Sharky2006

Crapcleaner does, but if you notice, with Windows XP you can ONLY delete index.dat files when Windows is closed and you have to be in DOS. These programs all require a reboot and the way that Windows XP is designed, there really is no proof that Crap cleaner cleaned those files on a reboot. I created this so that you can run it about once a month (I personally do it once a week) and you ACTUALLY DO SEE THE INDEX.DAT FILES DELETED. Also, there generally are 3 index.dat files in Windows XP that WITHOUT data still takes 16kb, 16kb and 32kb of space. Even though this is minimal, if you don't clean it it builds up until your hardrive is too heavy and everything starts running slow.

To cleanup unnecessary files like index.dat files. These files take up space on your harddrive and this cleans up all of it. It will NOT delete any thing that you want to keep.

By the way, you may want to look at my latest post regarding Deleting index.dat files. I use this weekly. So my guess here is that there is no freeware program (which is hard to believe...but if there isn't then that's the breaks)...

....I use a bunch of freeware programs including some stuff that I found on the web and created this batch file that deletes all index.dat files while windows is running. Here are the instructions... First download the following freeware programs... Cleanup Freeram XP Pro MRU Blaster Pagedefrag Also, (very important), go to Start>Run and type the following: Cleanmgr /sageset:99 then press OK. When the Disk Cleanup Settings appears, place a check mark ON EVERYTHING THERE...then click OK. Then...go to this website and download the tool... http://www.arstdesign.com/articles/index.dat.html Then...save the tool and create a folder in the C drive where you want to save it. Then...Take the following steps to Killing all processes except explorer.exe that is in that website. Killing all processes unlocks index.dat files. Since killing explorer.exe might produce undesirable effects depending on your configuration, it's best to not do it. The script that comes next will take care of that. To kill a process, you need to type kill -f [pid], where [pid] is the process identifier. In the example above, you would type kill -f 1104 to kill svchost.exe if that is the PID for that process. THEN FINALLY create a batch file in Notepad and save it in that same folder. The batch file must contain the following (EXACTLY THE WAY IT IS WRITTEN BELOW so you can actually copy it beginning from "pushd." to "explorer.exe" way at the bottom): pushd . kill.exe -f explorer.exe c: cd DEL /F /S /Q %TEMP% del /s /q C:WINDOWSPrefetch*.* del /s index.dat CD C:Documents and Settings%username%Local SettingsTemporary Internet FilesContent.IE5 Del index.dat c: cd DEL /F /S /Q %TEMP% del /s /q C:WINDOWSPrefetch*.* del /s index.dat "C:Documents and SettingsAdministratorDesktopCleanup.exe" "C:Program FilesYourWare SolutionsFreeRAM XP ProFreeRAM XP Pro.exe" cd C:WINDOWS del /s /q C:WINDOWSPrefetch*.* cleanmgr /sagerun:99 cleanmgr /sagerun:1 ipconfig /flushdns del /s index.dat cd %homedrive%%homepath% cd C:WINDOWS del /s /q C:WINDOWSPrefetch*.* DEL /F /S /Q %TEMP% ipconfig /flushdns cd C:WINDOWS del /s /q C:WINDOWSPrefetch*.* del /s index.dat cd del /s index.dat del /s index.dat "C:Documents and SettingsAdministratorDesktopCleanup.exe" "C:Program FilesMRU-Blastermrublaster.exe" c: cd DEL /F /S /Q %TEMP% del /s /q C:WINDOWSPrefetch*.* del /s index.dat DEL /F /S /Q %TEMP% del /s /q C:WINDOWSPrefetch*.* del /s index.dat c: cd DEL /F /S /Q %TEMP% del /s /q C:WINDOWSPrefetch*.* del /s index.dat popd newindexdat.exe defrag C: "C:MyProjectspagedfrg" "C:Documents and SettingsAdministratorDesktopCleanup.exe" explorer.exe _________________________________________ After the "explorer.exe, don't place the line that I placed. If you have any questions, let me know. Remember, this is to clean and delete all index.dat files AND it creates a phony index.dat file so Windows XP thinks that a new one was created. NOTE: When the Freeware programs load, you do have to run them and when you finish running them, make sure that you just close the program. NOTE: With the "Cleanup" program, go to Options and choose "Custom Cleanup" and check EVERYTHING EXCEPT "DELETE FAVORITES PLACES/BOOKMARKS" (unless you want to). Also, when the "Cleanup" program completes its cleaning, you must click the "Close" button, and it will ask you if you want to Log Off....DON'T! You want the whole batch file to run so you just want to close it. Some of the programs I have running a couple of times, but that is just to ensure everything is cleaned up.

