Re: Memory/Resource leak continues w/ IE 6, WinXP

Dear Frank,

Thanks, but is there a way within SP1 to see just what are considered to be
"browser extensions"?

Also, are they all really disabled now? If so, then I'd be surprised were I
to reach a site that had a Flash (or other) element on its page...that ran.

Thanks again,
Bram

"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM" wrote:

Google, Flash and RealPlayer are all add-ons. Well, I guess Mesia Player
is, too, but it shouldn't be a problem. I know Google and Flash can be
problems and I'd bet RealPlayer causes problems.

Yes, that's IE6 SP1. IE6 SP2 comes with SP2 for WQinXP.

"Bram Weiser" <BramWeiser@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:83B3625C-C504-4952-AFA3-464F6CD8E456@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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
news:1573AB2F-6364-4A56-AA92-AE5DF9D6316F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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.

.