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# rcnetwork stop
# vi /etc/udev/rules.d/30-net_persistent_names.rules

remove any unwanted eth#
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", SYSFS{address}=="00:02:b3:22:84:f3", IMPORT="/lib/udev/rename_netiface %k eth1"

simply change eth#, as eth0,
SUBSYSTEM=="net", ACTION=="add", SYSFS{address}=="00:02:b3:22:84:f3", IMPORT="/lib/udev/rename_netiface %k eth0"

save and exit

Now do:
# /lib/udev/rename_netiface
i.e
# /lib/udev/rename_netiface eth1 eth0

# rcnetwork start

Here are some things to make windows 7 network faster:

Remove Windows Components > Uncheck Remote Differential Compression

From and administrative cmd (hold ctrl + shift while running cmd )
netsh interface tcp set global autotuning=disabled

Some useful Windows XP registry key locations if you're looking for start up items. I recommend using a linux distro like BackTrack or Knoppix with chntpw to edit the registry and delete files if your pc is compromised.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run