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What is Modem Booster?
Modem Booster is a Web accelerator that addresses the main cause of slow Internet
browsing- fragmentation of data during transmission. This utility tests modem
performance and tweaks the TCP/IP settings accordingly via a systematic fine-tuning
process.
What are requirements
to run Modem Booster?
To run Modem Booster, you must have Internet Explorer 4.0/5.0 installed on your
computer. Your service provider must be able to use Windows Dial-Up Networking,
or is America Online, CompuServe 2000, Microsoft Network (MSN) or NetZero v3.0.4. If your service provider
is not compatible with the above mentioned, then refer to your provider to see
if there any special methods to connect to their server with Windows Dial-Up
Networking.
How do I configure Modem
Booster to work with my ISP?
Start Modem Booster program and click on the menu item "Tools" ->
"Configuration Wizard". Enter the your service provider details in
the appropriate fields and you all done!
Can I use Modem Booster
to optimize my connection with multiple ISPs?
You can optimize multiple ISP connections with Modem Booster. All you need to
do is select the dial-up profile in the "Configuration Wizard" and
run the tune-up test. Once that is completed, select the second dial-up profile
and run the Tune-up again. When you going to dial up to a particular ISP, right
click the Modem Booster dialer, go back to the "Configuration Wizard"
and select the ISP you want to use.
How can I use Modem Booster
dialer and Stay Connected! together?
To use Modem Booster and Stay Connected! simultaneously, run the two program
and use Modem Booster dialer to dial-up to you service provider. Once a connection
is established, left click on Stay Connected! tray icon to activate it. You
will need to uncheck the dial-up option in Stay Connected!.
Why do I need to use
Modem Booster's dialer?
After you have run the Tune-Up test, you must use the Modem Booster dialer in
order to benefit the speed increase. You cannot use some other default dialer
as the saved optimal settings can only be used with the Modem Booster dialer.
Modem Booster asks for
my AOL browser location. What do I enter?
The AOL browser location is where you installed the browser for AOL. For myself,
my aol.exe file is in C:\America Online so I typed in: C:\America Online\aol.exe; for yourself, you will need
to locate this aol.exe file and then do what I did above. Also ensure that you
select the default screen name to use in the Configuration Wizard and that the
screen name has the password store in the browser.
Modem Booster asks for
my CS2000 browser location. What do I enter?
The CompuServe browser location is where you installed the browser for CS. For
myself, my cs.exe file is in C:\CompuServe so I typed in: C:\CompuServe\cs.exe.
For yourself, you
will need to locate this cs.exe file and then do what I did above. Also ensure
that you select the default screen name to use in the Configuration Wizard and
that the screen name has the password store in the browser.
How do I remove the
splash screen from showing up?
The splash screen cannot be removed. However, we will allow such option to hide
the splash screen in one of the future version for Modem Booster.
I ran the tune-up test
and don't see any improvement in my connection. Why?
Continue to use Modem Booster dialer for a couple of more days and see if your
Internet performance has improved. Sometime it requires a few restarting of
Windows for the optimal modem settings to take effect. If you find that Modem
Booster has increased your Internet surfing speed, then continue using Modem
Booster dialer. If you find there no improved in your Internet connection, then
we suggest that you run the tune-up test again for a further accurate reading.
We recommend that you run the tune-up test either late at night or early in
the morning, when your service provider does not have many users. If your service
provider is using Windows Dial-Up Networking or Microsoft Network, then you
can try changing the website address to download data to another site such as
http://www.transformeurope.com/.
By changing the website address can help in obtaining
better results.
How do I remove those
old profiles or screen name from showing up on my Modem Booster dialer?
There are currently no methods to removed those old profiles or screen name
from the Modem Booster dialer. You will need to wait for a future release that
allows users to remove those old profiles or screen names.
Is Modem Booster compatible
with Apple/Macintosh?
Modem Booster currently is not compatible with Apple/Macintosh computers.
How do I upgrade to
the latest version?
To upgrade your purchase, please click here to visit our Customer Support Center
Why do I get pop up
messages asking me to purchase after I've upgraded to the latest version?
You may still be using the shareware version of the program. Please click here
to visit our Customer Support Center. Don't forget to: include your name, program
name and version number and also, date of purchase. A new copy of the program
will be forwarded to you.
What does a "RAS"
error message mean?
"RAS" error message can imply to many factors. First ensure that your
telephone line is free to dial to your service provider. Also check that you
can dial-in to your service provider with Windows Dial-Up Networking. If you
cannot connect with Windows Dial-Up Networking, then Modem Booster may not be
compatible with your service provider. Ensure that you have the
latest patch for Dial-Up Networking for your Windows 95/98/NT/ME/2000. You can
download these patches from the Internet. Once you have installed the new patch,
restart your Windows and run Modem Booster again.
I get "Failed to
create empty document" error message. What can I do?
Please ensure that you have Internet Explorer 4.0/5.0 installed in your computer
to avoid such error message.
Why do I get illegal
operation or exception error?
To avoid such errors, try closing off all programs running on your desktop and
tool tray. We suggests that you close programs such as Anti-Virus program and
disable screen saver or power management features to avoid any errors when running
a tune-up test. Once that all done, run the tune-up test.
What does a "Failed
to download data" error message mean?
Ensure that you have Internet Explorer 4.0/5.0 installed in your computer and
in the "Configuration Wizard", change the website address to http://www.altavista.com/.
My Question/Problem
is not addressed in this FAQ, what do I do?
Please send us your queries at the Modem Booster Customer Support Center.
How
do I uninstall Modem
Booster.
Click
on this link.
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