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Step 1
Close unnecessary applications to free up some virtual memory; more memory equals faster-loading pages. Some programs may close on the screen but still have processes lingering in the background. Press CRT+ALT+DEL on your keyboard. Click the button labeled "Task Manager." Under the tab that appears there will be a long list of running processes (i.e. firefox.exe, wmplayer.exe). Select the process that you would like to end and then click the "End Process" button. Be sure that you know which program the process is a part of--otherwise you could cause a crash.
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Step 2
Install a firewall to stop unnecessary applications from accessing the Internet and hogging your bandwidth. Free firewalls, like Comodo's found at Personalfirewall.comodo.com, let you deny or approve the attempts of any application or process attempting to connect to the Internet and in turn will allow more bandwidth to be allocated to your Web session and faster speeds.
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Step 3
Stop excessive scripts from loading by installing a copy of Noscript at Noscript.net. This add-on works for any of the Mozilla browsers and blocks slow, unresponsive and unnecessary applets from loading--so your Web pages will load quicker. You have the option to unblock scripts in case a necessary script was blocked.
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Step 4
Download a copy of Flashget at Flashget.com/download. While this will not boost the speed of your connection by much, Flashget will give you some elevation. Also Flashget allows you to resume downloads if you get disconnected.