What program will do that?

With so many freeware programs, I can't seem to find one that will assist in my hiding my IP address. I hate it when I can go to WhatismyIP.com and it easily tells me what it is. Can anyone help?

I will do that right now....

As per you request..... Below are my TESTMYNET results: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 1453 Kbps about 1.5 Mbps (tested with 579 kB) Download Speed is:: 177 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Sat Nov 19 2005 07:45:06 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 26X faster than 56K 1MB download in 5.79 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 33.89 % of your hosts average (verizon.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-8K2FRJIOL :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 364 Kbps about 0.4 Mbps (tested with 579 kB) Upload Speed is:: 44 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server1) Test Time:: Sat Nov 19 2005 07:46:21 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 6X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 23.27 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 62.12 % of your hosts average (verizon.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-2BIGJ15VL ...and below are my NITRO RESULTS: WEB100 Kernel Variables: Client: localhost/127.0.0.1 AckPktsIn: 652 AckPktsOut: 0 BytesRetrans: 0 CongAvoid: 0 CongestionOverCount: 0 CongestionSignals: 0 CountRTT: 652 CurCwnd: 129228 CurMSS: 1452 CurRTO: 900 CurRwinRcvd: 127776 CurRwinSent: 16304 CurSsthresh: 2147483647 DSACKDups: 0 DataBytesIn: 0 DataBytesOut: 1948584 DataPktsIn: 0 DataPktsOut: 1342 DupAcksIn: 0 ECNEnabled: 0 FastRetran: 0 MaxCwnd: 129228 MaxMSS: 1452 MaxRTO: 910 MaxRTT: 680 MaxRwinRcvd: 127776 MaxRwinSent: 16304 MaxSsthresh: 0 MinMSS: 1452 MinRTO: 350 MinRTT: 110 MinRwinRcvd: 63888 MinRwinSent: 16304 NagleEnabled: 1 OtherReductions: 0 PktsIn: 652 PktsOut: 1342 PktsRetrans: 0 X_Rcvbuf: 103424 RcvWinScale: 7 SACKEnabled: 3 SACKsRcvd: 0 SendStall: 0 SlowStart: 87 SampleRTT: 670 SmoothedRTT: 670 X_Sndbuf: 103424 SndWinScale: 1 SndLimTimeRwin: 8215143 SndLimTimeCwnd: 1806145 SndLimTimeSender: 2601 SndLimTransRwin: 1 SndLimTransCwnd: 1 SndLimTransSender: 1 SndLimBytesRwin: 1578324 SndLimBytesCwnd: 370260 SndLimBytesSender: 0 SubsequentTimeouts: 0 SumRTT: 394580 Timeouts: 0 TimestampsEnabled: 0 WinScaleRcvd: 1 WinScaleSent: 7 DupAcksOut: 0 StartTimeUsec: 921225 Duration: 10027551 c2sData: 2 c2sAck: 2 s2cData: 9 s2cAck: 3 half_duplex: 0 link: 100 congestion: 0 bad_cable: 0 mismatch: 0 spd: 0.00 bw: 18.30 loss: 0.000001000 avgrtt: 605.18 waitsec: 0.00 timesec: 10.00 order: 0.0000 rwintime: 0.8196 sendtime: 0.0003 cwndtime: 0.1802 rwin: 0.9749 swin: 64.0000 cwin: 0.9859 rttsec: 0.605184 Sndbuf: 8388608 aspd: 4.64702 Checking for mismatch on uplink (speed > 50 [0>50], (xmitspeed < 5) [0.42<5] (rwintime > .9) [0.81>.9], (loss < .01) [1.0E<.01] Checking for excessive errors condition (loss/sec > .15) [1.0E>.15], (cwndtime > .6) [0.18>.6], (loss < .01) [1.0E<.01], (MaxSsthresh > 0) [0>0] Checking for 10 Mbps link (speed < 9.5) [0<9.5], (speed > 3.0) [0>3.0] (xmitspeed < 9.5) [0.42<9.5] (loss < .01) [1.0E<.01], (mylink > 0) [3.0>0] Checking for Wireless link (sendtime = 0) [3.0E=0], (speed < 5) [0<5] (Estimate > 50 [18.3>50], (Rwintime > 90) [0.81>.90] (RwinTrans/CwndTrans = 1) [1/1=1], (mylink > 0) [3.0>0] Checking for DSL/Cable Modem link (speed < 2) [0<2], (SndLimTransSender = 0) [1=0] (SendTime = 0) [3.0E-4=0], (mylink > 0) [3.0>0] Checking for half-duplex condition (rwintime > .95) [0.81>.95], (RwinTrans/sec > 30) [0.1>30], (SenderTrans/sec > 30) [0.1>30], OR (mylink <= 10) [3.0<=10] Checking for congestion (cwndtime > .02) [0.18>.02], (mismatch = 0) [0=0] (MaxSsthresh > 0) [0>0] estimate = 18.3 based on packet size = 11Kbits, RTT = 605.18msec, and loss = 1.0E-6 The theoretical network limit is 18.3 Mbps The NDT server has a 8192.0 KByte buffer which limits the throughput to 105.75 Mbps Your PC/Workstation has a 124.0 KByte buffer which limits the throughput to 1.61 Mbps The network based flow control limits the throughput to 1.62 Mbps Client Data reports link is 'T1', Client Acks report link is 'T1' Server Data reports link is '10 Gig', Serve ....and below are my TRACERT AND PING PROGRAM results: The current date is: Sat 11/19/2005 The current time is: 7:50:17.39 Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] Pinging testmy.net [67.18.179.85] with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=64ms TTL=52 Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=64ms TTL=52 Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=64ms TTL=52 Reply from 67.18.179.85: bytes=32 time=64ms TTL=52 Ping statistics for 67.18.179.85: Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss), Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds: Minimum = 64ms, Maximum = 64ms, Average = 64ms Ping Complete. Tracing route to testmy.net [67.18.179.85] over a maximum of 30 hops: 1 <1 ms <1 ms <1 ms dslrouter [192.168.1.1] 2 25 ms 24 ms 25 ms 10.5.15.1 3 26 ms 26 ms 24 ms at-1-3-1-1724.CORE-RTR1.NWRK.verizon-gni.net [130.81.11.149] 4 26 ms 25 ms 26 ms 130.81.16.6 5 25 ms 26 ms 26 ms so-6-0-0-0.PEER-RTR1.NWK80.verizon-gni.net [130.81.17.157] 6 26 ms 25 ms 26 ms so-1-0-0-0.gar1.Newark1.Level3.net [4.79.236.33] 7 25 ms 26 ms 26 ms ae-1-52.bbr2.Newark1.Level3.net [4.68.99.33] 8 63 ms 62 ms 62 ms as-0-0.bbr2.Dallas1.Level3.net [64.159.0.137] 9 63 ms 62 ms 62 ms ae-23-52.car3.Dallas1.Level3.net [4.68.122.47] 10 63 ms 62 ms 62 ms 4.78.220.10 11 64 ms 61 ms 63 ms vl32.dsr01.dllstx3.theplanet.com [70.85.127.61] 12 147 ms 183 ms 63 ms vl42.dsr02.dllstx4.theplanet.com [70.85.127.91] 13 64 ms 63 ms 62 ms gi1-0-1.car17.dllstx4.theplanet.com [67.18.116.69] 14 63 ms 64 ms 63 ms 85.67-18-179.reverse.theplanet.com [67.18.179.85] Trace complete.

