VERY SLOW Startup and new windows in IE

[collectinvest]

Hello,

For several weeks I have been experiencing a problem with Internet Explorer. I thought it was spyware or something simlilar, but that has been ruled out in the Hijackthis Forum. My problem which was present on IE 6 and remains present after I upgraded to IE 7 last week, is an inexplicable lag in startup and when new windows are opened. I believe a file has been corrupted or there may be a problem with the registry.

When I click to start IE, it reacts immediately for 1-2 seconds, immediately jumping to the requested page (could be a local or www address, IE does the same thing), and then pausing frozen for about 45 seconds until waking back up and then I can browse normally. The problem is most annoying when opening new windows and tabs, the picture pops up, but the screen freezes for about 45 seconds before you can do anything in the new window.

Does anyone have any ideas about what could be causing this and how to fix it?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Tom

[Geekgirl]

Sorry for the delay in replying, if this has not been resolved plz look over the

following
Repair Internet Explorer 6

A number of XP users have reported situations with Internet Explorer 6 becoming corrupted and reporting a number of different errors. While there is certainly no guarantee, the two procedures listed below have restored functionality to IE6 for many users experiencing problems.

Note: Both methods listed require that the Microsoft Windows XP CD-ROM be available.

Method 1: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x Repair for Windows XP

* From the Start menu, select Run.
* In the Open field, type sfc /scannow (Note: There is a space between sfc and /scannow)
* Select the OK button.
* Follow the prompts throughout the System File Checker process.
* Reboot the computer when System File Checker completes.

Method 2: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x Repair for Windows XP

* From the Start menu, select Search, select All Files and Folders.
* Select More Advanced Options and place a checkmark beside Search Hidden Files and Folders option.
* Ensure that Search System Folders and Search Subfolders are also checked.
* In the All or Part of the File Name box, type ie.inf
* In the Look In drop-down menu, select C: or the letter of the hard drive that contains the Windows folder.
* Click the Search button.
* In the search results pane, find the ie.inf file located in Windows\Inf folder.
* Right click the ie.inf file and click Install on the context menu.
* Reboot the computer when the file copy process is complete.

[JP198780]

have u ran any scans 4 any viruses or spyware?