Disabling the QoS Packet Scheduler

Many have noticed that strange entry under TCP/IP properties - that mysteriously appeared when they upgraded to WinXP.  

QoS (Quality of Service) Packet Scheduler is a network stack component designed to provide reporting on the speed and response time of the network for applications that are designed to use it. If you're not running a server, the QoS Packet Scheduler is probably not going to make a noticeable difference in your network speed. In fact, disabling it may speed things up a bit !!

Common effects of QoS include slow file access over a peer to peer network, and it may take forever for your Windows XP computer to access files on a Windows 98 computer over the network.

Here's how to disable it :

1) Click Start and click the Control Panel.
2) In the Control Panel window, make sure you're in Classic View. If you're in Category View, click the link on the left side of the window that says Switch to Classic View.
3) Double click the Network Connections icon to open the Network Connections applet. 4. Right click on the Local Area Connection entry in the Network Connections window. Click the Properties command.
4) Click on the General tab in the Local Area Connection Properties dialog box. Scroll through the list of items in the This connection uses the following items list and find the QoS Packet Scheduler entry. Click the checkbox to remove the checkmark. Click OK.

NOTE:  you might notice a momentary disconnection from the network, but it should come back quickly.