Browser Slowwwww

[Ron Boetger]

I have noticed this in the past - After a while my Browser starts
getting slow to load web pages. I am running Win XP SP2 and patched
up to date.

When I first turn it on my home page is Google, it take a long time to
finish loading and I cannot go to another web page until all of the
page is loaded. Even if I hit the STOP button.

I see the message in the bottom left hand corner that states some many
items are loading.

In the past when I have blown away my hard drive and reloaded the
whole system this has corrected the problem.

I have anti spy ware loaded, up to date and running.

I have tested the speed of my DSL and it is 1.2 MBps.

Any Ideas?

Thanks


Ron

 

[Don Varnau]

Hi,
Some possibilities:
Delete the Temporary Internet Files folder. See:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm Windows will create a new TIF
folder. Set it's size to 50-60 MB.

No one program removes all varieties of malware. Try any two of these online
scans:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Scanners.htm
And work through these programs:
Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware (Beta) Still in beta testing, but removing a
lot of malware.
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
CWShredder http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
Ad-aware http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
Spybot http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd

Some malware needs to be removed manually. See references to HijackThis at
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Additional information at:
The Parasite Fight- Quickfix http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
More security tips at http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups: http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm
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/OE]

 

[Ron Boetger]

Don:

Great information here!

I went into the Control Panel and Deleted the File and the "Delete all
offline content", Also change the TIF size this helped emencly!

In the past I have not deletd the Offline Content.

Many Thanks

Ron

Hi,
Some possibilities:
Delete the Temporary Internet Files folder. See:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm Windows will create a new TIF
folder. Set it's size to 50-60 MB.

No one program removes all varieties of malware. Try any two of these online
scans:
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Scanners.htm
And work through these programs:
Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware (Beta) Still in beta testing, but removing a
lot of malware.
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx
CWShredder http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
Ad-aware http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
Spybot http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=spybotsd

Some malware needs to be removed manually. See references to HijackThis at
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Additional information at:
The Parasite Fight- Quickfix http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
More security tips at http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups: http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm
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/OE]

I have noticed this in the past - After a while my Browser starts
getting slow to load web pages. I am running Win XP SP2 and patched
up to date.

When I first turn it on my home page is Google, it take a long time to
finish loading and I cannot go to another web page until all of the
page is loaded. Even if I hit the STOP button.

I see the message in the bottom left hand corner that states some many
items are loading.

In the past when I have blown away my hard drive and reloaded the
whole system this has corrected the problem.

I have anti spy ware loaded, up to date and running.

I have tested the speed of my DSL and it is 1.2 MBps.

Any Ideas?

 

[Don Varnau]

You're welcome. I'm glad that the quick, easy fix was the one that worked.
;-)

Don
[MS MVP- IE/OE]