AXCEL216's MAX Speeed Web Site Reviews + Awards I have posted my first [very primitive :)] MS Windows 3.10 + MS-DOS 6.0 ©Tricks + Secrets files on America OnLine (AOL) back in October 1993, but I have started my web site (hosted on AOL) only in August 1996, serving ever since strictly the BEST computing tweaks to millions of readers world wide. My web pages and ©Tricks + Secrets files are featured at these fine WWW/FTP sites, used in these excellent programs and published in these reputed computing magazines, in print and online [brag, brag, brag... :)]: http://members.aol.com/axcel216/reviews.htm [*] = Older zip files/web pages: - I am a proud member of the XTeq Systems team: http://www.xteq.com/misc/members/ and many of my Win9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 ©Tricks, Secrets + Registry ©Hacks are successfully used in XTeq X-Setup, the BEST and most comprehensive Win9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 power user tweaking tool ever created (freeware for personal use): http://www.xteq.com/products/xset/ - Site Mirror since 1999: [*] http://www.kisser.net.au/tontodan/menu.html Courtesy of Tonto [Yo' DA MAN!]: http://www.kisser.net.au/tontodan/ - Alan Martin's "Max Bang Per Buck" February 2003 Shell Shocked article: http://www.shell-shocked.org/article.php?id=110 - My "XP FIREWALL GUIDE" original ©trick: http://members.aol.com/axcel216/xp2.htm#XFG from TIPSXP.TXT (part of W95-11D.EXE) was featured on 8-27-2002 at: 1. WinOS Central: http://forums.winoscentral.com/showthread.php?threadid=2635 2. Tech Spot: http://www.techspot.com/ 3. Fred Langa's Langa List free Win9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 weekly e-mail newsletter on 9-5-2002: http://www.langa.com/newsletters/2002/2002-09-05.htm#5 - Netscape Open Directory (Dmoz.org) Windows FAQs, Help + Tutorials Cool Site Award on 4-6-2002: http://dmoz.org/Computers/Software/Operating_Systems/Windows/FAQs,_Help,_and_Tutorials/ - Dutch Planet Internet 3-27-2002 Site of The Week: http://web.planet.nl/planetdownload/pd270302.shtml - TechTV Screen Savers free e-mail newsletter in February 2002: http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/ - James Eshelman's E-List Vol 2 No 1 Featured WINDOWS SUPPORT SITE on 1-11-2002: http://www.aumha.org/elist/elist020111.htm#support James Eshelman is Microsoft MVP. - My ©tricks (all part of W95-11D.EXE): "WINXP PRO QOS FIX" from TIPSXP.TXT: http://members.aol.com/axcel216/xp1.htm#WPQF "WINME WBEM (WINMGNT) BUG + FIX" from TIPSME.TXT: http://members.aol.com/axcel216/me2.htm#WWWBF "DISABLE FILE PROTECTION" from TIPS2000.TXT: http://members.aol.com/axcel216/2k1.htm#DFP "DETONATOR 22.XX BUG + FIX" from REGISTRY.TXT: http://members.aol.com/axcel216/newtip22.htm#D22BF "ALWAYS UNLOAD DLLS" from TIPS98.TXT: http://members.aol.com/axcel216/98-4.htm#USEDLLS and my "FREE Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003 Extras" page from SOFTWARE.TXT: http://members.aol.com/axcel216/xptoy.htm were featured at Fred Langa's Langa List free Win9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 weekly e-mail newsletter on 12-10-2001: http://www.langa.com/newsletters/2001/2001-12-10.htm#9 - My "DETONATOR 22.XX BUG + FIX" original ©trick: http://members.aol.com/axcel216/newtip22.htm#D22BF from REGISTRY.TXT (part of W95-11D.EXE) was featured on 11-11-2001 at: 1. WinOS Central: http://www.winoscentral.com/ 2. Tech Spot: http://www.techspot.com/ - My "MS-DOS 5.00 - 8.00 Undocumented + Hidden Secrets" page: http://members.aol.com/axcel216/secrets.htm a.k.a. SECRETS.TXT (part of W95-11D.EXE), was featured in Scot Finnie's free Win9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 weekly e-mail newsletter on 10-17-2001 in the Tips