Weird internet issue with Explorer.?

Question

So im using internet explorer (I think its the latest version, how do I check?) and I have a problem where I can connect to some sites in a heart beat but other sites take 1-2 minutes to load per page (using links on the site).

Its not my internet, I am pretty sure its the browser. Like I opened up the Yahoo page and Google and youtube in a flash but other sites for example hot mail.com might take 1-4 minutes per page.

It gets ridiculously frustrating.

Solutions?

I have cleared everything - Cookies, history, saved passes etc - and im going to start a virus scan and disk defragmenting after I post this. Any other things I can do?

This is using Windows XP on a Dell Inspiron 1420 laptop.

Never had this issue, started only recently (few days ago)

Answer 1

IE8

If you havent got IE8, download it from filehippo.com. Select the correct one to suit XP or Vista. Its faster and more presentable than Firefox..



Set up IE/8 so it runs efficiently. (2 minutes)



1. In IE, Click Tools >Internet Options >Advance Tab. Click Restore advance settings defaults button. Then scroll the listings down to near the bottom and select >Tick empty temp files when browser closes (this empties the cache, which if not empty, will stop you from going online and hassles msn)

2. Ensure only one phishing filter program, and only one firewall program is used on the computer. Disable others that may be in other software, or disable the browser phishing filter.

Ie8 - to disable the phishing filter click Tools > scroll down to SmartScreen filter and disable it. (leave it on is preferred) SmartScreen filter will stop malicious code from being installed to your computer, specially through activex, however it may be doubling up with your internet security program so causing your browser to be a little slower. So either disable it in the browser or disable it in your internet security program.

3. Then in IE8 click the blue drop arrow near the search icon (top RHS corner) >manage search providers >make the one you want default >then remove all the others listed. These really slow IE8 so remove them.

4 Click Tools >manage add ons > accelerators and disable all of them.

5 Get rid of any toolbars on the menu line. Place the curser near the top under the address bar and right click. Tick Menu bar, Status Bar, and Command bar. Untick any other listed.

6 Then Click Tools >Delete Browser History, cookies, add ons, the whole lot. Do this regularly.Close the browser to set the settings.



Reboot and then do a windows express updates until no more updates. This seems to help IE8.



After you have used IE8 and happy with it, then you can experiment with the accelerators in manage add ons, and also experiment with the selections on the menu bar (5 above)



IE8 is much faster than firefox, has nice coloured tabs and if you see some text you like swipe it and a blue arrow shows, click it and you can select a function. These functions will change as you add accelerators. eg you may add Wiki or a medical site etc.

Answer 2

Unfortunately, your issues don't seem to be with Internet Explorer. The load time of websites can vary, depending upon the network load of both you and the website you are trying to connect to, as well as your distance from the website's server. Also, the processing capability of the website's server may not be enough to handle all of the requests that come in at a given time. Finally, the size of the webpage may factor into this, as a website with more content will typically take longer to load into your web browser.



If you are looking for an alternative to Internet Explorer, try Mozilla Firefox (www.firefox.com). I know of a few tweaks to make it run much faster as well.



Finally, to check the version of Internet Explorer, go to the Help menu at the top of the window and choose About Internet Explorer. Your version will be listed there.

Answer 3

It could be simply that some sites are very busy...

To check the version of your IE, click on Help in IE then on About Internet Explorer. It will show you the version you have. The latest is version 8, so if it shows anything but 8, you can upgrade.

Answer 4

I don't know what that problem would be. I would suggest you go to the windows update page and check for updates under custom then download and install internet explorer 7 and then install it and maybe the problem will go away but that is only if it doesn't freeze up on you.

Answer 5

IE has many problems, hence why everyone now uses Mozilla firefox or google chrome, trust me, there better, and insanely faster =]

Answer 6

if ur rpetty sure the it's the browser, then get a new one. firefox is so much better than ie.

Answer 7

Dude 1st of all use firefox IE SUCKS and also its prob ur registry but use FIREFOX