browser hangs

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X-man

I am one of the unlucky ones who still does not have a broadband connection
however, when I am browsing my pages don't load properly. The page loading
bar in the bottom right hand corner moves very slowly along and sometimes
hangs near the end of the loading sequence, the only way that I can get the
page to load is to hit refresh, this though is becoming very tedious.
I am using IE6 on a 1ghz, 384Ram 30gb HDD (18gig free) running XP service
pack 1 with all updates in place.
 
Create a new IE cache as per the instructions below:
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers_8.htm#deltree

It is essential to check for spyware/hijackware/foistware.

Go to IE tools, internet options, general tab. Click on the cache settings
button and then 'view objects'. Delete anything you don't recognise. If you
are unsure, or no objects appear, for diagnosis purposes I REALLY like
BHODemon, available at http://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm. It
does not need installing - simply unzip and run the EXE programme. It is
very easy to use.

I find this programme is a better option than IE6's ability to turn off
"Enable third-party browser extensions (requires restart)". This disables
*all* plug-ins and makes troubleshooting very difficult.

Many people like AdAware, available at www.lavasoft.de . Make sure you keep
the signature files up to date and remember, AdAware may only remove the
current installation of spyware; it may not do anything about software that
reinstalls itself, so unless you want to get stuck in an endless loop of
hijack/cleanout/hijack/cleanout make sure you get rid of whatever is
installing the junk. See my Troubleshooting advice for information about
how to track down and get rid of spyware completely.
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm#tshoot

An excellent replacement for AdAware is Spybot. Again, it is a free
programme which can be downloaded from:
http://spybot.eon.net.au/
 
XMan-did you find an answer? Mine does the same thing and
my broadband network tells me I am not hooked up to the
internet-only briefly- and then is hooked up again.
Can you email when you find an answer-
(e-mail address removed)
thnx
dick
 
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