web browser problems

I picked these steps up in anothoer forum the other day. Try them and see if they correct your problem. I suggest that you try the very last paragraph first though. It will fix most problmes.

IE6 opens blank (empty) windows
Try disabling *all* other programmes, including virus scanners, to see if there is an improvement. If not, proceed as follows:

You probably have a broken entry in file associations.

Go to my computer, view/folder options/file types (or control panel, folder options depending on your operating system).

Scroll down to the URL:Hypertext Transfer Protocols, click edit twice and make sure the following is in the application used to perform action box:

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\INTERNET EXPLORER\iexplore.exe" -nohome

The same applies for URL:Gopher

DDE should be set to: "%1",,-1,0,,,,
Application should say: IExplore
DDE application not running should be blank
Topic should be: WWW_OpenURL

Mike Burgess MVP was kind enough to point out to methe other day that 'open in new window' is dependent on the following files, therefore you should ensure they are the correct version for your system, and correctly registered.

Run the following commands from start/run. Run each line individually. After each run, you should see a short message stating the command was successful. The first command is the one most likely to work.

regsvr32 Urlmon.dll

regsvr32 Shdocvw.dll

regsvr32 Shell32.dll (only applicable to Windows ME, Windows 2000 and XP - if using an earlier operating system, run regsvr32 shdoc401.dll)

regsvr32 Oleaut32.dll
regsvr32 Actxprxy.dll
regsvr32 Mshtml.dll

Some people have noted that replacing urlmon.dll or oleaut32.dll with the versions that came with their operating system has helped. I would not try this except as a last resort.

Note: If the IE repair tool is available to you (control panel, add/remove programs, hi

This problem may be caused by the browser... or by corrupted temporary files.

Whenever there's a slowdown, the first thing I recommend is searching for and deleting:
~*.*
*.tmp
Then find the folder called Temporary Internet Files and delete everything under CONTENT.IE5. Delete Everything under History and Cookies.

Then test again. Your computer is slightly outdated as far as MegaHertz (is it supposed to work with IE6?)... and depending on how old the system is and whether the abovehelps, my second suggestion would be for backup all your data, format the hdd and start over.

Over years of time and installations/de-installations the Windows registry has a lot of unused programs/keys within. Sometimes it is best to start clean.