Speed up firefox to the Maximum!!!

Do do you use firefox? Use the below tips to get the maximum from it.Use the settings carefully.


Open a new tab, type about:config and hit enter. Scroll down to find these prefference names listed below. Right click on the name and choose modify to change its value to the new ones listed below.

• network.http.max-connections (change value to 48)
• network.http.max-connections-per-server (change value to 16)
• network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy (change value to 8)
• network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server (change value to 4)
• network.httpelining (change value to true)
• network.http.pipelining.firstrequest (change value to true)
• network.http.pipelining.maxrequests 3(change value to 2)
• network.http.proxy.pipelining (change value to true)

These were some settings I ran across sometime ago. Pipelining does multiple data requests at once and should speed things up.

Common to all configurations

These are the settings that seem to be common to all configuration files regardless of connection speed or computer speed with a couple of additions - plugin paths can be found with about:plugins and the bookmark menu delay is turned off.

user_pref("network.http.pipelining", true);
user_pref("network.http.proxy.pipelining", true);
user_pref("network.http.pipelining.maxrequests", 8);
user_pref("content.notify.backoffcount", 5);
user_pref("plugin.expose_full_path", true);
user_pref("ui.submenuDelay", 0);

Fast Computer Fast Connection

user_pref("content.interrupt.parsing", true);
user_pref("content.max.tokenizing.time", 2250000);
user_pref("content.notify.interval", 750000);
user_pref("content.notify.ontimer", true);
user_pref("content.switch.threshold", 750000);
user_pref("nglayout.initialpaint.delay", 0);
user_pref("network.http.max-connections", 48);
user_pref("network.http.max-connections-per-server", 16);
user_pref("network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy", 16);
user_pref("network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server", 8);
user_pref("browser.cache.memory.capacity", 65536);

A couple settings of note - Firefox is allocated 4096 KB of memory by default and in this configuration we give it roughly 65MB as denoted by the last line. This can be changed according to what is used.

Fast Computer, Slower Connection

This configuration is more suited to people without ultra fast connections. We are not talking about dial up connections but slower DSL / Cable connections.

user_pref("content.max.tokenizing.time", 2250000);
user_pref("content.notify.interval", 750000);
user_pref("content.notify.ontimer", true);
user_pref("content.switch.threshold", 750000);
user_pref("network.http.max-connections", 48);
user_pref("network.http.max-connections-per-server", 16);
user_pref("network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy", 16);
user_pref("network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server", 8);
user_pref("nglayout.initialpaint.delay", 0);
user_pref("browser.cache.memory.capacity", 65536);

Fast Computer, Slow Connection

user_pref("browser.xul.error_pages.enabled", true);
user_pref("content.interrupt.parsing", true);
user_pref("content.max.tokenizing.time", 3000000);
user_pref("content.maxtextrun", 8191);
user_pref("content.notify.interval", 750000);
user_pref("content.notify.ontimer", true);
user_pref("content.switch.threshold", 750000);
user_pref("network.http.max-connections", 32);
user_pref("network.http.max-connections-per-server", 8);
user_pref("network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy", 8);
user_pref("network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server", 4);
user_pref("nglayout.initialpaint.delay", 0);
user_pref("browser.cache.memory.capacity", 65536);

Slow Computer, Fast Connection

user_pref("content.max.tokenizing.time", 3000000);
user_pref("content.notify.backoffcount", 5);
user_pref("content.notify.interval", 1000000);
user_pref("content.notify.ontimer", true);
user_pref("content.switch.threshold", 1000000);
user_pref("content.maxtextrun", 4095);
user_pref("nglayout.initialpaint.delay", 1000);
user_pref("network.http.max-connections", 48);
user_pref("network.http.max-connections-per-server", 16);
user_pref("network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy", 16);
user_pref("network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server", 8);
user_pref("dom.disable_window_status_change", true);

One of the changes made for this particular configuration is the final line where the status bar is disabled for changing web pages to save processor time.

Slow Computer, Slow Connection

We have entered the doldrums of the dial-up user

user_pref("content.max.tokenizing.time", 2250000);
user_pref("content.notify.interval", 750000);
user_pref("content.notify.ontimer", true);
user_pref("content.switch.threshold", 750000);
user_pref("nglayout.initialpaint.delay", 750);
user_pref("network.http.max-connections", 32);
user_pref("network.http.max-connections-per-server", 8);
user_pref("network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy", 8);
user_pref("network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server", 4);
user_pref("dom.disable_window_status_change", true);

Use these settings at your own risk!.

If you have done correctly your connection should get a speed increase of up to 2-30% depending on your connection type.

Courtesy :http://www.tweakfactor.com

Forgot the Administrator Password in Windows XP?

In windows XP there is a wizard for recovering forgotten passwords. At first you have to create a reset disk. Don't worry this process is simple.

Creating a reset disk

To create a reset disk open start>Settings>Control Panel>User Accounts. Then select the desired account with administrative right, select “Prevent a forgotten password” on the left side. Click on next and define a drive as the storage location for the disk in the “forgotten password wizard”. On the next step enter the “Current user password” in the field with the same name and insert the disk into the previously selected drive . Then windows create and save the “userkey” file on it so that the older restore disks are now no longer valid. Now, keep the disk with the current “userkey” safely. If you don’t do this everybody can access you computer without the password.

Using the disk

On the login screen click your username and press enter, an empty and incorrect password, if you have forgotten it. Then a message saying “Click here to use the password reset disk” appears. Then click on the “forgotten password wizard”, click next. Enter your new password and confirm it by re-entering it. Click next then on finish and log in to your account with the new password. That’s it you have recovered the forgotten password.