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IE 6. Windows keep 'hanging'

Author
13 Nov 2006 3:23 PM
rachelcooch
Having problems with Internet Explorer 6. Every time I open a window to
search the web-the pages 'hang' for minutes at a time. Sometimes they don't
open at all. Can anyone help. Its driving me mad. All this technical talk
baffles me.

Author
13 Nov 2006 3:42 PM
Malke
rachelcooch wrote:

> Having problems with Internet Explorer 6. Every time I open a window
> to search the web-the pages 'hang' for minutes at a time. Sometimes
> they don't open at all. Can anyone help. Its driving me mad. All this
> technical talk baffles me.

If all the "technical talk" baffles you, then the best solution is to
take the machine to a professional computer repair shop (not your local
version of BigStoreUSA).

Unfortunately, computers are highly technical and often the repairs
and/or troubleshooting steps require you to at least be able to follow
the "technical talk" instructions.

If you want to try this yourself, then first determine that the computer
is virus/malware-free by going through these steps systematically:

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

The majority of problems with Internet connectivity and browsers on
Windows machines are caused by viruses and malware, so the first
troubleshooting step is to make sure the computer is clean.

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
Author
13 Nov 2006 3:53 PM
rachelcooch
thanks malke.
i have installed a new browser which seems to be trouble free- since i
posted message.
checked my computer for viruses and was free.
so now checking for spyware!
if fails of to computer repair shop.
cheers
rach

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"Malke" wrote:

> rachelcooch wrote:
>
> > Having problems with Internet Explorer 6. Every time I open a window
> > to search the web-the pages 'hang' for minutes at a time. Sometimes
> > they don't open at all. Can anyone help. Its driving me mad. All this
> > technical talk baffles me.
>
> If all the "technical talk" baffles you, then the best solution is to
> take the machine to a professional computer repair shop (not your local
> version of BigStoreUSA).
>
> Unfortunately, computers are highly technical and often the repairs
> and/or troubleshooting steps require you to at least be able to follow
> the "technical talk" instructions.
>
> If you want to try this yourself, then first determine that the computer
> is virus/malware-free by going through these steps systematically:
>
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware
>
> The majority of problems with Internet connectivity and browsers on
> Windows machines are caused by viruses and malware, so the first
> troubleshooting step is to make sure the computer is clean.
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>
Author
13 Nov 2006 4:58 PM
Malke
rachelcooch wrote:

> thanks malke.
> i have installed a new browser which seems to be trouble free- since i
> posted message.
> checked my computer for viruses and was free.
> so now checking for spyware!
> if fails of to computer repair shop.
> cheers

You've done very well; you undoubtedly underestimated your ability to
deal with this! ;-)

Since another browser works fine, save yourself a trip to the computer
shop and do a little troubleshooting with IE6. The problems may be
caused by a faulty third-party plugin or toolbar. Here are some links
and you can also post your question in the IE6 newsgroup.

http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/ie.html - MVP Sandi Hardmeier's site
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFIX.htm - IEFix - General purpose fix
for Internet Explorer by MVP Ramesh
http://rickrogers.org/fixes.htm#plugin - Problems with Plug-ins by MVP
Rick Rogers

microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser - IE6 newsgroup

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User