when xp first came out i can think i can remeber reading that xp steals alot of ur bandwith, because as i now have xp my d/l has droped by about 2kbs and with a 56k modem thats quite a loss, is their anyway to stop this loss?

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See if any of these tweaks will help http://www.tweakxp.com/tweakxp/internet_tweaks.asp

It doesn't "steal it" but more "reserves it". It keeps some for it's own programs.

It can be removed by clicking on the url below and following the instructions.

http://www.tweakxp.com/tweakxp/display.asp?id=282


Roger