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IE Momentarily Freezes at Launch

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Snowman88

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Hi all. I've noticed a strange problem and was wondering if anyone had any idea what might be causing it, or if it's normal. Occasionally when I open up internet explorer - I'd say one out of every three our four times -- the program will "freeze" for a few seconds, and I won't be able to type anything in the address bar, nor will anything appear on the browser. After a few seconds, it returns to normal and lets me type. Most other times when I open IE, this doesn't happen, the page displays immediately and I can type in the address bar right away.

Does anyone have any clue what might be causing this? I am running a Thinkpad T60 with Windows XP Pro, FYI.

Thanks so much.
 
Yes this is IE7. I have Symantec Antivirus 10.1.4 running and Windows Defender, though this problem existed before I installed Windows Defender.

Thanks 🙂
 
only time i saw IE locking up where you couldn't do anything in IE for seconds was on a computer that had a lot of viruses. the antivirus on that pc was out of date for months though, and got viruses through the internet. see if IE hangs for a few seconds in "safemode with networking" is the pc def. free of viruses, and didnt have any at all.
 
Seems like spyware is installed... you can always check in the options for the extras box that lists BHO's (not sure where it is, as I don't use IE).
 
Hello all, and thank you for the responses. This is a brand new machine, and thorough scans with up-to-date Norton AV and Windows Defender reveal no spyware or viruses. Any other ideas?

Thanks again 🙂
 
Hello - the pause does not occur in safemode or when I choose to open IE Explorer with no Add-ons. I will DL Hijack This and see if anything pops up. Is it easy to figure out if anything's going on by using Hijack this? I've never used it.

Thanks!
 
Just Google highjack this. There are plenty of communities out there with the log gurus that will help you out.
 
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