IE 6 takes long time to load after booting up

[tcproblems]

When I boot up, and after all startup programs are loaded (firewall, AV,
anti-spyware, etc), I'll click on the IE 6 icon to start my browser.
Most often, I'll wait almost a minute for it to load and connect to the
net. It will say "detect proxy settings" for a long time, and sometimes
I'll get the "unable to connect" screen. After closing IE6 and starting it
again, it loads immediately. The same happens with the initial start of
Firefox.

I have a fast broadband connection and use a router. I don't use proxies,
and tht TCP/IP properties are set to automaticlly detect addresses.

Could a large HOSTS file have something to do with it?

I've disabled several services to close ports and also have DNS services
disabled as that makes it easier to work with a large HOSTS file. Should I
uncheck the box in the TCP/IP DNS settings that says:

Register this connection's addresses in DNS?

 

[MrB]

If you go to tools, internet options in IE, go to connections, lan settings,
remove any checkmarks and see what happens.

 

[Timothy Daniels]

When I boot up, and after all startup programs are loaded
(firewall, AV, anti-spyware, etc), I'll click on the IE 6 icon
to start my browser. Most often, I'll wait almost a minute
for it to load and connect to the net. It will say "detect proxy
settings" for a long time, and sometimes I'll get the "unable to
connect" screen. After closing IE6 and starting it again, it
loads immediately. The same happens with the initial start of
Firefox.

I have a fast broadband connection and use a router. I don't
use proxies, and tht TCP/IP properties are set to automaticlly
detect addresses.

Could a large HOSTS file have something to do with it?

I've disabled several services to close ports and also have
DNS services disabled as that makes it easier to work with
a large HOSTS file. Should I uncheck the box in the TCP/IP
DNS settings that says:

Register this connection's addresses in DNS?

I have a similar problem, although I describe it as a one-to-two
minute lag on the first Web (HTML) access after startup. This
happens with either IE or Opera - whichever does the first access.
After the 1st Web connection, all goes normally. Big Hint:
This does not happen if I disable my ZoneAlarm Internet Security
Suite 2007, and... this behavior started around the time I installed
ZoneAlarm ISS '07. Do you run the ZoneAlarm firewall?

*TimDaniels*

 

[tcproblems]

I have a similar problem, although I describe it as a one-to-two
minute lag on the first Web (HTML) access after startup. This
happens with either IE or Opera - whichever does the first access.
After the 1st Web connection, all goes normally. Big Hint:
This does not happen if I disable my ZoneAlarm Internet Security
Suite 2007, and... this behavior started around the time I installed
ZoneAlarm ISS '07. Do you run the ZoneAlarm firewall?

*TimDaniels*

Yes. ZA Pro v6. Is there a way to set ZA in order for the browser to
initially connect in a more timely fashion?

I'm assuming that you restart your firewall immediately after your
browser loads. Do you think it's safe to shut your firewall off for any
period of time while you're connecting? I remember that when I
reinstalled my OS (several reinstalls ago), I forgot to unplug from my
router. The first thing I do upon reinstall is close and disable the
Windows Messenger service. That time, before I had the chance, I had a
pop-up via Windwos Messenger telling me that I could have malware and
should order someone's (probably rogue) software.

I try never to have the firewall disabled, and even have it set to engage
the internet lock after a period of inactivity.

 

[Timothy Daniels]

Yes. ZA Pro v6. Is there a way to set ZA in order for the
browser to initially connect in a more timely fashion?

I'm assuming that you restart your firewall immediately after your
browser loads. Do you think it's safe to shut your firewall off for
any period of time while you're connecting? I remember that when
I reinstalled my OS (several reinstalls ago), I forgot to unplug from
my router. The first thing I do upon reinstall is close and disable
the Windows Messenger service. That time, before I had the
chance, I had a pop-up via Windwos Messenger telling me that
I could have malware and should order someone's (probably
rogue) software.

I try never to have the firewall disabled, and even have it set to
engage the internet lock after a period of inactivity.

My experiment with disabling the ZA firewall was just a
one-time experiment. I assumed that I didn't have any malware
calling home and that the XP firewall was keeping out the bad
guys. I tried an HTML connection to a trusted website, and as
soon as I saw that the connections were immediate, I re-enabled
the ZA firewall.

There has been a couple discussions about this problem on
the ZoneLabs forum, but no solution was posted, and I didn't
register for the forum to just ask the same question. The general
consensus is that ZoneLabs knows about it and is working on
a fix. For now, the advice I've seen is to just tolerate it, but I
find it to be a major annoyance with ZoneAlarm.

*TimDaniels*