I ran a traceroute on speed.imagehouze.com and post here are my results. Your current bandwidth reading is: 1.49 Mbps which means you can download at 190.34 KB/sec. from our servers. 56 kbps dial-up 256 kbps DSL/Cable 768 kbps SDSL 1500 kbps T1/Cable/DSL 1522.7 kbps YOU 3000 kbps DSL/Cable 4000 kbps DSL/Cable

Here are my new stats: :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 1495 Kbps about 1.5 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 183 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Fri Nov 18 2005 18:44:45 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 27X faster than 56K 1MB download in 5.6 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 34.86 % of your hosts average (verizon.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-TAIGZMVQR :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 334 Kbps about 0.3 Mbps (tested with 579 kB) Upload Speed is:: 41 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Fri Nov 18 2005 18:48:05 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 6X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 24.98 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 57 % of your hosts average (verizon.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-B4EDXTR29 TCP options string = 020405ac0103030101010402 MTU = 1492 MTU is optimized for PPoE DSL broadband. If not, consider raising MTU to 1500 for optimal throughput. MSS = 1452 MSS is optimized for PPPoE DSL broadband. If not, consider raising MTU to 1500 for maximum throughput. Default Receive Window (RWIN) = 127776 RWIN Scaling (RFC1323) = 1 bits (scale factor of 2) Unscaled Receive Window = 63888 RWIN is a multiple of MSS Other values for RWIN that might work well with your current MTU/MSS: 511104 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 255552 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 4) 63888 (MSS x 44) bandwidth * delay product (Note this is not a speed test): Your RcvWindow limits you to: 5111.04 kbps (638.88 KBytes/s) @ 200ms Your RcvWindow limits you to: 2044.416 kbps (255.552 KBytes/s) @ 500ms MTU Discovery (RFC1191) = ON Time to live left = 55 hops TTL value is ok. Timestamps (RFC1323) = OFF Selective Acknowledgements (RFC2018) = ON IP type of service field (RFC1349) = 00000000 (0) Also, back to my other question, how do I know what I am using to connect to the internet (PPPoe, modem, etc.) and what are the best settings for....whatever I am using. So frustrating. As a side note, by the way, Van Buren is like a guru from what I have read and I thank you all in advance.

