Browsing Slow Down

[sked]

Over the past two weeks, it has been taking up to 2
minutes or more to load a web site page. When the
browser, IE6, is loading the cpu utilization is flat
lined at 100% causing other applications to slow down. I
have cable and previous to this had very good response
time. Also, if I an loading a secure site (https), I get
normal rapid response.

I thought it might be IE6 so I downloaded Opera and found
the same thing. It is not the browser, I guess.

Any suggested would be welcome.

Thanks

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Regular and effective housekeeping is essential. What you do and how often you do it will depend
on how you use your computer. A suggested routine may include:

1. In Outlook Express empty your Deleted Items folder.
2. In Outlook Express run File, Folder, Compact All whilst OFFLINE.
3. Run Disk Cleanup. Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools, Disk Cleanup with
Temporary Internet Files, Offline Web Pages (optional), and Recycle Bin selected for
deletion. If you have more than one drive / partition you may need to do this operation for
each drive / partition.
4. Remove Cookies. Start, Control Panel, Internet Options, General, Delete Cookies.
5. Run Disk Defragmenter.

Check whether you could reduce the number of days the History of sites visited is retained. Start,
Control Panel, Internet Options, General, History.

Spyware causes many problems. If not installed download Adaware and / or update Reference file
from http://www.lavasoftusa.com/support/download/ and use it to remove parasites. If Spyware
persists as a problem try a Hosts file.
http://www.accs-net.com/hosts/what_is_hosts.html



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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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