IE hang issue is very frustrating..please help me solve it if you can

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while i am surfing my internet explorer appears to hang, however the globe in the right corner spins and the staus bar would say it was detecting proxy settings. no rhyme or reason as to when it happens. it may work fine for 20-30 minutes or it may happen every 3-4 clicks. i followed the instructions given for unchecking the box for automatic detection in the LAN settings and the only difference i can see is that the status bar no longer says *detecting proxy settings*. but it still hangs and the globe continues to spin. if i open an additional browser window while waiting for the first one nothing loads until the original window loads. i have even tried to open outlook and do a send\receive but until that original browser window loads all i get is the msg saying that outlook is connecting to the server. this only happens on my laptop it does not occur on any of the 3 other computers i have on my home network. the laptop is using 98 se and the others are using XP and we all connect thru the router to the cable modem. this so frustrating and any help would be greatly appreciated. this occurs whether i am the only one on my home network or when my son or husband are online also. i have found several articles about IE doing this when it is first opened but i rarely have it happen until i have clicked thru few pages then it suddenly stops for about a minute before finally kicking in.
thank you in advance to any that respond

 

[Mike Burgess]

sshhameless1,
The first thing to do is to scan your system for the possibility of
unknown\unwanted spyware or parasites that may be causing your problem(s).

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
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Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 03-09-04]
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while i am surfing my internet explorer appears to hang, however the globe

in the right corner spins and the staus bar would say it was detecting proxy
settings. no rhyme or reason as to when it happens. it may work fine for
20-30 minutes or it may happen every 3-4 clicks. i followed the instructions
given for unchecking the box for automatic detection in the LAN settings and
the only difference i can see is that the status bar no longer says
*detecting proxy settings*. but it still hangs and the globe continues to
spin. if i open an additional browser window while waiting for the first one
nothing loads until the original window loads. i have even tried to open
outlook and do a send\receive but until that original browser window loads
all i get is the msg saying that outlook is connecting to the server. this
only happens on my laptop it does not occur on any of the 3 other computers
i have on my home network. the laptop is using 98 se and the others are
using XP and we all connect thru the router to the cable modem. this so
frustrating and any help would be greatly appreciated. this occurs whether i
am the only one on my home network or when my son or husband are online
also. i have found several articles about IE doing this when it is first
opened but i rarely have it happen until i have clicked thru few pages then
it suddenly stops for about a minute before finally kicking in.

 

[Guest]

i run adaware every few days and i always check for updates

 

[Mike Burgess]

sshhameless1,
Is the Proxy required by your ISP, or is this something you selected?

Go to: http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
Download "Hijack This!" [freeware]

Unzip, double-click "HijackThis.exe" and Press "Scan".

When the scan is finished, the "Scan" button will change into a "Save Log"
button.
Click: "Save Log" (generates: "hijackthis.log")

Next, go to the below location:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/

Sign in, go to the "Spyware and Hijackware Removal" section.
Press "New Topic", copy and paste hijackthis.log into your new message.
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Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 03-09-04]
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[Guest]

neither. in the LAN settings on the connections tab i have unchecked all available boxes per the instuctions i received while researching this issue. however that info was found as a reccomendation to a post where IE did the same thing mine was doing except that it would hang when first opened which mine does after a few clicks and repeatedly while surfing. i will do the hijack this scan now

 

[Guest]

i posted the scan results for hijack this the thread is titled ...IE discussion board requested info, IE hangs while surfing...proxy settings

 

[Mike Burgess]

sshhameless1,
I replied to your post at SWI here:
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=34884
____________________________________________________________
Mike Burgess [MVP Windows Shell\User] http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/
Blocking Spyware, Adware, Parasites, Hijackers, Trojans, with a HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm [updated 03-09-04]
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i posted the scan results for hijack this the thread is titled ...IE

discussion board requested info, IE hangs while surfing...proxy settings