Home Page freezes when IE is opened

[Russell]

For the last few weeks, everytime I click on the IE icon
to access the net, my homepage will open and then freeze
for several minutes. Once it unfreezes, I can surf the
net with little trouble unless I try to open a new window.

I've checked my connection,I've checked for spyware and
viruses, and now I think I will try to reinstall IE on my
computer.

Should I look out for any trouble if I try to uninstall
and then reinstall IE from my computer? I am running XP.

Or is there something I might have overlooked?
Thanks.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE]

For the last few weeks, everytime I click on the IE icon
to access the net, my homepage will open and then freeze
for several minutes. Once it unfreezes, I can surf the
net with little trouble unless I try to open a new window.

I've checked my connection,I've checked for spyware and
viruses, and now I think I will try to reinstall IE on my
computer.

Should I look out for any trouble if I try to uninstall
and then reinstall IE from my computer? I am running XP.

Or is there something I might have overlooked?
Thanks.

First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each need to be updated before every use, even when just
downloaded. There's also a lot more to do than just those two programs.

If trying everything at that site does not fix the problem please post back
in the same thread.

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