| There are few things more frustrating than a slow | | | | alternative download source for the file. This is not an |
| download. This is a big problem for many people | | | | issue if you're downloading from a large download site |
| regardless of whether you have a fast broadband | | | | like Apple, Microsoft, etc, because they have the |
| connection or not. Fortunately, there's a simple set of | | | | resources to handle a lot of connections to their |
| steps you can use to fix slow downloads on Windows | | | | download server & still supply a great download |
| XP. Here's what you need to do... | | | | speed. Many smaller download sites don't have very |
| 1) Check Your Internet Connection - Probably the | | | | powerful servers, and consequently, run extremely |
| biggest reason why downloads run slowly is because | | | | slowly if they have to serve many downloads. You |
| your Internet connection is not running at its full | | | | should try and find an alternative download source for |
| potential. This is a problem that many people | | | | your file / data (also known as a "download mirror") to |
| unknowingly put up with every day, and in order to | | | | ensure that this is not a problem. |
| make sure it's not affecting your system, you should | | | | 4) Clean The Registry - This is a very important step |
| click onto Google and then search for "Broadband | | | | which many people simply don't know about. The |
| Speed Test". Click the first result and it will come up | | | | "registry" is a central database which stores all the |
| with a speed test website. If you run that test and find | | | | settings, options and files that Windows needs to run. |
| your connection is extremely slow, or below what | | | | It's a vital part of your system but is also the cause of |
| you're paying for, you need to talk to your Internet | | | | many issues inside your PC, from a slow computer to |
| company about the problem. | | | | constant errors. The registry is also the cause of slow |
| 2) Limit The Use Of Other Programs - Another big | | | | downloads as well - because whenever you |
| problem that many XP users have is the use of too | | | | download a file from the Internet, your computer needs |
| many programs at once. It's easy to open multiple | | | | to read 100's of settings from the registry in order to |
| programs in XP, but because many of these | | | | help it process that download. Unfortunately, it's often |
| applications use up vital system resources and Internet | | | | the case that many registry settings become |
| bandwidth, they constantly slow your connection down. | | | | damaged and corrupted over time, leading your |
| In order to ensure your PC is running at prime | | | | computer to continually take longer to read the files it |
| performance, try to only use one or two programs at | | | | needs from the registry. This causes downloads to run |
| once. This will speed up your PC and make your | | | | slow & a host of other problems on your system. To |
| downloads run faster as well. | | | | fix this, you should use a 'registry cleaner' program to |
| 3) Find Alternative Download Source - If you're trying | | | | fix any of the damaged or corrupt registry settings |
| to download a file from one of the smaller downloads | | | | inside your PC, allowing your downloads to run faster. |
| sites on the Internet, you may wish to find an | | | | |