Internet Explorer 6 has been around for a while now but it still has a great percentage of errors. Since new alternatives like Firefox and Opera, which is my favourite, have come out we now know that, yes there is faster browsing out there. Internet Explorer can be as fast after trying out a few tips in this article.
Generally setting the browser to its defaults will make it go faster. There are two areas in specific that will make the largest impact.
Security settings and the advanced settings
To set these at their defaults go to Internet Explorer. In the browser go to the tools menu and select internet options. In the internet options go to the security tab. In the security tab set all of the zones to default. Then go to the advanced tab. In the advanced tab you will find the restore defaults button at the bottom of the window. Click o it and that’s it. Click on OK and restart your browser.
Setting the Number of Connections per Session
Internet explorer limits the number of connections it opens when you click on a link to open an new web page. Microsoft did this to comply with HTTP 1.1 standards but it also really slows down things when you open a new website and download the sites images. So to change that go to the start menu and select run. In the run command type regedit and click OK to open the registry editor. In the registry editor navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER SoftwareMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionInternet Settings. Here change the MaxConnectionsPerServer and MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server to a number you wish. That’s it, once done restart windows and you are all set. Just a note that this will effect all windows applications that use the internet explorer api so if something else is not working right that is why.
Keep less and save time
Windows by default will automatically set your temporary internet files to a certain percentage of your hard drive.
If you have a hard drive of 100 GB, your temporary internet files will be a couple of gigabytes in size. The more files that Internet Explorer has to look through the more time it takes to load a page. To change the size of your temporary internet files go to > tools menu in Internet Explorer and select > internet options, then click on the settings buttons in the > temporary internet files and change the size to the desired amount and click OK. Your computer might stall for a little bit if there are a lot of files to delete.
Or you can just delete your temporary internet files every time you finish your session.
To find out more about speeding up your computer visit How To: Speed up Your Computer
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