The tweak test wouldn't run and, without it Dr TCp is no good. HOWEVER I've
cleared the slow downloads (and 'LowID in Emule P2P) by disabling 'Protected
Mode' in Internet Explorer/ security settings. Speeds now match XP byte for
byte.
Thanks anyway! Colin
"Bryan Handfield" wrote:
> http://www.dslreports.com download Dr.TCP.. run their tweak test... enter in
> the suggested values and restart networking.
>
> Windows does *not* come optimized for broadband connections out of the
> box... this step must be taken to squeeze as much speed out of your
> connection as possible... for me, the difference was noticeable!!
>
> "Spirefm" <Spirefm@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:7689A096-38B8-4F5F-A642-5D8686E408E9@microsoft.com...
> >I ran a comparison last night between XP and Vista downloading the same
> >file
> > with the same .exe file and the same settings. XP ran at 50KB/s and Vista
> > at
> > 8KB/s. I repeated the test with the same result. I suspect its because of
> > all
> > the extra security. It makes Vista unuseable for me so I'll have to
> > investigate further. Apart from that, Vista seems fine. Colin
>