Re: Delay in Web Browsing

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You've been doing you're research; you even picked up on cache size. Well
done.

I suggest you review this link:
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/answers2.htm#connection_freeze

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"Kilbane" <paul_hackett2@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1138279471.856173.111710@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi Everybody,
> My computer is a Dell Desktop 2.53GHz/512MB RAM running on WinXP SP2
> which is fully updated and protected. I have two HDs with a total of
> 240 GB space of which 155 GB is currently free.
> While the machine runs well and is certainly not slow, it displays an
> annoying delay when I click on a desktop icon to bring up a web page.
> This typically takes 10-15 seconds rather than the expected 1-2
> seconds.
> The delay seems to me to be primarily an IE6-related issue. When I
> click on the icon, I immediately get a blank white page which persists
> for 6-12 seconds before the green "progress indicator" appears on the
> taskbar. Thereafter, the webpage will appear in typically 1-3 seconds.
> I have had this problem for some time and have tried every expedient
> available in the English language to fix it, but to no avail. Indeed,
> none of the things I did, many of which have worked wonders for others,
> have made the slightest impact on my problem.
> So, can anybody help me resolve this one?
>
> I provide here below some additional relevant information:
> 1. I use DSL broadband with 190 KB/s download speed
> 2. If I click on (enable) Reuse Windows for Launching Shortcuts, and
> leave IE6 open and minimized, clicking on a webpage icon brings the
> page up in 1-2 seconds
> 3. My computer is entirely virus and spyware-free. I use a rigorous
> regime of scanning for all malware and continuosly operate AVG-free,
> Spyware Guard, Spyware Blaster as well as IE-Spyad.
> 4. I regularly remove TIF files, cookies and history.
> 5. My TIF cache size is 50MB
> 6. I have disabled Third party Browser Extensions
> 7. IE6 is configured to run with only 4 add-ons.
>
> Thanks in advance for any comments, ideas or suggestions,
> Kilbane
>


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