Bugged IE6 with dsl?

[SF Javier]

I have been surfing using dial-up for over 5 years, always using IE. Right
now I have the IE6 sp2 version. Since lately the dial-up speed was terrible
slow (between 36 to 38 kbs), i decided to upload to 512 kbs dsl.

I have notice that when I type the url and the page is about to open, the
browser just shows a black page and it doesnt load anything, after a minute
or so, I click in Refresh and then the page loads normally. So about 50
percent of the pages I want to look at I have to click Refresh after a
minute of seeing a page.

And when the page has java apps, it gets worst, I have to close all the IE
windows because none of them is responding.

None of this happened when I had dial-up...I mean, it was awfully slows, but
always the pages loaded at the first time.

I talked to my ISP tech support and they told me to erase the IE cache and
Java cache, but the problem remains, they then told me that the problem is
the Internet Explorer browser that has a problem dealing with the high
speed. It is true? I have never heard of it.

Do you know how can I elimate this problem?

thanks.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

I have been surfing using dial-up for over 5 years, always using IE.
Right now I have the IE6 sp2 version. Since lately the dial-up speed
was terrible slow (between 36 to 38 kbs), i decided to upload to 512
kbs dsl.
I have notice that when I type the url and the page is about to open,
the browser just shows a black page and it doesnt load anything,
after a minute or so, I click in Refresh and then the page loads
normally. So about 50 percent of the pages I want to look at I have
to click Refresh after a minute of seeing a page.

And when the page has java apps, it gets worst, I have to close all
the IE windows because none of them is responding.

None of this happened when I had dial-up...I mean, it was awfully
slows, but always the pages loaded at the first time.

I talked to my ISP tech support and they told me to erase the IE
cache and Java cache, but the problem remains, they then told me that
the problem is the Internet Explorer browser that has a problem
dealing with the high speed. It is true? I have never heard of it.

Do you know how can I elimate this problem?

thanks.

First eliminate any spyware.
What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx

CAUTION!!!!! Removing some spyware can damage the Winsock stack and you may
not be able to connect to the Internet. Before you try to remove spyware,
download a copy of LSP-Fix - a free program to repair damaged Winsock 2
stacks (all Windows versions)
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
Winsockfix for W95, W98, ME, NT, 2000, XP
http://www.tacktech.com/pub/winsockfix/WinsockFix.zip
Directions here: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257
WinXP:
Get WinSockxpFix
http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
How to Reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299357
In WinXP SP2: You can fix Winsock by going to Start | Run and typing
CMD
In the command window type
netsh winsock reset

See
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/tshoot.htm
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com

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Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com./athome/security/protect/default.aspx
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

 

[oops!!]

IE has no problems dealing with high speed internet.

The spyware/malware cleanup posted above is excellent.

As a comparison, you may want to try a different browser like Firefox:

http://www.mozilla.org/

Zee