Desktop

Ask something
Discussion Locked

PC problem accessing SOME web sites

0 helpful
5 replies

by trevorc

Closed to new repliesThis discussion is closed. It stays readable, but it takes no new replies.

I have a problem when I open some but not all web sites. Access to many sites is OK with good speed and no gliches. Access to some sites however, including this Tech Republic one are causing me problems:

1. On any scroll bar, the lag between the mouse and anything happening makes it almost impossible to control. Selecting the arrow at the bottom of the scroll bar pulls the scroll bar down but only after a delayed time so that the motion is what I describe as a stutter.

2. If there is a form for entering data such as a login, there is a lag between entering data and it appearing on the sceen, eg type character, pause, cursor moves to where the next letter should be, pause, letter appears.

3. Some selection of links hang IE but the hand remains on screen and movable. This even occurs on my own site where I have a menu built around javascript.

On many sites, the performance is excellent.

I use a dial up connection. My ISP is Freeserve in the UK and interestingly the problems occur on their home page but not on some of their other pages.

I first encountered the problem on Saturday morning and it had never occurred previously.

I'm assuming no connection but my default home page keeps being reset to http://luckysearch.net/ydtfs/

I am at my wits end trying to sort this one so all help will be very gratefully appreciated.

Trevor Carpenter
trevorc@kiln28.freeserve.co.uk
A Hampshire Calendar of Birds http://mysite.freeserve.com/birdsofhants/index.html

5 replies

by oz_media

Basics, at least somewhere to start.

Clear your temp and cache files using the cleaner.
START>PROGRAMS>ACCESSORIES>SYSTEM TOOLS>DISK CLEANUP (may be slightly different depending on Os but it should be there somewhere)

Second, scan your machine for viruses.
AVG free edition is the best I've seen.
http://www.grisoft.com

Now scan with Adaware. Adaware looks for all the tiny plugins and registry entries that report your surfing habits, pop up advertising etc. Even if you haven't installed anything, you will be quite shocked by the amount of crap that gets installed while you surf.

ADAWARE (free) http://www.lavasoft.nu

Still have problems? Post back with system details, IE version, OS etc.

Good luck.
OM

by jim lit

A few things you may want to try are:
- Try and remember what site you were at before the problems occurred. Was it the luckysearch site you mention above? Look in your history files for clues.
- Open your task manager and see if there are any suspect applications running. Be sure you know what each application is however before stopping it.
- In IE go to Tools->Options. Select Delete Files to get rid of your history files to free space on your drive.
- Check to see if you have some form of adware running like GAIN. This quite often tries to figure out what to show you based on where you go. It can slow things down too. I've noticed more than once where the "ad" for GAIN or GAIN-related applications appear as an IE screen asking if you would like to install their software. It is made to look like the "Flash" and "DirectX" messages which say to display this content you need to install..... The GAIN software does not need to be installed so be careful of those types of ads.
- If all else fails download an application that clears cookies and other files of ad sites. Make sure the one you choose however is not "ad" supported because that defeats the purpose.

Hope this helps.

Jim L.

This discussion is closed to new replies.