Internet explorer not responding

[kid2]

Evening all,
Hopefully someone can help....I have a problem lately with internet explorer not responding and hanging when trying to open pages on the site.....Sometimes it freezes completely for 10 or so seconds and then it wakes up again....
It seems to be getting worse over the past 2 weeks.....
Anybody got any clue of what this might be....
I have windows vista on my laptop if that makes a difference......

Thanks in advance.........Mike.

 

[Region3]

I got fed up of IE8 taking what seemed like ages to load pages.

I use Google Chrome now and it's very fast compared to IE8 imo.

Just noticed as I'm typing this that Chrome's inbuilt spell-checker doesn't like the word Google! Bit of an oversight

 

[kid2]

Thanks Region.....
Is google chrome free to download and do i have to uninstall all the old google stuff

 

[viscount17]

how does Chrome compare with Firefox, particularly with the unwanted ads and pop-ups? I ask because my Firefox is forever updating itself and knocking out preferences as it does so.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

In Internet Explorer, click on Tools, Internet Options,Advanced, Reset.

this knocks off your temp files and history and restores Internet explorer to its factory settings.

I dont like Chrome, I use firefox myself

Fragger

PC Engineer to the Gentry

 

[Dodger]

If I did that Phil does that delete my settings.....i.e does it mean I would have to re log back in to the like of GM Forum etc....most of sites I use remember my user name at the mo but I have the same problem as OP...

 

[RGDave]

I use chrome on my vista laptop. Firefox is just as good. Try either.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

you can opt not to clear personal data, so that would preserve your cookies which remember the log on details.

however everything in your history will go, so if you look at the address bar, on the right is a drop down arrow, click on it and a list of recent sites appears, if you need to retain any of these, I suggest you open the site and add to favorites.

Your favorites are retained

Hope this helps
fragger

 

[Sneds]

how does Chrome compare with Firefox, particularly with the unwanted ads and pop-ups? I ask because my Firefox is forever updating itself and knocking out preferences as it does so.

Similar, although I don't have many updates for Chrome and I prefer Chrome's 'clean' look x

 

[Ethan]

Evening all,
Hopefully someone can help....I have a problem lately with internet explorer not responding and hanging when trying to open pages on the site.....Sometimes it freezes completely for 10 or so seconds and then it wakes up again....
It seems to be getting worse over the past 2 weeks.....
Anybody got any clue of what this might be....
I have windows vista on my laptop if that makes a difference......

Thanks in advance.........Mike.

Uninstall IE pronto. Crap and insecure.

Use Chrome or Firefox, both easier to use and more reliable.

(posted using Chrome on work PC)