"You may be getting less than you have coming to you when you download in Internet Explorer. For some reason, IE limits you by default to two simultaneous downloads (crazy, I know especially if you have a high-speed Internet connection). To increase the number of IE download streams in Windows XP, first click Start -> Run, type regedit, and press <Enter> to open Windows' Registry. In the left pane, navigate to the following key (Rigstry-speak for folder): HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings.
For safety's safe, buck up this key before you proceed: Right-click it and select Export; then choose the folder that you store your backups in, give the file a name like 'IE Registry Backup', and click Save. Now you're ready to start tinkering with the Registry settings. Choose Edit -> New -> DWORD Value, type MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server=Dword:0000000a, and press <Enter>. Right-click the new entry, choose Modify, check the Decimal radio button, enter 10 under 'Value data', and click OK. Repeat these steps to create a DWORD Value in the same key named MaxConnectionsPerServer=Dword:0000000a with the same settings as the first one you created, and close the registry."
I haven't tested this myself (yet) but I was reading pcworld magazine and thought someone might have a need for this. I know I sure do, it pisses me off that I'm limited to 2 downloads, but whatever.
For safety's safe, buck up this key before you proceed: Right-click it and select Export; then choose the folder that you store your backups in, give the file a name like 'IE Registry Backup', and click Save. Now you're ready to start tinkering with the Registry settings. Choose Edit -> New -> DWORD Value, type MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server=Dword:0000000a, and press <Enter>. Right-click the new entry, choose Modify, check the Decimal radio button, enter 10 under 'Value data', and click OK. Repeat these steps to create a DWORD Value in the same key named MaxConnectionsPerServer=Dword:0000000a with the same settings as the first one you created, and close the registry."
I haven't tested this myself (yet) but I was reading pcworld magazine and thought someone might have a need for this. I know I sure do, it pisses me off that I'm limited to 2 downloads, but whatever.
