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07-11-2008, 05:47 AM
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Geezer Gone Wild
Join Date: Nov 2001
Posts: 3,397
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IE Question
Mrs. Crafty's computer has become incredibly slo-o-o-o-ow to load Explorer - I cleared cookies and temp files and have pretty much exceeded my limited expertise 
I had a tenant move out who was picking up our wireless signal for his internet connection - this coincides with the recent problems. Is there a cause and effect here? We have three computers networked here in the office.
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"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
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07-11-2008, 07:52 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Boston, PRofMA
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If that's the only system having an issue and the other ones are not, have you tried running Ad-Aware and CCleaner?
MSIE's slowness might be caused by adware. If the overall system is slow, CCleaner (stands for "crap cleaner" :-) will help.
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07-11-2008, 08:03 AM
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Geezer Gone Wild
Join Date: Nov 2001
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Thanks, Kenyee, I ran Spybot which didn't seem to help. One of my other computers on the network is opening IE a little slower than normal but not much.
Is Ad-Aware that much different than Spybot?
Can I find downloads for CCleaner on The Google?
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"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
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07-11-2008, 10:33 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Boston, PRofMA
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I've never used spybot, so I have no idea. I have recommended ad-aware to people who've complained MSIE is slow and it's cleaned it up.
ccleaner is here: http://www.ccleaner.com/
And FWIW, I haven't had to do a full system reinstall of Windows for over 10yrs. I'm just OCD on keeping it clean :-)
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07-11-2008, 10:40 AM
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Geezer Gone Wild
Join Date: Nov 2001
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Thanks again, K - we're pretty good about system maintainance, but I'm gonna check out the link.
Just got a Spybot message on her computer, it said Spybot has detected an important registry entry that has been changed in the system startup user entry category. It was auto rebooting at the time.
Still have the warning message hanging on the screen, don't want to either allow or deny the change until I can figure out what the #$**# is going on.
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"There is no royal road to this heavy surf-fishing. With all the appliances for comfort experience can suggest, there is a certain amount of hard work to be done and exposure to be bourne as a part of the price of success." From "Striped Bass," Scribner's Magazine, 1881.
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07-11-2008, 02:34 PM
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Wave Jumper
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: On The Edge!
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If you want the Ad-Aware download PM me with your e-mail address and I'll send it over to you.
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Insanity is a long and winding road ... I think I finally made it there.
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07-11-2008, 03:17 PM
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Old Guy
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Mansfield, MA
Posts: 8,760
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Check out hijackthis from trendmicro
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07-11-2008, 03:58 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
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download firefox 3
just throw that title in google
the problem with IE is that it allows to many
ads (spam) to filter thru...
especially pop  unders...
your on a page and there's something movin or blinkin
underneath you can't even see... |
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