How to Speed Up Internet Explorer

By Paul Favors

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In this age of super high-speed Internet, few things are more nerve wracking than a slow web browser. If you use Internet Explorer, then you know how frustrating it can be to deal with this web browser when it's crawling along at a snail's pace. Here are a few simple steps you can take to quickly speed up Internet Explorer and put an end to your frustration.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging
Step1
Click your “Start” button and select “Run.”
Step2
Enter “regedit” into the text box and select “OK.”
Step3
Navigate to the following option in the left pane:

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

Upon making your selection, you'll see the contents of Internet Settings.
Step4
Find the following two values in the right column of Regedit:

MaxConnectionsPerServer
MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server

If both lines are NOT present, the move on to Steps 6-7. If both lines ARE present, then proceed to Step 5.
Step5
Right-click on “MaxConnectionsPerServer” and choose “Modify” on the drop-down menu. Select “Decimal” and set the “Value” field to “6.” Repeat this step for the second line (MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server). Move on to Step 9.
Step6
Right-click somewhere in the white area of the right column, select “New”, and click on “DWORD.”
Step7
Type in “MaxConnectionsPerServer” as the new DWORD value and click “Enter.” Your new value will appear in the right column. Right-click this value ad choose “Modify.” Click “Decimal” and set the “Value” field to “6.”
Step8
Repeat Steps 6-7 using “MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server” as the name of your DWORD value.
Step9
Exit Regedit and open Internet Explorer to test.

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on 9/24/2008 i am unable to see Internet option in step 3?

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on 7/12/2008 Thank you! This helped alot!

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