Software to Speedup DSL
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No such thing. DSL, like any other data hookup, has a hardware rate cap to it. The final decision on speed for any given line is made at the DSLAM in the telco central office.
Get AdAware and Spybot Search and Destroy. Use them to thoroughly scan your system for adware and other crap, and remove it. Also, AVG anti-virus beats the pants off Symantec.
It's also possible that you may be at the outer limit of cable mileage for a DSL connection. Check with your carrier on that.
The only other thing I will add is that Forte Agent was discontinued long before Windows X(tra)P(ain) was so much as a gleam in the eye of Microcrap's R&D department. Even though I used it for many years, under Windows NT4, I have no idea how well it reacts to an XP environment.
You may wish to give MicroPlanet's 'Gravity' newsreader a try. Also discontinued, but I've found it to be a better-built product than Agent.
Happy tweaking.
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