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IE pauses before opening websites

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by mteal

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Whenever I connect to a web site, or follow a link in Internet Explorer it hangs for approximately 20 seconds before continuing. I have tried IE 5.5 and upgraded to IE 6 SP1 and the problem still exists.

I am connecting to the internet via my work LAN. The network runs Microsoft ISA server as the proxy software. My fellow colleagues don't suffer from the same problem. We do run virus scanning software which I thought may be the issue. However, the helpdesk has deactivated this software for me temporarily and the problem still exists after a reboot.

I'm using a brand name PC (Compaq) running Windows NT4 workstation.

Any help would be appreciated.

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by jimmy

See this thread posted by me

https://www.techrepublic.com/forumqa/thread_detail.jhtml?thread_id=112094

I have exactly the same problem. I amusing Norton Antivirus and Firewall 2001 and norton AV 2003.
I am using I.E. 6 SP1 which i have upgraded from I.E. 5.5 SP2.
I believe it could be coming from a dodgy stick of memory. I have tried all other suggestions. One way i have found around this problem is to open another memory hungry application and this seems to unlock the browser. Again though, twenty or so pages through browsing the browser may lock and the blue indicator does not appear to do anything for about twenty seconds until i open another application to unlock. Try new memory. I know all these posts say it can't be that but ibelieve it could be.
If you do find a solution please e-mail it to me

by mteal

Thanks for your reply and the link to your question - even if it doesn't turn out to be a faulty stick of memory, I appreciate the link to your question and the other members' answers :-)

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