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by jmac0225

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I am running IE 6 on Win. XP Pro.
I have been having a problem while opening links from pages or e-mail. when I click the link, it will come up, then freeze. When I check the task bar I always get the "not responding" error. This does not happen everytime, but I can see no pattern as to what it chooses to freeze. Separate windows might be a part of it. An example is If I open Mega Sports, then click the link for the previous winners and answers, it always freezes, and I can proceed no further.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks !! Jeff McKay

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by iwebb

Couple of Questions. How do you connect to the Internet? eg modem, cable LAN etc... Also have you been able to connect to the Windows Update website (or does this cause the same prob). As there are a few bug fixes on there for IE6 Problems.

by jmac0225

I use a DSL connection. Yes I have downloaded all fixes from the windows update site. I have now also noticed that it happens more frequently when pop up ads appear. Thanks!

by jmac0225

I have installed all patches and updates. I have 320m of ram. I have also cleaned out everything I could. I have started to notice that it happens more frequently when pop up ads appear. Thanks!

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