Speed Guide Generic Registry
Patches
We've added the optimal Registry settings
for Cable Modems, DSL or any similar broadband Internet
connection to these patches. You should really experiment
with different sever we've added them for simplicity, ease of
installation and the many requests. Please make sure you
download the patch for your version of Windows, they are
slightly different. If you'd rather try editing the Registry
yourself, check the Registry Tweaks section of the site, or
use our TCP Optimizer program.
Note:
All patches are compressed and downloadable in "zip" format.
You might need an utility, such as WinZip or WinRAR to
uncompress the downloaded files before installation.
Speed Guide_tweak_9x.zip
Description: Generic Registry patch for
Windows 95/98/98SE/ME (includes a fix for 98SE ICS, as well
as corrected SackOpts location). This is an updated version
of our original regstry patch, it's an .inf file that tweaks
the Registry and adds all the optimum settings for Cable
modem, DSL, or any similar broadband connection. To install,
extract the file first, then just right-click (on the .inf
filename) and choose "Install" from the Pull-down menu. You
need to reboot for changes to take effect.
OS: Windows 9x/ME | version:
1.0 | date: 11/23/00 |
filesize: 1KB
Speed Guide_tweak_9x_pppoe.zip
Description: Generic Registry patch for
Windows 95/98/98SE/ME and DSL connection using PPPoE.
(includes a fix for 98SE ICS, as well as smaller MaxMTU,
corrected for PPPoE) This is an updated version of our
original regstry patch, it's an .inf file that tweaks the
Registry and adds all the optimum settings for Internet
connecions using PPPoE. To install, extract the file first,
then just right-click (on the .inf filename) and choose
"Install" from the Pull-down menu. You need to reboot for
changes to take effect. The PPPoE patch generally applies
only to some xDSL connecions, it is not for use with Cable
modems. For additional info on
PPPoE check out our Terms & Definitions page.
OS: Windows 9x/ME | version:
1.0 | date: 11/23/00 |
filesize: 1 KB
Speed Guide_default_9x.zip
Description: A patch that returns all
TCP/IP related Registry entries to the Windows default
state. You can use it with Windows 9x/ME. To install,
extract the file first, then right-click (on the .inf
filename) and choose "Install" from the Pull-down menu. You
need to reboot for changes to take effect. If you don't like
the changes all the other patches make, or in case they have
negative effect on your throughput, either restore the
Windows registry to it's previous state, or use this patch
to return to the default Windows TCP/IP entries.
OS: Windows 9x/ME | version:
1.0 | date: 11/23/00 |
filesize: 1 KB
Speed Guide_tweak_2k.zip
Description: Generic patch for Windows XP
and Windows 2000 (all versions). This patch will optimize
your TCP/IP Registry settings for high speed Internet
connections. To install, extract the .inf file first, then
double-click (or right-click on filename and choose install
from the pull-down menu) and reboot for changes to take
effect.
OS: Windows 2K/XP/2k3 | version:
1.0 | date: 12/18/01 |
filesize: 1 KB
Speed Guide_tweak_2k_pppoe.zip
Description: Generic patch for Windows
XP/2000 and DSL connections using PPPoE. This patch will
optimize your TCP/IP Registry settings for high speed
Internet connections. It is specifically designed for PPPoE
DSL connections. To install, extract the .inf file first,
then double-click (or right-click on filename and choose
install from the pull-down menu) and reboot for changes to
take effect.
OS: Windows 2K/XP/2k3 | version:
1.0 | date: 12/18/01 |
filesize: 1 KB
Speed Guide_default_2k.zip
Description: Patch that reverts the Windows
XP / 2000 Registry to its default state regarding TCP/IP,
deleting all tweaks. To install, extract the .inf file
first, then double-click (or right-click on filename and
choose install from the pull-down menu) and reboot for
changes to take effect.
OS: Windows 2K/XP/2k3 | version:
1.0 | date: 12/18/01 |
filesize: 1 KB
winxp_dnscache.zip
Description: Patch Windows 2k/XP not to
cache failed DNS entries. By default, when a DNS lookup
fails (due to temporary DNS problems), Windows still caches
the unsuccessful DNS query, and in turn fails to connect to
a host regardless of the fact that the DNS server might be
able to handle your lookup seconds later. This patch fixes
the problem by configuring the DNS client to continue
sending queries to an unresponsive network. To install, save
to your HD, unzip the .reg file, then double-click the
filename.
OS: Windows 2K/XP/2k3 | version:
1.0 | date: 05/14/01 |
filesize: 0.5 KB
winxp_dnscache_undo.zip
Description: Patch to reverse all changes
made by winxp_dnscache.reg. To install, save to your HD,
unzip the .inf file, then right-click on the filename and
choose "install" from the pull-down menu. Note: don't open
the file, just right-click on the .inf filename and choose
"install".
