Accelerate
Slow Internet connection speeds can be frustrating, and the hardware upgrades necessary to speed your system up can get very expensive. Webroot Software offers solutions designed to help you get the most out of your current Internet connection without making costly investments in hardware upgrades. ... Accelerate is an easy-to-use software program that improves Internet connection speed for dial-up modems, cable modems, DSL, and LAN connections. ... While the maximum transfer speed of a modem/network connection can only be changed by costly hardware upgrades, Accelerate optimizes Windows...
http://www.webroot.com/download/trial/1/accsetup1.exe - 1Mb - Download - Screenshot

Cymphonix Speed-O-Meter
Speed-O-Meter is a program that measures the TCP/IP speed of all interfaces on your machine including network adapters and modems. Use it to test your internet connection speed! It displays the TRUE transmission speed and does not average it like IE. ... This program is freeware.
http://downloads.cymphonix.com/netspeed.zip - 4Mb - Download - Screenshot

Internet Cyclone
Internet Cyclone is a powerful, easy-to-use, Internet Optimizer for Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 and XP designed to automatically optimize your Windows settings wich will boost your Internet connection up to 200%. Internet Cyclone is compatible with all modems and high-speed LAN, ISDN, CABLE,... This Internet Connection optimizer speeds up Web browsing, file downloading, e-mailing, online gaming, chat and all other Internet related software utilities by preventing the data fragmentation during transmission.
ftp://ftp.monash.edu.au/pub/winxp/netutil/cyclone.zip - 956Kb - Download - Screenshot

Free Net Speeder Lite
Free net speeder lite keep your connection secure, prevent automatic disconnections. Add more speeds greater than 115200 to your modem settings. Speed up your connection without any networking or communication background requirements. Detect your OS to indicate the best settings for your system. ... Configure Cache Cable e ADSL Speed. ... Configure Internet Explorer. ... Optimize Configuration Access the net Dial-up for connection. ... Protection aganist ICMP redirect attack. ... More Features: Optimize Configuration of the register of Windows Optimize Configuration of the register of...
http://www.softwareclub.ws/download/scnsl4000.exe - 3Mb - Download - Screenshot

iNetCalc
Internet connection speed meter and bandwidth monitor with ad-banners and popups blocker. iNetCalc is used to visualize and control the speed of internet connections. It displays the current speed graphically and numerically. It also keeps records of transferred data amount, determines quality... Additionally, it kills ad-banners and annoying ad popup windows.
http://inetcalc.desofto.com/inetcalc.exe - 752Kb - Download - Screenshot

Pointstone Internet Accelerator
Internet Accelerator improves various configuration settings that directly affect your network and Internet connection speed. When Windows is installed, these settings are in most cases not optimized for the Internet or for your particular network connection and actually prevent you from... Previously, there was no simple way to edit these settings manually without dangerously exploring and modifying the Windows registry by hand, however Internet Accelerator now makes it easy for anyone to reach maximum performance with a few clicks.
http://dl1.pointstone.com/download...ator/InternetAcceleratorSetup.exe - 1Mb - Download - Screenshot

Bearshare Speed Optimizer
Bearshare Speed Optimizer is an innovative download acceleration program that will make your life better by speeding up Bearshare downloads and faster finding the files you want. Our new technology brings your download speed to maximum by uncovering full potential of your Internet connection and... Automatically Hang up dial-up connection when all downloads finished ? ... It increases search and download speed, constantly locate more file resources, automatically continue broken download. ... Saves configurations from last run and auto loads on start-up ?
http://www.bearshareoptimizer.net/bearshare_speed_optimizer_22.exe - 1Mb - Download - Screenshot

BitMeter
BitMeter 2 is a bandwidth meter, it allows you to visually monitor your internet connection by displaying a scrolling graph that shows your upload and download speed over time. BitMeter is freeware - ie. it is given away completely free of charge, there is no trial period, no time-limited... A web interface, allowing you to monitor your speed remotely over the internet via an ordinary web browser. ... Speed and volume alerts. ... Connection Speed Helper. ... Speed/time calculator. ... Configurable graph scale - set to any value, or set to auto-adjust according to your speed.
http://codebox.no-ip.net/controller?page=bitmeter2dl - 1,011Kb - Download - Screenshot

Robust Internet Speed Booster
Boost and optimize the speed of your Internet connection with this set of tools. Internet Speed Booster is a utility to help you keep your system healthy and responsive. This program is a package of 3 utilities, a network pinger - which prevents you from being disconnected by your ISP (Internet... Internet Speed Booster allows you to change certain Windows Registry settings that affect Internet connection speed through a simple, intuitive interface, boosting your Internet performance. ... While the actual maximum transfer speed of your Internet connection cannot be changed except by...
http://www.robustftp.com/download/rwsb4200.exe - 5Mb - Download - Screenshot

TweakMASTER PRO
TweakMASTER Pro promotes faster Internet download speeds by carefully and intelligently tweaking numerous key Windows settings to provide a substantially faster Internet experience. It is easy to use and requires no special computer knowledge. No matter what speed you connect at or what other... 0, TweakMASTER Pro now includes the innovative utility LinkFox which will greatly speed up your web browsing experience. ... The Pro version also includes DU Meter, a superb network monitor utility to help monitor and optimize your Internet connection, and keep track of your bandwidth usage.
http://dl.hageltech.com/TweakMASTER-PRO.exe - 3Mb - Download - Screenshot