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Why Internet Explorer 6 freezes

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by momcatjane

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For some time my IE freezes. There is no consistency to when. I have to ConALDE to get out. I have "cleaned up" small accessories, used Norton Utilities to scan, defrag, etc., and still, it continues. I even uninstalled it and reinstalled a new one from the MS website. I'm ready to try Netscape.

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by thechas

I have seen IE 6 (I think it's the source) create a memory leak on W98 PCs. So, that could be your problem also.

I run a memory manager on my W98 box now, and can free-up and recover when IE takes up too much RAM.

If it is a memory leak, the only sure fix that I know of, is to back up your date files, and start over with a fresh clean install of Windows.

As to Netscape, I recommend instead that you give Mozilla a try. www.mozilla.org
Mozilla is the 'core' code of Netscape since version 6.
The download is around 1/2 the size of either IE or Netscape. I'm using version 1.2.1 right now, and I like it for a lot of web sites.

Chas

by momcatjane

I have solved my problem with IE 6. I got Norton Utilities and have assiduously cleaned up my computer. Also I got SpyBot and use it regularly. I have cleaned up the registry. So you can see...I really can't tell you exactly what fixed it but it's fixed. I guess that is what is important. Thanks for your advice.

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