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Optimize Internet Connection Speed (Windows 95/98/Me) Popular
By optimizing the MaxMTU & MaxMSS settings along with the RWIN and TTL settings you can increase dialup modem and broadband connection reliability and performance by as much as 200%.

Cable Modem and DSL Speed Tweak to Increase Performance (Windows 95/98/Me) Popular
These settings allow you to boost the speed of your broadband Internet connection when using a Cable Modem or DSL Router with Windows 95, 98 and Millennium Edition.

Automatic Logon to Windows 95, 98 and Me (Windows 95/98/Me) Popular
This setting allows Windows clients to automatically logon without entering a user name or password, therefore bypassing the logon box.

Optimize Swap File Performance (Windows 98/Me) Popular
On systems with larger amounts of memory, more than 128Mb, the hard disk based swap file is not needed as much. This tweak optimizes the use of the swap file on such systems.

Use Windows Update Without Registration (Windows 98/Me/2000/XP) Popular
Windows Update is a useful feature but to ensure your privacy you may not want to register your personal details before being able to use it. With this tip you can bypass the registration process.

Change the Startup and Shutdown Screens (Windows 95/98/Me) Popular
Microsoft has a knack for making the Windows startup and shutdown screens pretty boring. Luckily it's relatively easy to replace these images with pictures of your own.

Force Users to Logon to Windows (Windows 95/98/Me) Popular
Usually users can simply press 'Cancel' at the Windows logon box to bypass the login process and gain access to the local computer. This tweak will logout the user if the authentication fails or the user clicks Cancel.

Change the Size of the Virtual Disk Cache (Windows 95/98/Me) Popular
This tweak allows you control the minimum and maximum amount of memory being allocated as disk cache. It can be used to speed up your system and possibly avoid some memory problems.

Optimize the DefaultRcvWindow & DefaultTTL Settings (Windows 95/98/Me) Popular
The optimization of RcvWindow and DefaultTTL along with other registry settings such as MaxMTU and MaxMSS can speed up TCPIP modem and Internet connections.

Hide Control Panel Applets (Windows 95/98/Me) Popular
This tweak allows you to show or hide any of the applets found in the Windows Control Panel.

Speed Up ISP Logon Time (Windows 95/98/Me) Popular
On some systems it can take a long time to connect to the Internet, you can decrease the time required to connect to your ISP by trying these simple steps.

Faster Modem Dialing (Windows 95/98/Me) Popular
Waiting to long for your modem to dial? This tip lets you reduce the time it takes your modem to dial, and increase your overall modem connection speed.

Launch Windows Desktop in a Separate Process (Windows 98/Me/2000/XP) Popular
By default Windows creates one multi-threaded Explorer process which contains the Desktop, Taskbar and all other explorer instances. If one of these instances fails, all instances will fail. When enabled, this setting causes Windows to create separate processes insulating them from other failures.

Start Windows Without Prompting for a Password (Windows 95/98/Me) Popular
Does Windows prompt you for a password every time you boot up even though you're the only one using the PC? Follow these instructions to make Windows automatically start up without prompting you for a password.

Optimize the Contiguous File Allocation Size (Windows 95/98/Me) Popular
This setting optimizes the file system by specifying the minimum amount of free contiguous space needed before writing a file. Larger values are especially useful for disk intensive applications to reduce fragmentation.

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