SP4

[Guest]

After I installed Windows 2000 SP4 internet speed went down significantly
(about 50%) compared to an XP machine on the same router/IP address (as
evidenced by internet speedtest). Has anyone seen this problem and knows how
to fix it?

 

[Dave Patrick]

You probably have some process running that is consuming all of the
resources. Task Manager|Processes and see what process is consuming the
mem/cpu

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| After I installed Windows 2000 SP4 internet speed went down significantly
| (about 50%) compared to an XP machine on the same router/IP address (as
| evidenced by internet speedtest). Has anyone seen this problem and knows
how
| to fix it?

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your reply. I checked CPU usage. It is at about 5% max. Most
resources are used by "System Idle Processes". So I am not sure if that is
it.

I did some web surfing earlier and found a few entries about SP4 and its
potential impact on network speed. A few people talked about certain
registry settings such as this:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic
es\Tcpip\Parameters\Tcp1323Opts

In this context, they referred back to item Q224829 (or KB224829) in the
Knowledge Base. I looked at it, but the instructions were not very
specific and I did not want to mess with the registry without knowing if this
is really the problem.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Here's the rest of them. normally there's no need to change them. Your
problem most likely lies elsewhere. SP4 has been around since June 26, 2003

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=120642

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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:
| Thanks for your reply. I checked CPU usage. It is at about 5% max. Most
| resources are used by "System Idle Processes". So I am not sure if that
is
| it.
|
| I did some web surfing earlier and found a few entries about SP4 and its
| potential impact on network speed. A few people talked about certain
| registry settings such as this:
|
| HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Servic
| es\Tcpip\Parameters\Tcp1323Opts
|
| In this context, they referred back to item Q224829 (or KB224829) in the
| Knowledge Base. I looked at it, but the instructions were not very
| specific and I did not want to mess with the registry without knowing if
this
| is really the problem.

 

[ByTor]

After I installed Windows 2000 SP4 internet speed went down significantly
(about 50%) compared to an XP machine on the same router/IP address (as
evidenced by internet speedtest). Has anyone seen this problem and knows how
to fix it?

http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php

http://www.speedguide.net/files/sguide_tweak_2k.zip

sguide_tweak_2k.zip
Description: Generic patch for Windows XP and Windows 2000 (all
versions). This patch will optimize your TCP/IP Registry settings for
high speed Internet connections. To install, extract the .inf file
first, then double-click (or right-click on filename and choose install
from the pull-down menu) and reboot for changes to take effect.
OS: Windows 2K/XP/2k3 | version: 1.0 | date: 12/18/01 | filesize: 1 KB

Should it be a perfect world and SP4 is supposed to do it for you?
Dunno, you decide......I've witnessed many scenarious where it doesn't,
applied the patch & tweked the reg to perfection.

Merge to the reg and it's done...........sguide_default_2k.zip will turn
it back if you think you're taking a risk........

Before you hit the reg go to this site, test your speeds....

http://speedtest.chartermi.net/
(Hopefully you have java installed) or any speed site will do, I prefer
this one.

Make note.....Apply the patch, reboot, run the speed tests again....Same
results than as Dave mentioned the problem lies elsewhere.

 

[Guest]

ByTor,

Thanks a lot! It works like a charm. Almost doubled the speedtest result.
You are a genious!

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your help. I just reimaged, using an old W2K CD from 1999. I
guess by using the roll-up SP4 the network settings turned out be
"sub-optimal".

 

[Dave Patrick]

Glad to hear it's sorted.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

:
| Thanks for your help. I just reimaged, using an old W2K CD from 1999. I
| guess by using the roll-up SP4 the network settings turned out be
| "sub-optimal".

 

[ByTor]

ByTor,

Thanks a lot! It works like a charm. Almost doubled the speedtest result.
You are a genious!

NO, not a genius but thank you for the compliment...........;0)

I'm glad it worked out for ya......Just keep that tweak handy in case ya
ever do a clean install..........I take nothing for granted especially
when it comes to my speed....... ;0)