SP2 slow to open websites???

[My View]

Is it my imagination - but since I installed Windows XP SP2 upadte websites
take a lot longer to open.

regards

PeterH

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP]

Is it my imagination - but since I installed Windows XP SP2 upadte
websites take a lot longer to open.

regards

PeterH

Not here.
Have you checked for spyware?

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

CAUTION!!!!! Removing some spyware can damage the Winsock stact. Before
you try to remove spyware using any of these programs , 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 Malware, 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 with the program's update function
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.intermute.com/products/cwshredder
**Post your HijackThis log to
http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/
http://forums.tomcoyote.org/
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html
http://www.wilderssecurity.com/ or the Spyware forum at
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30 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.

See this link for information about malware:
http://arstechnica.com/articles/paedia/malware.ars

If nothing there helps, please post back to this thread.

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http://www.microsoft.com./athome/security/protect/default.aspx
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[My View]

Yes - have checked for spyware with Trend Micro and SpyBot. Found a couple
of harmeless items so will see if deleting them makes any difference - I
don't expect so.
The feeling I get when opening a website (since SP2 instal) is that
something within Windows is checking the site before opening since it takes
longer. Also Google takes longer to show search results.
Also, is it normal when downloading a file that the IE page goes to a
warning? ie "this page cannot be displayed". The GetRight download box
appears as normal and thew download progresses OK.
PeterH

 

[R. McCarty]

Internet Explorer has a number of Advanced options that might add
some loading/display time to web-sites. However, in most cases,
these items add appropriate security checks - So I would not uncheck
them, if active.
- Check for Publisher's Certificate Revocation
- Check for Server Certificate Revocation (requires restart)
- Warn about invalid site Certificates
- Check for Signatures on downloaded programs.
Have you checked your Browser Helper Objects and made sure that
you have no Add-Ons that shouldn't be there ?
Also, it's a good idea to occasionally check your Hosts file to make
sure nothing is being redirected.
C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\Etc\Hosts (has no pre-defined app to
open, so you'll need to tell XP to use Notepad to edit). It should have
only a sequence of Commented strings prefixed with # and a single
active entry for LocalHost.