This is a strange problem that has emerged over the last few weeks. Whenever I use IE6 it works normally for the first few web sites I access but after that it will slow to a crawl.
The first sign of trouble is that a web page will take ages to load and from that point onwards it is like watching paint dry! If I click on the stop button IE6 takes no notice and sometimes will freeze completely. If I close down IE6 and restart it again the problem still remains. All other programs work okay and my other web browser (Mozilla) is not affected which suggests this is primarily an IE6 problem.
While all this is going on I noticed that my dial-up connection is active at both ends even after IE6 is closed down. However Zone Alarm reports no program trying to access the net in the background. I have scanned my system with several security programs for a virus or trojan but everything reports clear. WinXP starts up and performs normally and there is nothing obvious to explain why this is happening.
Any idea what the problem is and/or how to fix it?
Thanks, Alan
The first sign of trouble is that a web page will take ages to load and from that point onwards it is like watching paint dry! If I click on the stop button IE6 takes no notice and sometimes will freeze completely. If I close down IE6 and restart it again the problem still remains. All other programs work okay and my other web browser (Mozilla) is not affected which suggests this is primarily an IE6 problem.
While all this is going on I noticed that my dial-up connection is active at both ends even after IE6 is closed down. However Zone Alarm reports no program trying to access the net in the background. I have scanned my system with several security programs for a virus or trojan but everything reports clear. WinXP starts up and performs normally and there is nothing obvious to explain why this is happening.
Any idea what the problem is and/or how to fix it?
Thanks, Alan