William--
This is the MSKB Jan referenced, It uses a regedit and Kelly used a VB
script.
How to Configure Internet Explorer to Have More Than Two Download Sessions
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;282402&Product=ie600
I got some good info from David's post, and math I wouldn't have done by
myself., and a point I hadn't considered as strongly. A lot of the
so-called Download Accelerators are hyped.
That site you googled into, Kelly's, is a fantastic source and you will want
to closely check out the Tweaks section and the A to Z sections is a
collection of information you wouldn't duplicate in such a convenient form
if you had a library of most of the XP books around. It is well worth
visiting on a regular basis. Those tweaks/tips are updated frequently,
often to correct problems that show up in the XP groups, and you'll see
David's name if you scroll down to the bottom of the Tweaks page. You'll
find that the A to Z section will lead to sub sections full of some gems
you'd have a hard time digging up elsewhere.
Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_tweaks.htm
Taskbar Repair Tool Plus!
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/taskbarplus!.htm
Chad Harris
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Thankyou David.
I'm obliged for your explanation.
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Regards
William
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You are limited to TWO file downloads per site if HTTP 1.1 or 4 if HTTP 1.0.
A web site only accepts so many connections. Say we have a site with 500
connections. At 2 up to 250 people can download from it. At 10 only 50
people can. Therefore if everyone does what you do all web sites will need
to buy bigger servers or users will start seeing the message "Too many users
are connected" (and it's been years since I've seen this message). The limit
of 2 is to share access for everybody. It is an Internet standard.
Why can one change it. Well you may be on a private internet where you own
it and can do whatever you want with it. But you are preventing me from
using the public internet or are forcing web sites to spend money on bigger
servers or more software licenses (most of the internet run free software).
Should I now set mine to 20 as I find the restriction difficult as I often
download large PDF and can only do 2 at a time. But I think about the effect
on others and leave it at two.