Re: IE takes several minutes to start.

"Brian" <Brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi Frank,

I followed all of the instructions in the post.
None seemed to help the problem.

Any other ideas? 

You might be infested with malware.
What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx

Help with Hijackware
All MS - MVP Sites. (http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm)
(http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm)
(http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm)
(http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/Darnit.htm)
(http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm)

Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/827315

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