IE7 downright slow out of the blue

[Uncle Ben]

Perhaps I didn't look long enough but I couldn't find anything specific
about this. I'm on Xp, using IE7 and lately, it's excruciatingly slow. I
get a blue screen (this page cannot be displayed blah blah blah) and I have
to press F5 I'd say 9/10 times. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Tks!

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

[X-post to IE General]

Please state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista SP1) when
posting to this newsgroup.

=> Does the behavior persist if you start IE7 in No Add-ons mode? To start
IE7 in No Add-ons mode:

1. Right-click on the blue IE desktop icon and select Start without Add-ons;
or

2. Start | (All) Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Internet Explorer
(No add-ons).

Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx

=> Does the behavior persist if you Reset IE7 Advanced settings (RIES)?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737 <= Read before using!

=> Does the behavior persist if you boot into Safe Mode with Networking?
[Careful! Only remain in Safe Mode just long enough to test!]

 

[Uncle Ben]

[X-post to IE General]

Please state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista SP1) when
posting to this newsgroup.

=> Does the behavior persist if you start IE7 in No Add-ons mode? To
start
IE7 in No Add-ons mode:

1. Right-click on the blue IE desktop icon and select Start without
Add-ons;
or

2. Start | (All) Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Internet Explorer
(No add-ons).

Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer's (No Add-ons) Mode:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx

=> Does the behavior persist if you Reset IE7 Advanced settings (RIES)?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737 <= Read before using!

=> Does the behavior persist if you boot into Safe Mode with Networking?
[Careful! Only remain in Safe Mode just long enough to test!]
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Thanks! It looks like a recent Adobe update to the latest version was the
culprit. Give that all that info was already on the internet, I guess I
didn't do my homework very well, did it? Thanks again for your help and
have a nice day.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

What "recent Adobe update," please?

[X-post to IE General]

Please state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista SP1) when
posting to this newsgroup.

=> Does the behavior persist if you start IE7 in No Add-ons mode? To
start
IE7 in No Add-ons mode:

1. Right-click on the blue IE desktop icon and select Start without
Add-ons;
or

2. Start | (All) Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Internet
Explorer
(No add-ons).

Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer's (No Add-ons) Mode:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx

=> Does the behavior persist if you Reset IE7 Advanced settings (RIES)?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737 <= Read before using!

=> Does the behavior persist if you boot into Safe Mode with Networking?
[Careful! Only remain in Safe Mode just long enough to test!]
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Thanks! It looks like a recent Adobe update to the latest version was the
culprit. Give that all that info was already on the internet, I guess I
didn't do my homework very well, did it? Thanks again for your help and
have a nice day.

 

[Uncle Ben]

Version 9 - it does fine on two laptops we have here but for some reason it
caused me problems with IE7 on my desktop.

What "recent Adobe update," please?

[X-post to IE General]

Please state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista SP1) when
posting to this newsgroup.

=> Does the behavior persist if you start IE7 in No Add-ons mode? To
start
IE7 in No Add-ons mode:

1. Right-click on the blue IE desktop icon and select Start without
Add-ons;
or

2. Start | (All) Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Internet
Explorer
(No add-ons).

Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer's (No Add-ons) Mode:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx

=> Does the behavior persist if you Reset IE7 Advanced settings (RIES)?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737 <= Read before using!

=> Does the behavior persist if you boot into Safe Mode with Networking?
[Careful! Only remain in Safe Mode just long enough to test!]
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Thanks! It looks like a recent Adobe update to the latest version was the
culprit. Give that all that info was already on the internet, I guess I
didn't do my homework very well, did it? Thanks again for your help and
have a nice day.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Adobe Acrobat v9 or Adobe Reader v9? If the latter, you can uninstall your
current Adobe Reader version and then install either Adobe Reader v8.1.3 [1]
or FoxIt Reader [2]. Both are compatible with IE7.

=======
[1] http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/detail.jsp?ftpID=3967
[2] http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php
--
~PA Bear

Version 9 - it does fine on two laptops we have here but for some reason
it
caused me problems with IE7 on my desktop.

What "recent Adobe update," please?

[X-post to IE General]

Please state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista SP1)
when
posting to this newsgroup.

=> Does the behavior persist if you start IE7 in No Add-ons mode? To
start
IE7 in No Add-ons mode:

1. Right-click on the blue IE desktop icon and select Start without
Add-ons;
or

2. Start | (All) Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Internet
Explorer
(No add-ons).

Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer's (No Add-ons) Mode:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx

=> Does the behavior persist if you Reset IE7 Advanced settings (RIES)?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737 <= Read before using!

=> Does the behavior persist if you boot into Safe Mode with
Networking?
[Careful! Only remain in Safe Mode just long enough to test!]
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Thanks! It looks like a recent Adobe update to the latest version was
the
culprit. Give that all that info was already on the internet, I guess I
didn't do my homework very well, did it? Thanks again for your help and
have a nice day.

 

[Uncle Ben]

Adobe Acrobat v9 or Adobe Reader v9? If the latter, you can uninstall
your
current Adobe Reader version and then install either Adobe Reader v8.1.3
[1]
or FoxIt Reader [2]. Both are compatible with IE7. snip

Adobe Reader v9. It looks like the installation somehow got screwy. I
reinstalled it and the system is stable, IE7 is as it should. Thanks again
for your help and once again, I apologize for being so vague in my posts.
Have a nice day.