Re: Memory/Resource leak continues w/ IE 6, WinXP
- From: Bram Weiser <BramWeiser@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 16:30:01 -0800
Thanks, again, Frank.
Thing is, other than my having had the Google Toolbar installed, and perhaps
if one considers the Flash, RealPlayer, WindowsMedia, etc., plug-ins as
"extensions", I have no idea what this term covers for me...and am unsure how
to find out. Can you please enlighten me somewhat?
(I'd searched at microsoft.com for more info, but the best{?} result there
was a jargon-filled page at MSDN that lost me...and I consider myself fairly
technically savvy...:) )
Also, certainly as of earlier this week, Google Toolbar was NOT installed,
yet there's an apparent improvement in performance after I'd "disabled" the
browser extensions, so go figure (and I'm hoping you will...help me figure,
that is, please...:) )
I think my IE6 is SP1, even though its version is
6.0.2800.1106.xpsp2.050301-1526, but I definitely don't see a "Manage
Toolbars" option under Tools. :)
Bram
"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:
"Bram Weiser" <BramWeiser@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message.
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Dear Frank,
Thanks. I'll certainly consider it.
If I may, could I ask you for your thoughts, as an MS-MVP, about browser
extensions? Rob, above, suggested I disable them (Tools --> Internet
Options
--> Advanced), which I've since done and the difference in IE response is
remarkable. At least for one night :), the issue did not recur.
Still, he spoke of being able to "manage" them, and I couldn't find out
how/where to do that.
Do I risk somehow hampering my ability to surf the Internet in the way I
might like by uniformly disabling all of these extensions...and how can I
find out what extensions I already have, and be able to selectively
disable
some, but not all, of them?
In addition, isn't disabling them to avoid this issue simply (while a way
to
resolve at least the symptoms) nonetheless a workaround and not a "cure"
for
whatever it was that was going wrong, as I'm now unable to use any of
those
extensions at all?
If there are some you really like and use, uninstall all of them, then
download and reinstall the ones you really use to get the latest versions.
Do this one at a time, testing in between for a couple days to make sure
they do not cause problems. I really don't see how any of them improve your
ability to surf the net.
As a general rule I don't like "browser enhancements". This is partly from
spending so much time having to remove bad ones from other people's
machines. I will, however, concede that some people find some very useful.
If you do use any, turn them off before updating and turn them back on one
at a time to see which cause trouble. This is especially true about
updating to IE7, which you presently cannot do. In addition, check back
regularly for new versions, which usually fix bugs you might not yet be
aware of. I really, really disapprove of the Yahoo toolbar. I have seen it
cause too much trouble.
IE6 SP2 <G> has a Manage toolbars option on the Tools sub-menu.
--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
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