XP mode INTERNET faster??

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wildbilly

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I noticed today that my download speeds went for 1.08 mb/s to 1.34 mb/s when I am in xp mode.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
DELL
OS
WINDOWS 7 64-bit Ultimte
CPU
Quad Core 2
Motherboard
Dell
Memory
4 Gig
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 8600 GTS
Sound Card
on board
Monitor(s) Displays
22 inch HD
Hard Drives
500 gig
160 gig
Other Info
Windows experience rating of 5.9
That's possible for many reasons.

Firstly, on XP you have less traffic-intesive services running.. IPv4 on XP, while IPv4/6 on Win7. Homegroup polling on Win7, but the verly likely culprit is better driver support for your NIC on XP.

Btw, why so bold?
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build/Mod
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
CPU
Intel QX9650 Extreme 4.0 GHz
Motherboard
ASUS Rampage Extreme Rev2
Memory
8GB (4x2) Corsair Dominator DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
2x Radeon R390X [8GB]
Sound Card
SupremeFX X-Fi
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell 2408WFP 26" Panel
Screen Resolution
1920x1200
Hard Drives
4x WD 2TB (8TB+ Total)
2x Crucial SSD 128GB (RAID-0)
1x LG Blu-ray read/write
1x Phillips LightScribe DVD read/write
PSU
Corsair HX1000
Case
CoolerMaster - Cosmos S
Cooling
Custom Liquid - 320mm rad w/ 3x 80mm fans, CPU/NB/SB Blocks
Keyboard
Logitech Illuminater Pro
Mouse
Logitech
Internet Speed
Fractional T1 - 125Mbps
Antivirus
ESET Security Suite / Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Cyberfox Intel x64
Other Info
OC'd to 5.0GHz @ 44c under full load
Also in XPM, you have much less running services and applications. Virtualised OSs are bare minimum to get things running.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
self built
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
CPU
Intel E8400 3GHz
Motherboard
Intel DX48BT2
Memory
Kingston PC3-10700H 4Gb
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon HD 5850 BlackEd.
Sound Card
Asus Xonar DG
Monitor(s) Displays
2x Samsung SM-T220HD 22"
Screen Resolution
1680x1050 on two monitors
Hard Drives
OCZ Vertex 2 120gb 3.5" (OS)
Seagate Momentus XT 500gb
Samsung F3 1Tb (games)
2x Samsung F1 1Tb
PSU
Thermaltake ToughPower 850w
Case
Thermaltake Armor
Cooling
Scythe Mugen II
Keyboard
Microsoft Comfort Curve USB
Mouse
Razer Diamondback 3G
Internet Speed
8128/443
interesting....makes sense though, thanks guys!

Not sure why I went bold....
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
DELL
OS
WINDOWS 7 64-bit Ultimte
CPU
Quad Core 2
Motherboard
Dell
Memory
4 Gig
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 8600 GTS
Sound Card
on board
Monitor(s) Displays
22 inch HD
Hard Drives
500 gig
160 gig
Other Info
Windows experience rating of 5.9
Just by comparison, currently in Win7 I have 64 processes running, whereas in windows 2000 in virtualbox theres only 20.
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
self built
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
CPU
Intel E8400 3GHz
Motherboard
Intel DX48BT2
Memory
Kingston PC3-10700H 4Gb
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon HD 5850 BlackEd.
Sound Card
Asus Xonar DG
Monitor(s) Displays
2x Samsung SM-T220HD 22"
Screen Resolution
1680x1050 on two monitors
Hard Drives
OCZ Vertex 2 120gb 3.5" (OS)
Seagate Momentus XT 500gb
Samsung F3 1Tb (games)
2x Samsung F1 1Tb
PSU
Thermaltake ToughPower 850w
Case
Thermaltake Armor
Cooling
Scythe Mugen II
Keyboard
Microsoft Comfort Curve USB
Mouse
Razer Diamondback 3G
Internet Speed
8128/443
I tweaked the hell out of W2K back in the days before nLite n stuff. 10 processes. Look at the thread count...99

99threads.jpg
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Haha! You peeked. Why so nosey?
OS
XP / Windows 7 Pro RTM
lol mine has 240 threads!
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
self built
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
CPU
Intel E8400 3GHz
Motherboard
Intel DX48BT2
Memory
Kingston PC3-10700H 4Gb
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon HD 5850 BlackEd.
Sound Card
Asus Xonar DG
Monitor(s) Displays
2x Samsung SM-T220HD 22"
Screen Resolution
1680x1050 on two monitors
Hard Drives
OCZ Vertex 2 120gb 3.5" (OS)
Seagate Momentus XT 500gb
Samsung F3 1Tb (games)
2x Samsung F1 1Tb
PSU
Thermaltake ToughPower 850w
Case
Thermaltake Armor
Cooling
Scythe Mugen II
Keyboard
Microsoft Comfort Curve USB
Mouse
Razer Diamondback 3G
Internet Speed
8128/443
wildbilly said:
I noticed today that my download speeds went for 1.08 mb/s to 1.34 mb/s when I am in xp mode.
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Disable ip6 in Win7 if you don't need it. Gave me about 10% boost.

Kari
 

My Computer

Computer type
Laptop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP ENVY 17-1150eg
OS
Windows 10 Pro x64 EN-GB
CPU
1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor
Memory
6 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics
Sound Card
Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer
Monitor(s) Displays
17" laptop display, 22" LED and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI
Screen Resolution
1600*900 (1), 1920*1080 (2&3)
Hard Drives
Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media
Cooling
As Envy runs a bit warm, I have it on a Cooler Master pad
Keyboard
Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth)
Mouse
Logitech Performance Mouse MX
Internet Speed
50/10 Mbps VDSL
Antivirus
Windows Defender 4.3.9431.0
Browser
Maxthon 3.5.2., IE11
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