IE6 uninstall??

[Guest]

My IE6 has been very, very slow in loading up. I have done all the usual
things like clearing cashe, etc but it is still painfully slow in initial
load or in opening a new window. Should I uninstall and reinstall, if so How?
I have looked at add/remove programs and that only allows it to be
deactivated - it does not actually uninstall. Where is the best place to get
the latest version?

Don

 

[News Reader]

Slow IE means very often spyware infection. You can start to loading several
spyware scanners like Microsoft AntiSpyware, Ad-Aware and Spybot.

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE]

My IE6 has been very, very slow in loading up. I have done all the
usual things like clearing cashe, etc but it is still painfully slow
in initial load or in opening a new window. Should I uninstall and
reinstall, if so How? I have looked at add/remove programs and that
only allows it to be deactivated - it does not actually uninstall.
Where is the best place to get the latest version?

Don

First eliminate any spyware.
What You Should Know About Spyware
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/devioussoftware.mspx

CAUTION!!!!! Removing some spyware can damage the Winsock stack and you may
not be able to connect to the Internet. Before you try to remove spyware,
download a copy of LSP-Fix - a free program to repair damaged Winsock 2
stacks (all Windows versions)
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
Winsockfix for W95, W98, ME, NT, 2000, XP
http://www.tacktech.com/pub/winsockfix/WinsockFix.zip
Directions here: http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=257
WinXP:
Get WinSockxpFix
http://www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html
How to Reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299357
In WinXP SP2: You can fix Winsock by going to Start | Run and typing
CMD
In the command window type
netsh winsock reset

See
Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/tshoot.htm
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com

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http://www.microsoft.com./athome/security/protect/default.aspx
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

 

[Guest]

Thank you for the guidance. I already have Adaware installed and have run a
full scan and it found nothing so I am assuming it is not spyware.

regards
Don

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE]

Thank you for the guidance. I already have Adaware installed and have
run a full scan and it found nothing so I am assuming it is not
spyware.

regards
Don

Ad-Aware will not catch everything.

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http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/

 

[Guest]

I have downloaded and installed the Microsoft Beta Spyware product - it found
two items which are now removed. IE6 is still slow - should I reinstall?

PS should I now remove Adaware as I have the Microsoft one?

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE]

Reinstalling is not likely to help. Go to Tools | Internet Options and
click Delete Files in the Temporary Internet files section. In the popup
window click the option to delete all offline files. If you haven't done
this before this can take several minutes.

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