OS: Windows 2K/XP/2k3 | version:
1.0 | date: 05/14/01 |
filesize: 2 KB
Web Patches - faster loading of
Web Pages
The following patch increases Web page
loading speed, by doubling the number of possible concurrent
open connections. For example, imagine a web page has 20
images and some text - in order for your browser to get all
these files, it opens 2 or 4 concurrent connections,
depending on the Web server. Increasing the number of open
connections allows for faster retrieving of the data. Please
note that the patch sets some values outside of the HTML
specs. If you decide to install it, backup your Registry
first. Changes will take effect after you reboot. Download
the patch appropriate for your OS:
Speed Guide_webtweak_9x.zip
Description: Speed Guide Web Patch for
Windows 95/98/98SE/ME
OS: Windows 9x/ME | version:
1.0 | date: 12/18/01 |
filesize: 1 KB
Speed Guide_webtweak_2k.zip
Description: Speed Guide Web Patch for
Windows 2000/XP
OS: Windows 2K/XP/2k3 | version:
1.0 | date: 12/18/01 |
filesize: 1.5 KB
Microsoft Windows 9x Vtcp.386
Update
The following Microsoft patch fixes a bug
in Vtcp.386. It should be installed on Windows 95, 98 or
98SE only. Windows ME already has this fix implemented.
According to Microsoft, because of a math
error, the Windows 9x TCP/IP stack incorrectly computes a
timer used to retransmit packets (based on round trip time
to a server). When you are transmitting packets over
high-speed/high-delay networks, such as any broadband
Internet connection, this can result in unnecessary
retransmissions and lower throughput... This fix helps
reduce retransmission of packets, therefore improving the
overall performance of the TCP/IP stack. While It achieves
that, in some systems it might also reduce throughput a bit,
since it increases the wait before a packet is
retransmitted. If you decide to install this fix, backup, or
rename Vtcp.386, located in the \Windows\System directory,
so you will have a way of going back to your original
setting. You can download the Microsoft fix directly from
here, please get the one corresponding to your version of
Windows:
236926usa8.exe
Description: MS Vtcp.386 fix for Windows
98. Install and reboot for changes to take effect. This file
will not interfere with any of the other patches.
OS: Windows 98/98SE | version:
n/a | date: 08/13/1999 |
filesize: 169 KB
236926usa5.exe
Description: MS Vtcp.386 fix for Windows from
Microsoft for the install to work.
IMPORTANT: In some
Windows 95 systems, the new vtcp.386 does not work at all,
please backup, or simply rename your original vtcp.386,
rather than overwriting it, in case you need to revert to
the original file.
OS: Windows 95 | version:
n/a | date: 07/29/1999 | filesize:
171 KB
Windows Socket 2 update Windows 95
Description: Install and reboot for changes
to take effect. This file will not interfere with any of the
patches.
OS: Windows 95 | version:
n/a | date: 07/29/1999 | filesize:
963 KB
Microsoft Windows 98SE NDIS
Intermediate Drivers Patch
SYMPTOMS: On a Windows 98 Second
Edition-based computer that is using networking software
that is implemented as a Network Driver Interface
Specification (NDIS) intermediate driver, one of the
following symptoms may occur:
The computer may stop responding (hang) during startup or
shutdown.
Your network throughput and overall network performance may
gradually decrease, sometimes to the point that the computer
hangs or becomes completely unresponsive to network
requests.
To correct the problem with Windows 98SE computers only,
download the fix below:
243199US8.EXE
Description: Microsoft Windows 98SE NDIS
Intermediate Drivers Patch
OS: Windows 98SE | version:
n/a | date: n/a | filesize:
216 KB
@Home Speed Patch
This is an old beast back in our downloads
list by popular demand. Note this is an older patch, by a
company that is no longer in business :). A lot of people
reported drastic speed increase using this patch in the
past. It's a program that was supported by @Home Cable Modem
Service at the beginning of 1998, and it claims to make
registry changes in order to increase Cable modem
performance. The only key it makes changes to, that I'm
aware of is "DefaultRcvWindow". It changes it to "373360" ?!
The only disadvantage that I know of, is that that the
373360 RWIN value seems bogus, since it is not multiple of
MSS. Another fact is that such large value is not supported
under Windows 95 and NT4, only Windows 98,98SE,ME,2k,XP have
Large TCP Windows Support. To get the last bit of
performance out of your Cable Modem, I'd recommend changing
the RWin setting to some multiple of MSS after applying the
patch (use our TCP Optimizer, check the Registry Tweaks
section , or install one of our Generic Registry patches)
after applying the @Home patch. This patch was not supported
by the @Home staff after 1998, according to them "It might
cause some problems with stream video..." If you still want
it, you can download it from here. I couldn't reproduce any
problems with "video streaming" while running the patch. If
you want to uninstall this patch for some reason, you can do
it easily from "Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs" - look
for "Quest@Home"
spatch.zip
Description: Quest@Home Speed Patch
OS: Windows 9x | version:
n/a | date: 6.18.1998 | filesize:
607 KB
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