of the Week section: http://www.scotsnewsletter.com/14.htm#tipadaweek - My "MS IE 5.5 SP2 + 6.0 FIX" original ©trick: http://members.aol.com/axcel216/newtip21.htm#MI5S6F from MYTIPS95.TXT (part of W95-11D.EXE) was featured at: 1. WinOS Central on 8-24-2001: http://www.winoscentral.com/ 2. Tech Spot on 8-24-2001: http://www.techspot.com/ 3. Fred Langa's Langa List free Win9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 weekly e-mail newsletter on 8-30-2001: http://www.langa.com/newsletters/2001/2001-08-30.htm#1 4. TechTV Call For Help free e-mail newsletter on 9-4-2001: http://www.techtv.com/callforhelp/ - My "MAX CACHE SPEED" original Registry ©hack: http://members.aol.com/axcel216/newtip16.htm#MCS from REGISTRY.TXT (part of W95-11D.EXE) was featured in Fred Langa's Langa List free Win9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 weekly e-mail newsletter on 8-3-2001: http://www.langa.com/newsletters/2001/2001-08-23.htm#5 Fred Langa is Editor at Information Week; - My "CD-ROM/DVD + HARD DISK MAX CACHE" Registry ©hack: http://members.aol.com/axcel216/newtip18.htm#CDMC from REGISTRY.TXT (part of W95-11D.EXE) was featured in the Lockergnome Tech Specialist 7-16-2001 issue: http://www.lockergnome.com/issues/techspecialist/20010716.html - TekGuide 6-18-2001 Cool Site of the Week Award: http://www.tekguide.net/features/2001,06,18.shtml - My Windows/WfWG 3.1x ©Tricks + Secrets: http://members.aol.com/axcel216/31.htm were featured at Dr. Dobb's Journal in the 6-26-2001 Free Windows article: http://www.ddj.com/documents/s=864/ddj0175d/0175d.htm - WinMD.com Windows Excellence - 1999 Editor's Choice Award. - CKiT's WorkStation Nine (WS9) Recommended Site: http://users.bigpond.net.au/thomps/cgmt/ - My "BUGGY TWEAKUI 98" original ©trick: http://members.aol.com/axcel216/98-3.htm#TWK98 from TIPS98.TXT (part of W95-11D.EXE) together with my Windows 98/98 SE ©Tricks + Secrets page: http://members.aol.com/axcel216/newtip98.htm were featured at John Woram's RegTips, Etc. page: http://www.woram.com/REGTIPS.HTM#TWEAKUI John Woram is a well known MS Windows guru, and used to be Consulting Editor at [the now defunct :(] Windows Magazine; - My "FLOPPY (OR ANY OTHER DRIVE) ACCESS ANNOYANCE!" original ©trick: http://members.aol.com/axcel216/newtip2.htm#ANNOY from MYTIPS95.TXT (part of W95-11D.EXE) was featured in Fred Langa's Langa List free Win9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 weekly e-mail newsletter on 5-27-1999: http://www.langa.com/newsletters/1999/May-27-99.htm#puka - My "AOL MAXMTU REVISITED" original/unique AOL for Win95/98 MTU Registry ©tweak: http://members.aol.com/axcel216/newtip7.htm#AOLMTU from AOLTIPS.TXT (part of W95-11D.EXE) was featured in: 1. Steve Bass' "I Want My MTU" PC World article: http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,7802,pg,3,00.asp and published in the October 1998 issue of PC World (printed magazine) at page 266, the "@HOME OFFICE" topic by Steve Bass: the "Unclog Your Net Access, Part Deux" article, the "I WANT MY MTU" paragraph. Steve Bass is Editor at PC World; 2. Steve Bass' "How you can unclog your Internet access" CNN article: http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9809/29/unclog.idg/ 3. Fred Langa's Langa List free Win9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 weekly e-mail newsletter on 7-12-1998: http://www.langa.com/newsletters/pre1999/12-Jul-98.htm together with my original "BOOTUP FLOPPY" ©trick: http://members.aol.com/axcel216/newtip4.htm#BOOT from MYTIPS95.TXT (part of W95-11D.EXE) and from MYTIPS31.TXT (part of W31-11D.ZIP); 4. AEIP - The Need For Speed: The Sequel: http://www.aeip.com/speed-sequel-f.html 5. used in Rob Vonk's EasyMTU v3.0: http://www.rob.cybercomm.nl/easymtu/ the first, the BEST and the only FREEware MTU tweaking tool for AOL 32-bit and Win95/98 TCP/IP Dial-Up Networking (DUN) connections over analog modems. Features: ©delete "aolsock" [AOL 32-bit], IPMTU [Win98], MaxMTU [Win95], DefaultTTL [TTL], DefaultRcvWindow [RWIN], netbeui, sessions, maxconnect, maxsockets, ncbs, cachesize [NDI] and COMBoostTime [System.ini]. EasyMTU includes FindMTU [a PING tool] to determine EXACTLY the MTU value used by your ISP/Online Service/AOL. Use EasyMTU to surf the Internet/AOL at full speeed [360 KB]: http://www.rob.cybercomm.nl/easymtu.zip 6. used in TweakDUN + TweakMASTER: http://www.pattersondesigns.com/tweakdun/ - Rob Vonk's EasyMTU AOL FAQ page: http://www.rob.cybercomm.nl/easymtu/aol.html - PC World FileWorld April 1998 Help Files Editor's Pick: http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description.asp?fid=5202 - My "BUS MASTER DMA - Part 2: BUGS + FIXES!" ©trick: http://members.aol.com/axcel216/osr2.htm#DMA2 from OSR2TIPS.TXT (part of W95-11D.EXE) was featured in Al Fasoldt's "Another Windows 95 secret: DMA for hard drives" 2-22-1998 Syracuse Herald American technofile: http://www.aroundcny.com/technofile/texts/tec022298.html - Al Fasoldt's "New ways to speed up your Internet connection" 11-2-1997 Syracuse Herald American technofile: http://www.aroundcny.com/technofile/texts/bit110297.html - Mark DeCotis' "AOL problems and solutions keep pouring in" 3-10-1999 Florida Today column: http://www.flatoday.com/news/tech/stories/1999a/tt031099c.htm - Lockergnome free Win9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 e-mail newsletter Issue #59 1-31-1998: http://www.lockergnome.com/issues/win95nt/jan98-31.html - Fred Langa's February 1998 Hot Spots: http://www.freetune.com/hsarchives/1998%20hotspots.htm - Notebook Review Links: http://www.notebookreview.com/Tips.html - German c't Magazine Millionen Tips & Tricks Technik Links: http://www.heise.de/ct/tipsundtricks/cttt2.shtml - German PC-Index Der Computer Katalog: http://www.pc-index.de/tipsundtricks/faq/windows/ - Nerd World Media COMPUTERS resources: http://www.nerdworld.com/nw1116oo40.html - Tudogs FREEware site (4 doggies): http://www.tudogs.co.za/windows0.php3 - Ojatex's Laptop Tips + LapLaffs: http://members.aol.com/ojatex/ - Captain SiskoX's ComputingX: http://members.fortunecity.com/computingx/ - British PC Format Magazine November 2000 issue + CD-ROM: [*] http://www.pcformat.co.uk/ - British PC Plus Magazine October 1997 issue + CD-ROM: [*] http://www.pcplus.co.uk/ - My older Windows 95/31 + DOS 7/6 ©Tricks + Secrets files are also present on AOL. AOLers: click File Search, type AXCEL216 in the Keyword box and then click the Search button, to list all my old files on AOL, found at these popular AOL areas: [*] - Windows Forum: keyword WINDOWS - Windows 95/98/ME: keyword WIN95. My 32 different files were downloaded by a total of 111,380 AOL members as of 1-1-1997. - My older Win95/DOS7 ©Tricks + Secrets archive W95-11C.ZIP was elected as one of AOL's "Hot Files of the Day" on 9-17-1996: [*] http://members.aol.com/axcel216/hot.gifDownload Driver Pack
After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.
Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).
If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.
Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.
Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.
Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.
From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.
Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.
Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.
For more help, visit our Driver Support section for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.