Re: Slow Internet Page Display

Tech-Archive recommends: Repair Windows Errors & Optimize Windows Performance

From: Michael Solomon \(MS-MVP Windows Shell/User\) (user_at_#notme.com)
Date: 03/04/04


Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 10:41:57 -0800

You're welcome, Steve, good luck.

-- 
Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
"Steve" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:6c2601c401dd$f70dbf50$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Your suggestion of disabling the ""Enable third-party
> browser extensions," was the trick that solved my
> problem. Many thanks.
> I will also check on the Adaware software tosee what is
> on my PC.
> Again many thanks for the solution.
> All in the family are back to being very happy with
> Internet access.
> Thanks
> Steve
>>-----Original Message-----
>>First, download, install and run Ad Aware:
>>www.lavasoftusa.com.  I realize you have a virus scanner
> but they aren't
>>usually designed to pickup the kind of malware that Ad
> Aware is designed to
>>ferret out.
>>
>>Second, open IE, go to Tools, select Internet Options,
> go to the Advanced
>>tab, remove the check next to "Enable third-party
> browser extensions," click
>>apply and ok.  Reboot the system and see if that
> resolves the issue.  If
>>not, I think you should take this issue to an Internet
> Explorer board.  Go
>>to the following link, scroll the list to
> windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser,
>>select it and try your question there:
>>http://communities.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp
>>
>>-- 
>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>Windows Shell/User
>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>
>><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>news:5fbc01c40117$8d42fe30$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>> Saved out my favorites and then delete all of them.
>>> Reboot the machine. Still no effect on the slowness of
>>> windows.  Have restord my favorites and still no
> change.
>>> Any idesa?
>>> thanks
>>> steve
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Forgot, one other thing, if you have a huge favorites
>>> folder, that can be
>>>>the source of this type of problem as well.  You might
>>> need to trim it down
>>>>a bit.
>>>>
>>>>-- 
>>>>Michael Solomon MS-MVP
>>>>Windows Shell/User
>>>>Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
>>>>DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/
>>>>
>>>>"Steve" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>> message
>>>>news:504301c40005$5bf16640$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>>>> The last few days when I start up on the Internet it
>>>>> seems to take about 10-15 seconds for the page to
>>> finally
>>>>> display. I hace a 3ghz Pentium 4, 512 Memory 160 GB
> HD
>>>>> and Windows XP Home on a DSL to the the internet at
>>> 256K.
>>>>> The bottom graph showing the page loading goes to
> about
>>>>> 98% full then stops for 10-15 seconds as the whole
>>>>> computer seems to freeze while waiting for something.
>>> If
>>>>> I have clicked on anything during this time, then it
>>> then
>>>>> all flashes across the screen. I have scanned to
> entire
>>>>> computer with Norton Virus Scanner 2004 with the
> latest
>>>>> updates. All clean. I have applied all fixes from
>>>>> Microsoft Windows Update page.
>>>>> Only other thought is what is the what is the best
> size
>>>>> for the Temporary Internet Files Folder under the
>>>>> Internet options? Currently it is 2048 mb.
>>>>> Suggestions?
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> Steve
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>
>>
>>.
>> 


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