Very Slow IE Initial Home Page Connection

MrChooks · 04-18-2008, 06:04 PM

My problem is very slow (compared to a week ago) initial connection to internet home page). When I click on IE, the screen jumps to start up but just hangs and the "blue task bar" has only about 1mm of blue infill in it. It then just sits there but if I put the mouse cursor over it and continuously right click - the task bar gradually fill about 10mm at a time and the home page finally comes up. Once the home page is up, I can jump from one site to another without any delays and all works fine. If an internet site has a link to another site, if I try to use that (I.e. requiring that I open a new IE connection) then the problem is the same - long delay before the link comes up and activates.

Similarly, every time I attempt to open a new internet connection, there are long delays before the home page comes up and activates, but once activated I can jump to other sites from that home page connection without any problems - so the issue is the initial connection. (NB I have tried changing home pages but that made no difference to initial connection delays)

I have the original Win 2000 CD that came with the computer, would it be worth a try to reload Win 2000? I haven't done that as I am scared that doing that might corrupt my other application software

I mentioned my problem to one of my "computer-techie" friends - he suggested that it sounded like a "registry problem" (whatever that is) and that messing with that was way out of my skills level!!

Anybody out there who has had and fixed this kind of problem:
4-dontkno

XtabbedoutX · 04-19-2008, 10:59 PM

Is this on a server or a windows 2000 personal computer?

MrChooks · 04-20-2008, 03:56 PM

Sorry - Have posted in wrong place - I have Win 2000 on my desk top

Nonetheless - if you have any suggestions - they would be most welcome

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04-18-2008, 06:04 PM	#1 (permalink)
MrChooks Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 130 OS: Windows XP Home SP 3 My System	Very Slow IE Initial Home Page Connection My problem is very slow (compared to a week ago) initial connection to internet home page). When I click on IE, the screen jumps to start up but just hangs and the "blue task bar" has only about 1mm of blue infill in it. It then just sits there but if I put the mouse cursor over it and continuously right click - the task bar gradually fill about 10mm at a time and the home page finally comes up. Once the home page is up, I can jump from one site to another without any delays and all works fine. If an internet site has a link to another site, if I try to use that (I.e. requiring that I open a new IE connection) then the problem is the same - long delay before the link comes up and activates. Similarly, every time I attempt to open a new internet connection, there are long delays before the home page comes up and activates, but once activated I can jump to other sites from that home page connection without any problems - so the issue is the initial connection. (NB I have tried changing home pages but that made no difference to initial connection delays) I have the original Win 2000 CD that came with the computer, would it be worth a try to reload Win 2000? I haven't done that as I am scared that doing that might corrupt my other application software I mentioned my problem to one of my "computer-techie" friends - he suggested that it sounded like a "registry problem" (whatever that is) and that messing with that was way out of my skills level!! Anybody out there who has had and fixed this kind of problem: 4-dontkno

04-19-2008, 10:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
XtabbedoutX Tech, Microsoft Support Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 861 OS: Server 2K3 R2, Server 2K, XP PRO, Mac OS X 10.4, Mac OS X 10.5, Ubuntu Linux 7.10, iPhone My System	Re: Very Slow IE Initial Home Page Connection Is this on a server or a windows 2000 personal computer? __________________ HJT - 5 steps against malware. Post your HijackThis log there and not here ! Posting system specs

04-20-2008, 03:56 PM	#3 (permalink)
MrChooks Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 130 OS: Windows XP Home SP 3 My System	Re: Very Slow IE Initial Home Page Connection Sorry - Have posted in wrong place - I have Win 2000 on my desk top Nonetheless - if you have any suggestions - they would be most welcome