IE6 scrooling help;

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Have XP home running on an old 5 yr old Compaq presario 5000, no
problems --- just a big annoyance.

I open IE6 to a web site and every time I try scrolling, it does the
fading in and out of about 2-3 clicks... very annoying.

Help!!!
 
jay said:
Have XP home running on an old 5 yr old Compaq presario 5000, no
problems --- just a big annoyance.

I open IE6 to a web site and every time I try scrolling, it does the
fading in and out of about 2-3 clicks... very annoying.

Help!!!
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Don't use IE6. Update to IE8 or face certain malware. You may have
malware already so do a malware and virus scan in Safe Mode. Are you
still on SP2 as well?
 
Don't use IE6. Update to IE8 or face certain malware. You may have
malware already so do a malware and virus scan in Safe Mode. Are you
still on SP2 as well?
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Yes on Sp2 and No.... i have not installed IE8.

Can I install Firefox and to make this scrolling thing go away??

jay
 
jay said:
Yes on Sp2 and No.... i have not installed IE8.

Can I install Firefox and to make this scrolling thing go away??

jay
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You are probably infected by now. I would reinstall XP and make sure I
install SP3 and IE8 as well as Firefox. I trust you have everything
backed up.
 
You should be using IE 8. 'Last I read, even Microsoft is recommending
individuals and business abandon IE 6.
 
If the video card isn't already 7 ready, then now's an opportunity to pop in
a new one and install Windows 7.

Saucy
 
Saucy said:
If the video card isn't already 7 ready, then now's an opportunity to
pop in a new one and install Windows 7.

Saucy
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The OP is gonna need a helluva lot more than a new video card to run
Windows 7 on that machine. Have you looked up the specs? It won't run
Windows 7. Full stop.

Specs:
Duron-900 CPU, 128MB of SDRAM, 64KB L2 cache, Windows Me, 40GB hard
drive, 16X DVD-ROM drive, 12X/4X/32X CD-RW drive, Compaq NVidia GeForce2
MX graphics card with 32MB of SDRAM, 17-inch Compaq FS740 monitor,
integrated sound, JBL Platinum Series speakers, V.90 modem
 
Not enough RAM for Windows 7.

I lent out a Gateway 600 MHz desktop a few years ago or so, and they
recently phoned back saying it was just sitting in their basement so they
were going to return it soon. I plan to put enough RAM in and then give it a
spin with Windows 7. I realize I will get the non-Aero-ed theme, but I want
to see how it runs otherwise.
 
Saucy said:
Not enough RAM for Windows 7.
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The video card isn't up to it either. Nor will the onboard sound be
supported.
I lent out a Gateway 600 MHz desktop a few years ago or so, and they
recently phoned back saying it was just sitting in their basement so
they were going to return it soon. I plan to put enough RAM in and then
give it a spin with Windows 7. I realize I will get the non-Aero-ed
theme, but I want to see how it runs otherwise.
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Do you know how much SDRAM -- if you can get it -- costs nowadays? It
ain't cheap.
 
The OP is gonna need a helluva lot more than a new video card to run
Windows 7 on that machine. Have you looked up the specs? It won't run
Windows 7. Full stop.

Specs:
Duron-900 CPU, 128MB of SDRAM, 64KB L2 cache, Windows Me, 40GB hard
drive, 16X DVD-ROM drive, 12X/4X/32X CD-RW drive, Compaq NVidia GeForce2
MX graphics card with 32MB of SDRAM, 17-inch Compaq FS740 monitor,
integrated sound, JBL Platinum Series speakers, V.90 modem
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This Compaq 5000 has 40gig HD and 512 ram......!!

jay
 
jay said:
Yes on Sp2 and No.... i have not installed IE8.

Can I install Firefox and to make this scrolling thing go away??
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I can't say for sure, but it's sure worth a try! It's free to download
and installs very easily. And it *much* more up-to-date than IE6!
 
Well, I will see what's hanging around here and if there are any deals out
there. If not, then forget it.
 
It could run 7 (?). That said, 7 would take a relatively huge chunk out of
the harddrive space available. The advanced Aero graphics would be turned
off and, with its 512 MB RAM and less 1 GHz processor speed you have less
than stellar performance. If you tinker, it might be fun to attempt to load
the thing onto it, but the results might vary ..
 
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