No response when trying to open an URL

[Guest]

My Internet Explorer has been behaving very strange for a while now. When I
click on or type and URL it will sometimes take up to a minute before the
browser responds AT ALL. Nothing happens. This problem occurs quite regularly
now and it drives me crazy.
Nothing is wrong with my internet connection since my email will still work
when this happens.
Who knows what could be wrong and what I can do?

Thanks a lot in advance!

 

[Don Varnau]

Hi,
First, clear the IE cache. IE> Tools> Internet Options> General> Delete
files (and delete offline content.) It's often recommended that the TIF
folder be kept at about 50 MB (Settings.)

Then clear your History from Internet Options> General. Deleting the History
folder may help if there's corruption in the folder. See:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

Then check for malware. Work through the solutions (CWShredder, Ad-aware,
Spybot) at
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm Also note the security tips on that
page.

Additional information at:
The Parasite Fight http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
More security tips at http://www.aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups: http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm

Hope this helps,
Don