IE 6.0 takes a full 10 seconds to open

Dudes:

Bearing in mind that we only have a 3 millisecond attention span, 10 seconds is completely unbearable. 10 seconds in today's terms is time for an entire relationship, by the time IE comes up I want my CDs back.

It wouldn't be so bad if it was for the first time only but if I'm on a site and I take a link to another site, I have to wait another full 10 seconds (different pages on the same site respond immediately).

When working on web pages or following a trail of links, the waiting gets really tedious, has anyone experienced this or know how to fix it?

IE 6.0 2100.2180

Thanks - rev

I'll be offline for a while so don't think I'm more rude than usual when I don't reply.

Try cleaning up the cookies and the tif. See if that helps.

Then again, you maybe experiencing the same thing I am, internet traffic holding you up.
Bad coding on a page, like the link to the ad server is not exactly right.

We have to concider everything between us and the server and how hard the server is being hit which can and WILL effect how a page will or will not load.

Train:

>Try cleaning up the cookies and the tif
Done all that.

>internet traffic (etc)
Agreed, but this is consistent behavior all the time, at all times of the day or night, no matter what page I'm hitting.

I recently had to reinstall the OS and IE and I've had the problem since then, not before, which suggests a local problem (mine is the machine in common with every delay).

I'm thinking incorrect defrag parameters might make IE support files harder to find - not a great example but something of that nature..?

rev

Reverend--Another thought is that you have too many other programs running. Some may be those you have used, but did not close. Others could be unnecessary programs starting automatically at boot. Look at Task Manager to see how many processes/programs you have running. If more than 60 or so I suspect you really do not need some of them.
Look into System Configuration Utility (Start|Run|type msconfig|Enter|Startup tab. The programs in the list wih green checks to the left show the non-MS programs that start at boot. You need very few of these in WinXP--primarily antivirus, firewall, networking utilities. You can uncheck the boxes of those not needed. They will not start at the next boot.
And you should look into Start|All Programs|Startup. Are programs listed there? Do you want them to start at boot?
This reference will help you make decisions whether a program should be allowed to start at boot
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php
Of course you may disagree with some of the recommendations.

Might try this(the easy way). Assuming your running XP? Right click your network icon on the desktop.Click properties.Doubleclick your LAN connection icon.Click the 'support' tab.Click the repair button. Ok out.This will clear your DNS cache and release/renew your ipconfig which may help your connection speed...

Jim:

43 processes, not much if anything open. I was able to get rid of four startups but there weren't many and I need the others. I'm sure I don't need 43 processes but I'm not sure what to shut down, quite often the explanation of a service's function doesn't help me and I'd rather leave it alone.

Ridge:

I'll try it and post back.

rev

Reverend--Here is another reference to help you decide what processes the writers recommend be left running
http://www.answersthatwork.com/Taskl...s/tasklist.htm
However, why these processes are still running after you have closed the program could be something you may have to check out.
Going back to processes that start at boot, it is not only the number of processes, but the number of CPU they use that could clog things. Task Manager will tell you that. As mentioned XP requires very few processes start at boot. You can always start a process manually when you want to use it.
And here are some ideas specific to your original question about OE being slow to open.
http://www.google.com/search?sourcei...low+in+opening

Shot in dark reverend but have you tried manually entering different dns ip's in either your PC or router configs? For instance, my ISP primary dns is 212.159.6.9 - give that a whirl.

Jim:

>processes that start at boot
All good points but why IE only? And why, even after IE is open and running, does a new link take another 10 seconds? Everything else opens instantly.

If you have a set of minimum processes you can recommend, I'll turn all the others off - I'm sure I don't need 43.

I'm not on a network
I use Skype but not all the time
I don't use MS Messanger
I do have a ton of external drives
I need to keep AVG, SpySweeper, O&O defrag and anything related to improving audio performance.

That's about it.

rev

Tek;

I don't know enough to mess with that and I'd need to know the reasoning behind the change first.

rev

Reverend--Are you running more than one firewall? (If you use a third party firewall, don't forget that the Windows Firewall may also be running since XP SP2 turns it on by default.
Are you using a proxy server? (Look at IE Tools|Internet Options|Connections tab|Lan Settings.)
Here are some other ideas, many of which you have tried already
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...rformance.mspx
Did this just start recently? Perhaps at the time you installed a new program or hardware? System Restore to a date before the problem started?
There is a program called IEFix. Might help.
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/IEFIX.htm
I presume you have scanned for spyware, other malware.

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If you have a set of minimum processes you can recommend, I'll turn all the others off

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The two links I provided in the earlier posts #4 and #7 will give you recommendations.

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All good points but why IE only?

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What browser works better?

Jim - Windows firewall only, no proxy server. The problem started after a fresh reinstall of the OS and the usual programs, Office, Sonar, Photoshop, Dreamweaver - so a System Restore wouldn't help and it would undo a huge amount of work. I'll checkout your links.

Thanks - rev