IE Delay when address is keyed in

[Guest]

There is about a minute delay when I key a URL address in IE. Favorites,
links, homepage, etc. works fine. The delay is only when the address is hand
keyed.

Please help. It is really getting frustrating.

 

[Don Varnau]

Hi,
If Autocomplete is turned on, a corrupted History folder could be causing
this. Delete the History folder using the appropriate (for your OS)
instructions at http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

Or, you may have malware installed (adware, spyware,hijackers.)
See these sites for help:
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
The Parasite Fight http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
Malware Removal and Prevention Overview - CastleCopsWiki:
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Overview
Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups: http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.html
Removing Malware:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
What you can do about spyware and other unwanted software:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/spywarewhat.mspx

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

 

[Rob Parsons]

Hi Ken,

Disable your browser helpers (toolbars) to see if that makes a difference.
For nonxp and xp machines - Tools>Internet Options - Advanced tab - uncheck
'Enable third-party browser helper objects'
or
For Xp machines - Tools>Manage Add-ons - selectively disable your toolbars
and BHO (Browser Helper Objects)

If you find that disabling a toolbar fixes the problem then you should
probably un-install that toolbar. Slow typing in the IE Address bar usually
indicates that some other program (add-in for IE) is pre-processing the
keystrokes (basically spying on your surfing habits)

 

[Guest]

Ken

I know this is a long shot as it's some time ago, but did you get this fixed
or not ?

My Dell laptop has *always* behaved like this with IE6 as far as I can
remember. It's never a problem with Firefox which I tend to use for preference

Gareth

 

[Jon Kennedy]

Turn off autocomplete of web addresses in two places:
Tools...Internet Options...Content tab...Autocomplete
Tools...Internet Options...Advanced tab...Browsing section...Use inline
Autocomplete.

See if that helps. If it does, and you want to keep using that feature,
repost.