20 second delay accessing 1st web page

[Bob]

My home page is set to "about:blank". When I launch IE,
that comes up immediately. However, when ever I try to
access the first web page from there, I get a consistant
20 second delay. Then it loads quickly. And, strangely,
all subsequent webpages I go to, within the same IE
window, load quickly as well. But if I open another IE
window (to "about:blank"), I get the 20 second delay
again. Here are some facts.
1) This 20 second delay is consistant, whether I go to a
web page I've visited before, a new one, a simple one, or
a complex one.
2) I've got a new Dell 4600, plenty of RAM, and a DSL
connection.
3) The delay is consistant and independent of how many
applications I have open.
4) It wasn't always there, but seemed to start after a
Windows Messenger update (to v4.7). However, I've
used "Add/Remove Windows Components" to remove it from my
startup. The delay is still there.

Any ideas what's going on? Thanks in advance for the
reply.

 

[Mike Burgess]

Bob,
The first thing to do is to scan your system for the possibility of
unknown\unwanted spyware or parasites that may be causing your problem(s).

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
--
You may need to clear your TIF as you may have a corrupt file there.

Close all instances of OE and IE
Control Panel | Internet Options | General tab
Click the "Delete Files" button, when prompted place a check in:
"Delete all offline content", click OK
Click the "Clear History" button, click OK.
Click the Settings button, adjust the TIF size to 50 mb, click OK

[more info]
Possibly your cache folder is corrupt:

How To: Delete the Internet Explorer Temporary Internet Files
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

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http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 11-26-03]
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[Bob Kirsch]

Thank you Mike,

I tried all (and I mean all) that you suggested. No
doubt, many of those setting changes will make my life
better in the future. But as for this 20 second delay
problem, the symptoms remained exactly the same.

I did notice one additional detail though. During that
20 second delay, in the lower left corner of the IE
window, a text message appears that says "Detecting proxy
settings" That says there for the 20 secons, then starts
flashing the usual random stuff as the web page loads.

 

[Mach]

Hi,

I too have the same problem. This i am experiencing after
upgrading to IE6 SP1. Scanned with NAV for possible
spyware and others. Everytime when I open the IE, it tries
to connect through Network connection. Any Possible
solution for avoiding the delay.

Thanks in advance for the suggestion

-----Original Message-----
Bob,
The first thing to do is to scan your system for the possibility of
unknown\unwanted spyware or parasites that may be causing your problem(s).

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
--
You may need to clear your TIF as you may have a corrupt file there.

Close all instances of OE and IE
Control Panel | Internet Options | General tab
Click the "Delete Files" button, when prompted place a check in:
"Delete all offline content", click OK
Click the "Clear History" button, click OK.
Click the Settings button, adjust the TIF size to 50 mb, click OK

[more info]
Possibly your cache folder is corrupt:

How To: Delete the Internet Explorer Temporary Internet Files

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

__________________________________________________________

__
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 11-26- 03]
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My home page is set to "about:blank". When I launch IE,
that comes up immediately. However, when ever I try to
access the first web page from there, I get a consistant
20 second delay. Then it loads quickly. And, strangely,
all subsequent webpages I go to, within the same IE
window, load quickly as well. But if I open another IE
window (to "about:blank"), I get the 20 second delay
again. Here are some facts.
1) This 20 second delay is consistant, whether I go to a
web page I've visited before, a new one, a simple one, or
a complex one.
2) I've got a new Dell 4600, plenty of RAM, and a DSL
connection.
3) The delay is consistant and independent of how many
applications I have open.
4) It wasn't always there, but seemed to start after a
Windows Messenger update (to v4.7). However, I've
used "Add/Remove Windows Components" to remove it from my
startup. The delay is still there.

Any ideas what's going on? Thanks in advance for the
reply.

.

 

[Bob Kirsch]

OK! Problem solved! Many thanks to those that
posted here, and on the Dell thread. I would not have
discovered the solution without being led close to it by
you folks.

Here's what I found. In the LAN section of Connection
Tab of Internet Options, there are two boxes that can be
checked.
- Automatically Detect Settings
- Use automatic configuration script.

(I have a URL entered into the field for the second one.
It's for a VPN connection I use at work. I didn't
mention it earlier because I didn't think it was
involved.) I ran a test, setting these two selections to
all four possible combinations. Here's what I found.

Auto detect on off on off
Use auto config on on off off
20 sec. delay? Yes Yes No No
VPN works? Yes Yes Yes Yes

Summary:
1) If "use Auto Config Script" was checked, I suffered
the 20 second delay, regardless of the "auto detect"
setting.
2) My VPN connection worked, regardless of the
settings. (Albeit, the address was in the box, whether
it was grayed out or not.)

Lastly, evidently IE 5.0 had a similar problem. I found
a Knowledge Base paper on it. # 220902. It said to
disable "Auto detect", which turns out not to solve the
problem. But it helped to get me to the right area.

Thanks again for the help.

 

[Mike Burgess]

Bob,
Thanks for the feedback! Glad to see you have resolved your problem.
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Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
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