System Requirements
Before subscribing to the Hotkey Velocity service, please check the requirements below to make sure your computer will work successfully with the Hotkey Velocity service.
| Internet Connection |
56k or 33.6k dial-up |
Support for Apple Macintosh coming soon. |
| Processor |
Pentium 233mhz or higher |
| Operating System |
Windows 98 / 98 SE
Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
Windows 2000 (Non Server Versions)
Windows ME
Windows XP |
| RAM (MB) |
Minimum: 128MB
Recommended: 256MB |
| Hard Disk Space (Free) |
135MB Free Hard Disk Space. |
| Internet Browser |
Internet Explorer 5.0 or later, Netscape 4.7 or later*, Opera* and Mozilla* |
Compatible and Incompatible Software
Some Ad blockers, popup stoppers, personal firewalls, and other utilities may not be compatible with the Hotkey Velocity service, check the list below to see if your software is compatible with the Hotkey Velocity service.
Product |
Compatible |
Notes |
| Ad-aware (Lavasoft) |
Yes |
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| AdSubtract |
Yes |
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| American Family Filter |
Yes |
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| Cookie Crusher |
Yes |
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| Download Accelerator Plus |
Yes |
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| Earthlink pop-up stopper |
Yes |
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| Freedom Websecure |
No |
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| Ghost Surf |
No |
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| GoZilla |
Yes |
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| Instant messenger |
Yes |
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| Hotkey WebFilter |
No |
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| McAfee Privacy Service |
Yes |
Version 4.0.1.24 and above or SecurityCenter 6.0 and above. |
| Netscape SmartDownload |
Yes |
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| Norton Internet Security |
Yes |
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| Optimal Desktop |
Yes |
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| OrangeBox Web Filter (Cobion) |
Yes |
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| Pop-Up Stopper (Panicware) |
Yes |
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| Puresight |
No |
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| RealOne Player |
Yes |
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| S4F filter software |
Yes |
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| Smart Explorer |
Yes |
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| SpyBlocker |
No |
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| Spybot Search and Destroy |
Yes |
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| Weatherbug |
Yes |
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| We-Blocker |
Yes |
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| WebWasher |
Yes |
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| ZoneAlarm and ZoneAlarm Pro |
Yes |
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What types of Web content does hotkey Velocity accelerate?
Hotkey Velocity accelerates most Internet content, see the table below to determine what will and will not be accelerated:
What will be accelerated |
What will *not* be accelerated |
| All text - HTML, markup, and javascript |
Streaming media, and audio and video files |
| Most graphics & photos - including jpeg and gif images |
Secure pages, such as those used for online banking and credit card forms and pages accessed over VPN |
| Most banner ads - including animated gif images and Macromedia Flash content |
Files downloaded outside your browser using ftp |
| All browser-based emails |
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| All emails that contain images - even when read in a dedicated email program |
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| MP3 files, executables & other files - when downloaded from within your web browser (depending on the quality of your connection). |
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