Opinions on speeding up I.E. please.

[hotfusion]

It is suggested on several sites that I.E. can be speeded up by editing the registry. Now, as this hack causes I.E. to not comply with Hypertext Protocol 1.0 and 1.1, is this a good idea, and does it actually improve things download wise? Any thoughts on this one anybody? Andy. My suggestions are what I would try myself. If incorrect, I welcome corrections to my rather limited knowledge. Andy.

 

[BongWild]

I have used the recommendations from

http://www.speedguide.net

and I do notice faster page loading. changing the rwin and mtu settings seem to be the most important.

Jason

 

[cutterboy]

I've found that by automatic daily cleaning up of TIF's and cookies using third party software made the biggest improvement in IE.

 

[reghakr]

Andy,

You know I edit the registry ALOT. But I've never gone for those so-called speed tips using the registry. There are just too many configurations of computers that one setting will not give an improvement on all computers.

Keep an eye on your temporary internet files. I run a cable modem and have set mine to a total of 10MB. Works fine for me, pages pop up instantly even when my resources are way down. Make sure there are only 4 folders under the C:\WINDOWS\Temporary Internet Files\Content.ie5 directory. After you click the Delete Files button in IE, open Windows Explorer and check it out manually. Right-click on the 4 cryptic-named folders and verify there is only one file. You won't see it, it's the totally hidden index.dat file.

In Tools>Internet Options, click the Settings button, then the View Objects button. If any ActiveX Controls show a status of damaged, hightlight it and click the Remove button. Or simply remove the ones you no longer use.

Then Backup the registry and/or export the following keys:
go to Start>Run, type regedit. Navigate to:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Code Store Database\Distribution Units
and delete any keys here that contain any information to the Controls you removed.

I'd also suggest you visit Windows Update and download the Critical Update Package for your machine. Do not download the Critical Update Notification or the error reporting Tool.

reghakr

 

[hotfusion]

Thanks for that, reghakr, most of what you've said I've already done or put in place so I must be on the right track. I also appreciate your remark on the 'speed tips', you see so much of this sort of thing on the web as well as third-party programs which do unmentionable things to your P.C, that I really started to think they may be useful! I guess I'll just have to accept the limitations of a dial-up modem until the U.K. emerges from the dark ages. %-(
Thanks for your input. Andy. My suggestions are what I would try myself. If incorrect, I welcome corrections to my rather limited knowledge. Andy.