IE 6. Windows keep 'hanging'

[Guest]

Having problems with Internet Explorer 6. Every time I open a window to
search the web-the pages 'hang' for minutes at a time. Sometimes they don't
open at all. Can anyone help. Its driving me mad. All this technical talk
baffles me.

 

[Malke]

Having problems with Internet Explorer 6. Every time I open a window
to search the web-the pages 'hang' for minutes at a time. Sometimes
they don't open at all. Can anyone help. Its driving me mad. All this
technical talk baffles me.

If all the "technical talk" baffles you, then the best solution is to
take the machine to a professional computer repair shop (not your local
version of BigStoreUSA).

Unfortunately, computers are highly technical and often the repairs
and/or troubleshooting steps require you to at least be able to follow
the "technical talk" instructions.

If you want to try this yourself, then first determine that the computer
is virus/malware-free by going through these steps systematically:

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

The majority of problems with Internet connectivity and browsers on
Windows machines are caused by viruses and malware, so the first
troubleshooting step is to make sure the computer is clean.

Malke

 

[Guest]

thanks malke.
i have installed a new browser which seems to be trouble free- since i
posted message.
checked my computer for viruses and was free.
so now checking for spyware!
if fails of to computer repair shop.
cheers
rach

 

[Malke]

thanks malke.
i have installed a new browser which seems to be trouble free- since i
posted message.
checked my computer for viruses and was free.
so now checking for spyware!
if fails of to computer repair shop.
cheers

You've done very well; you undoubtedly underestimated your ability to
deal with this! ;-)

Since another browser works fine, save yourself a trip to the computer
shop and do a little troubleshooting with IE6. The problems may be
caused by a faulty third-party plugin or toolbar. Here are some links
and you can also post your question in the IE6 newsgroup.

http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/ie.html - MVP Sandi Hardmeier's site
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFIX.htm - IEFix - General purpose fix
for Internet Explorer by MVP Ramesh
http://rickrogers.org/fixes.htm#plugin - Problems with Plug-ins by MVP
Rick Rogers

microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser - IE6 newsgroup

Malke