IE will not use web page links correctly (only sometimes)

[Steve]

Recent problem. I click on a text link on a website and IE
6 just hangs with the pointer icon showing for about 1
minute and finally returns. It doesn't go to the web page
associated with the link but when using iRider (another
browser) for the same page and same link it goes to the
website associated with the link. doesn't do it on all
links, just some. for the page I'm using it won't go every
time. the computer upstairs that has IE 6 follows the
links correctly. what the heck is going on?

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Recent problem. I click on a text link on a website and IE
6 just hangs with the pointer icon showing for about 1
minute and finally returns. It doesn't go to the web page
associated with the link but when using iRider (another
browser) for the same page and same link it goes to the
website associated with the link. doesn't do it on all
links, just some. for the page I'm using it won't go every
time. the computer upstairs that has IE 6 follows the
links correctly. what the heck is going on?

First eliminate any scumware.
See
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware, Parasites, Toolbars and Search Engines
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Note that AdAware and SpyBot S & D will each catch some things the other
won't. Also, each needs to be updated before every use, even when just
downloaded. There's also a lot more to do than just those two programs.
CWShredder is also available here:
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/regs_edits/cwshredder.zip
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/ for expert analysis, not here.**
Alternative download pages for Ad-Aware, Spybot, HijackThis and CWShredder
may be found on this page:
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm.
If trying everything at that site does not fix the problem please post back
in the same thread.

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