Van Buren, I did all of that before. Thanks. I used Cablenut, and even EventID (I currently have maximum concurrent half-open connections at 25. I will lowering my rwin to 127776 but I can never seem to raise my mtu to 1500. How do I know what I am using to connect to the internet (PPPoe, modem)? I will let you know the new totals in a minute.

These are my results from Speednet.com How do I know if I am using PPoE DSL broadband or not. I know that I have DSL (verizon), but any advise would be great. MTU = 1492 MTU is optimized for PPoE DSL broadband. If not, consider raising MTU to 1500 for optimal throughput. MSS = 1452 MSS is optimized for PPPoE DSL broadband. If not, consider raising MTU to 1500 for maximum throughput. Default Receive Window (RWIN) = 624640 RWIN Scaling (RFC1323) = 4 bits (scale factor of Cool Unscaled Receive Window = 39040 For optimum performance, consider changing RWIN to a multiple of MSS. Other values for RWIN that might work well with your current MTU/MSS: 511104 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of Cool 255552 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 4) 127776 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 2) 63888 (MSS x 44) bandwidth * delay product (Note this is not a speed test): Your RcvWindow limits you to: 24985.6 Kbps (3123.2 KBytes/s) @ 200ms Your RcvWindow limits you to: 9994.24 Kbps (1249.28 KBytes/s) @ 500ms MTU Discovery (RFC1191) = ON Time to live left = 55 hops TTL value is ok. Timestamps (RFC1323) = OFF Selective Acknowledgements (RFC2018) = ON IP type of service field (RFC1349) = 00000000 (0)

These are my results from Speednet.com How do I know if I am using PPoE DSL broadband or not. I know that I have DSL (verizon), but any advise would be great. MTU = 1492 MTU is optimized for PPoE DSL broadband. If not, consider raising MTU to 1500 for optimal throughput. MSS = 1452 MSS is optimized for PPPoE DSL broadband. If not, consider raising MTU to 1500 for maximum throughput. Default Receive Window (RWIN) = 624640 RWIN Scaling (RFC1323) = 4 bits (scale factor of Unscaled Receive Window = 39040 For optimum performance, consider changing RWIN to a multiple of MSS. Other values for RWIN that might work well with your current MTU/MSS: 511104 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 255552 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 4) 127776 (MSS x 44 * scale factor of 2) 63888 (MSS x 44) bandwidth * delay product (Note this is not a speed test): Your RcvWindow limits you to: 24985.6 kbps (3123.2 KBytes/s) @ 200ms Your RcvWindow limits you to: 9994.24 kbps (1249.28 KBytes/s) @ 500ms MTU Discovery (RFC1191) = ON Time to live left = 55 hops TTL value is ok. Timestamps (RFC1323) = OFF Selective Acknowledgements (RFC2018) = ON IP type of service field (RFC1349) = 00000000 (0)

Thanks for replying. My advertised speed is up to 3 Mbps/ 768Kbps I downloaded Cablenut and have all of Van Burens settings but I don't know which one to use?

I need help with my speed. These are my stats but I know that this can be better. :::.. Download Stats ..::: Connection is:: 1505 Kbps about 1.5 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB) Download Speed is:: 184 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server2) Test Time:: Thu Nov 17 2005 21:56:50 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 27X faster than 56K 1MB download in 5.57 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 35.09 % of your hosts average (verizon.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-764N2DOJ0 :::.. Upload Stats ..::: Connection is:: 364 Kbps about 0.4 Mbps (tested with 579 kB) Upload Speed is:: 44 kB/s Tested From:: https://testmy.net/ (server1) Test Time:: Thu Nov 17 2005 22:01:32 GMT-0500 (Eastern Standard Time) Bottom Line:: 6X faster than 56K 1MB upload in 23.27 sec Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 62.01 % of your hosts average (verizon.net) Validation Link:: https://testmy.net/stats/id-OY85JWKR4 Please help