IE question?

PreDatoR · Post by **PreDatoR** » Mon Jan 28, 2002 9:18 pm

There a way to get rid of the download limit which IE has... I'm using version 5.5 and it would be nice to be able to downlaod more than 2 things at a time with it.

Busby · Post by **Busby** » Mon Jan 28, 2002 9:20 pm

Yeah add these registry keys:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"MaxConnectionsPerServer"= 00000020 dword value
"MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"= 00000020 dword value

[HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings]
"MaxConnectionsPerServer"= 00000020 dword value
"MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server"= 00000020 dword value

wvjohn · Post by **wvjohn** » Mon Jan 28, 2002 9:25 pm

i use download accelerator plus - it allows more than one download at once and also allows you to stream from 4 or more servers at once - i also like being able to set downloads for later when i'm not using the computer - it has some popups once in a while, but isn't bad - seems faster on broad band connections too

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Tue Jan 29, 2002 8:24 am

Not sure I understand this. I've never had a problem with having several downloads running at the same time in IE - 4 or 5.

JonasWorld · Post by **JonasWorld** » Tue Jan 29, 2002 8:29 am

Yeah, when you try to download more then one thing from the same site, it caps you at two. I've tried the registry tweak and it works!! I'm running IE 5.01 BTW.

PreDatoR · Post by **PreDatoR** » Tue Jan 29, 2002 8:31 am

I tried it last night and couldn't get it to work... Still only allowed 2 downloads from one site...

Maybe they changed someting in IE5.5

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Tue Jan 29, 2002 1:00 pm

Ah... from one site. Now I understand.

Could also be restricted from their end.

Busby · Post by **Busby** » Tue Jan 29, 2002 3:57 pm

Using IE6 myself and those registry tweaks work perfectly fine. Make sure all IE windows are closed and apply. A reboot afterwards won't hurt.

PreDatoR · Post by **PreDatoR** » Tue Jan 29, 2002 8:18 pm

That might be why it didn't work i'm the net connect for hte other comp and wasn't able to reboot after i did it... I'll try it tonight and see if it works.

Executioner · Post by **Executioner** » Wed Jan 30, 2002 12:44 am

Yeah, I have copied this, and it's the same as Busby stated on his thread:

In Internet Explorer 5 or 5.5, there is a limit to how many simultaneous downloads you can have per server. For instance, say someone was downloading two files from our site, and tried to download a third one. That third file wouldn't proceed to download until one of the first two completed. This also applies to a page with many images-as each one is a file-only two can download at a time per connection. This problem doesn't hinder analog modem users very much, as two files being downloaded at once is an overload for them, but for broadband users such as those with Cable Modems, or DSL lines this can significantly slow the loading of a page down. To remove this limit, one has to edit the registry.

Open up the registry editor by going to Start>Run, and typing regedit. Browse to this key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings. Then, on the right pane of the Window in an open area, right click and select New>DWORD Value. Enter the name of "MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server". Then, create another DWORD value and enter the name "MaxConnectionsPerServer". Now, right click on MaxConnectionsPer1_0Server and select modify. Click the decimal radio button to change the values you see to decimal instead of hexidecimal. Then, enter the value 16. Now, do the same for MaxConnectionsPerServer, except enter the value of 8 for this item. You can raise these or lower them depending on your connection speed. Setting higher values would be ideal for extremely fast connections. On a cable modem with usual speeds of 1.5Mbps, a value of 32 and 16 seems to be the optimal settings.