Services in Administrative Tools in the Control Panel. Just choose Disable by right clicking on Indexing Service.

Resizing the cache of your Internet explorer settings can also keep your system free of unnecessary files. For optimal performance reduce the maximum cache size to 128 megabytes. You can change this setting in the General settings in the Tools of the Internet Options of Internet Explorer.

The display speed of menus is another setting that you can optimize. You will find this setting in the System folder in the Control Panel from the Start menu. Clear out the Slide and Fade options.

If you have no trouble whatsoever connecting to the Internet through your ISP (Internet Service Provider) you might not think the least bit about this. However, if you are constantly seeing your Internet connection going in and out and you know that it is not due to bad weather (and you are current on your bill) you need to consider something else here. You need to think about the fact that you Internet connection settings and bandwidth settings are slightly off. They might also not be at the levels that you need them to be.

This is one problem that you may or many not be able to fix on your own. The first thing to check is your Internet connectivity for Windows itself. To do that you need to consult your Owner’s/User Manual as each PC is different. You can also contact your ISP and ask a technician there what the settings are that they use. Also ask what the settings would be that you need to ensure peak performance and continuous connection.

If you are not able to get anywhere this way then you might want to talk with someone that specialize in matters like this, someone that is in the IT – Information Technology – field. That person might be able to give you a clue about what is going on and what to do about it. This is not saying that you are always going to be able to find your answers this way, just giving you a place to start.

We all know that keeping your computer as virus, malware and spyware free as possible is the best idea. Do you realize that this is a full-time job in and of itself these days? There are so blasted many different types and mutations of/on the most commonly used computer viruses that it is not funny any longer! So what can you do to make sure that your computer is as protected as possible? The standard answer is to run your anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-malware and security software routinely. For some this me3ans doing all of that every single day.

For others it means every other day or perhaps once a week. How often you actually run these programs actually depends upon how much you surf the Internet and how much you happen to be downloading and/or installing. The more you cruise the Internet, the more that you are downloading/installing; the more you seriously need to run maintenance every single day. This is no guarantee however that you are not going to pick-up something you do not want!

What is does mean is that you have a much better chance of catching and eliminating problems before they get too big. The main ones that you really want to look out for and get rid of immediately are the Trojans and the WIN32s. These are BIG TROUBLE no questions asked and no doubt about it! As has been said before, there is almost no way to absolutely guarantee that you are not going to pickup something nasty online.

If you notice that your computer takes a long time to navigate to web pages, reload pages, or is just sluggish in general while surfing the internet there are several things you can do. Improving your internet browsing experience can make your time on your computer much more enjoyable unless you just really like having that many coffee breaks.

So how can your make your browsing experience faster? There are many things that can impact this speed. If you computer is just slow that can make browsing slow as it must process all the information it receives before loading and navigating to pages.

You internet service provider and how you connect are other important considerations in your browsing speeds. There are many choices you have available. Talk to your friends, family and the IT department at work to get their recommendations as to which seems to work the best and are the most reliable. You options will include DSL, Cable, Wireless 3G/4G, Verizon FiOs, Dial-up and Satellite. The fastest choice is Verizon FiOs or cable if you have the options and dial-up is the slowest.

If you really want to see the comparisons in your specific area there are Broadband Reports that you can look at.

The router and other equipment you use on your internal network can also affect your browsing experience. If you have the latest standard in Wi-Fi or wired routers you should be OK, if not upgrade.

LAN cables and connectors has a direct effect on internet and PC speed. It can make your speed go low if you do not know and maintain its condition. A Local Area Network, commonly known as the LAN network uses cables to physically connect PC’s from each other to enable it to send signals from each other. This is put to good use in computer internet shops, gaming purposes, and office use. A small tear or an unknown damage to your LAN cable cables can have disastrous effects to the whole network, say, an office network that uses LAN. Finding it and making the necessary replacements and repairs is a necessity.

The LAN cable is the conductor and the path in which the internet connection runs to provide internet to our PC’s. Since in the set up of server and routers the LAN cables are hidden, it is usually the last thing we suspect when there is a problem in the internet connection. The most common cause of damage to the LAN cable is the tearing of the cable cover due to constant friction and heat, the damage caused by animals like rats biting the cable and the expiration of the cable.

To maximize the lifespan of our LAN cables, we must choose the recommended brands. The quality of the LAN cable is very important to the speed of the internet connection. A damaged of a single microfiber inside the LAN cable can change the speed of the internet connection.

Keeping your system running fast will help to optimize your internet surfing experience. There are many utilities that can help you optimize your internet connection.

Xirrus Wi-Fi Monitor is a free download that will optimize your connection over Wi-Fi connections. This software works with Windows Vista. It is a sidebar and will display information about the current connection you are on. You will also be able to find any nearby hotspots. You will be able to compare the strength of all nearby Wi-Fi hotspots to choose the best one.

Expired Cookies Cleaner is another free utility that will delete your internet cookies. Cookies have an expiration date. After this date they will no longer work but they remain on your system. You can remove them all with this utility.

HackCleaner is a free utility that will clean out your computer of all sorts of internet garbage. It will remove temporary files, cookies, and browser helper objects. There is a security feature that blocks Browser Helper Objects so that they will not be installed on your computer.

Download Accelerator Plus for people who download a lot and is free. It will optimize every bit of the download process. It does this by splitting individual downloads into more than one piece. Then all may be simultaneously be downloaded from the fastest server. It integrates with your browser and automatically launches when you begin to download a file. It will re-start downloads that may have been interrupted as well as resuming and pausing downloads.

There are some simple things that you can do that will help improve the speed of your computer. What you do will be dependent on what is running slowly on your computer. If the internet is running slow then you might want to try to change the concurrent download limit of Internet Explorer. By default you can only download one file at a time. You can up that limit to sixteen files if you want to. To do this you need to use an registry editor. The setting is found in at:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings

When you get to this point all you need to do is to right click on the DWORD and change the MaxConnections to 16.

The next thing to try is turning off Indexing Service. Indexing can take up a lot of system resources that may affect your computers performance. When you disable the indexing service you will free up space on your hard drive and may help it run faster as well.

Another thing to try is to resize the cache of Internet Explorer. By reducing the amount of cache to 128 MB is the optimum choice. Cached files take up a lot of hard drive space and can slow down your computer.

The display speed is another setting to check. When you optimize these settings you can improve the speed of your computer.

With a few changes to the settings in your computer system you can make an improvement on how fast your computer runs.

There are several problems that will cause issues with your computer system and may even cause it to crash. If you use up all the space on your hard drive or are infected by a virus you may find that you cannot even use your system. If you have to restore your system it can be a painful process especially if you have not backed up all your information.

There are many temporary files and cached files that are created on your computer system that you may not be aware of. Programs will automatically save your documents while you are typing, when you open up links on websites files are downloaded and your internet history keeps information as links to make navigating to pages is quicker. All these things accumulate over time. If you do not clear out these temporary files on a routine basis they may cause your system to perform poorly. You can run a registry cleaner or the Disk Cleanup utility to remove these files.

DLL errors may also cause problems with how your system responds. DLLs are files that contain instructions or data telling your computer how a program or piece of hardware should work. Sometimes these files go missing or become corrupt. The system scanner can be used to fix these DLL errors.

Registry errors are other problems that will cause performance issues in your computer. Run a registry cleaner about once a week to prevent them from becoming a problem on your system.