Recent content by Mikk1

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    Internet Explorer Freezes while online

    Just a note to thank everyone for their help so far. Problem is still happening. Reformatted again, and spent the past week reloading everything. I'm back to where I was before - things still stall for no apparent reason. Next step is to buy an upgrade and see if it happens with a...
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    Internet Explorer Freezes while online

    Tried running without Zone Alarm, without NAV, and without both. Still no luck. Rebooted between each attempt. Yes, have done all the easy stuff like dumping temp files, defragging, and so forth - plus, since I reformatted this thing a couple weeks ago, there isn't much on it to begin with...
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    Internet Explorer Freezes while online

    Have tried several different access numbers, so it isn't a bad modem on SBC's end. Yes, everything else seems to run fine when this happens - normal startup speed and use of programs like Word, games, etc. Have not tried running without Norton AV on. Just noticed that it also consumes...
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    Internet Explorer Freezes while online

    Ditched the hosts file and went with a blank one. Shut down and restarted, still getting the pauses. Don't imagine Firefox is going to do much good if even a ping can't get past whatever this is. Firefox does rock, but I don't expect it to perform miracles. Anyone think this could be...
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    Internet Explorer Freezes while online

    Should also have mentioned: Dial-up networking settings match those supplied by SBC/Yahoo.
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    Internet Explorer Freezes while online

    I've tried to help myself by reading through all the forums I can find, but still have a situation where Internet Explorer freezes up for 20-60 seconds at random intervals after being online for a few minutes. This is a Windows ME system, Internet Explorer 6.0.2800.1106 with all security...