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by dakota99

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When I launch IE, it takes forever to open. When it finally starts there are two windows of IE active. 1 is my startup page that I setup. The other is a blank page with an IP address at the top. I know that my Norton Internet Security will block certain pages from fully loading. I have searched my system for spyware and the like, but have not been able to find anything. Does anyone know how can I find out what is causing this and keep this mystery page from loading everytime.
T.I.A.

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by opatzg9

Sounds like there's something goofed up somewhere in there. I'd download IE6.0 and update. What operating system are you using? Which internet explorer are you using?

by dakota99

This is a stand alone PC running XP. I am pretty sure it is IE 6.0, but I will have to double check.

by jimmy

Have you checked your dial up connection to ensure that it is still dialing out to your ISP. Some sites try to download auto dialers as i am sure you are well aware.
What is the I.P address of the site you are seeing? Is the PC you are dialing frompart of a network either home or business?
As per last response could just be a dodgy .DLL file and uninstalling the browser and re-installing it agin may suffice. I.E. 6 has a repair opion in the add-remove programs remove I.E. 6 if thats what youare using and click on the restore option.
Another thought >>Could be that the htp://yourhomepage.whatever has some ad on their home page that your spyware is attempting to block. That way the page may still loadbut have no content.
Try removing the spyware and see if that works.
Hope this helps

by dakota99

Turned out to be just my ISP's webpage spawning a popup box that Norton Internet Security software was partially blocking. I wouldn't have suspected my ISP, but I guess they are like everyone else. Thanks for the help.

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