IE6 fast in safe mode, very slow normally

[Dave Oddie]

Hi,

My IE6 nigh on unusable when logged on to my XP pro machine with SP2.
Pages take ages to load.

If I boot to Safe Mode with network support IE6 is as fast as other
browsers on my 2Mb Internet connection.

So it is pretty obvious something gets set up or run during a normal
boot that is interfering with IE6, but what?

I have run anti-spyware programs, ccleaner, cleared out TiF etc and it
is still the same.

No matter which user I log on to windows with, IE6 is very slow.

One suggestion form a Sys-admin type at work was a Windows update had
installed some Microsoft anti-spyware program that was checking the
content of each page before allowing IE6 to render it. I don't know if
that is plausible or not but coul there be something like this causing
the problem?

The fact it works in safe mode suggests it ought to be possible to track
down the problem but a quick search of this newsgroup seems to suggest
if the standard "check for spyware, clear the TiF" does not work then
there is no solution.

I am thoroughly fed up with this problem and if I could avoid using IE6
I would but I need to access site that rely on ActiveX.

Dave

 

[Don Varnau]

Hi,
There have been reports that the latest update for Java JRE caused IE to
become very slow on some systems. Check Control Panel> Sun Java or
Add/remove programs to see if you're running JRE 5.0 V6. If the previous
version is still installed you could uninstall 5.0 V6.

The offender may be a legitimate program- not malware. Disable (for
diagnostic purposes) programs such as pop-up blockers, security, toolbars
and other add-ons for IE, anti-virus, etc. Take a look at any program that
might be interfering with IE. You may have to reconfigure, reinstall, or not
reinstall, a program. Turn on the Windows Firewall (from Control Panel or
Security Center) before disabling a third-party firewall.

IE> Tools> Manage add-ons is a good place to start.

This (time consuming) troubleshooting procedure may help:
276393 - Understanding and Troubleshooting Unrecoverable Errors (Faults) in
Internet Explorer: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=276393

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

 

[Dave Oddie]

Hi,
There have been reports that the latest update for Java JRE caused IE to
become very slow on some systems. Check Control Panel> Sun Java or
Add/remove programs to see if you're running JRE 5.0 V6. If the previous
version is still installed you could uninstall 5.0 V6.

The offender may be a legitimate program- not malware. Disable (for
diagnostic purposes) programs such as pop-up blockers, security, toolbars
and other add-ons for IE, anti-virus, etc. Take a look at any program that
might be interfering with IE. You may have to reconfigure, reinstall, or not
reinstall, a program. Turn on the Windows Firewall (from Control Panel or
Security Center) before disabling a third-party firewall.

IE> Tools> Manage add-ons is a good place to start.

This (time consuming) troubleshooting procedure may help:
276393 - Understanding and Troubleshooting Unrecoverable Errors (Faults) in
Internet Explorer: http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=276393

Hope this helps,
Don
[MS MVP- IE]

Hi,

My IE6 nigh on unusable when logged on to my XP pro machine with SP2.
Pages take ages to load.

If I boot to Safe Mode with network support IE6 is as fast as other
browsers on my 2Mb Internet connection.

So it is pretty obvious something gets set up or run during a normal
boot that is interfering with IE6, but what?

I have run anti-spyware programs, ccleaner, cleared out TiF etc and it
is still the same.

I finally found it. A re-install of Tiny personal firewall cured it.
Very strange as it had been working fine ever since I installed XP Pro.

Thnaks for the reply.

Dave

 

[Don Varnau]

I finally found it. A re-install of Tiny personal firewall cured it.
Very strange as it had been working fine ever since I installed XP Pro.

Thanks for the reply.

Dave

Hi,
Glad you found it. I've been using Tiny/Kerio for years. It does
occasionally (very rarely) develop a minor glitch.

Don
[MS MVP- IE]