I have a problem similar to many other postings, but I don't see a remedy.
I am currently unable to use Internet Explorer. When I launch it, the
window opens and it begins to download my homepage, but quickly grinds to a
halt. At this point, I can see in my task manager that iexplore.exe is
using all of my resources, and I can't get IE to go to any page. In fact,
when I type in a new URL, it comes up very slowly in the address bar, and my
mouse goes away while that is catching up. It is clear that iexplore.exe is
drowning my browser, but WHY?

No bad things on my PC according to latest McAfee.

If there is a common explanation as to why several of us cannot utilize IE,
I would sure like to see it.

Jerry

fig

Iexplore.exe IS your browser. Try the following:

All of the below listed software is, as of this writing, freeware. Vendors
who do have “Pro” versions of their software have the tendency to try to
hide the link to the freeware version in the hopes that you'll click on the
"Pro" versions. Make sure you get the freeware versions, which are
adequate, unless of course, you want to pay for the "Pro" versions.



http://www.lavasoft.de to download/install/update then run the freeware
program named Adaware and rid your system of spyware. You'll have to update
and run it occasionally but if Spyware Blaster, ( next item down, ) does its
job then adaware may not find anything new to delete.



http://www.enigmasoftwaregroup.com/jump7.shtml

to download/install/update and run. It is SpyBot Search and Destroy which
is similar to Adaware. You’ll have to update and run this program
occasionally if Spyware Blaster doesn’t do its job.



http://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/hijacked/ scroll down to the Spyware
Blaster link, ( which is freeware, )/download/install and update it then run
it to stop spyware from getting on your machine before the fact. You'll
have to update and run it occasionally.



http://www.panicware.com for the freeware version of Pop-Up
Stopper/download/install/tell it to start with windows.



http://www.grisoft.com for the freeware version of AVG anti-virus
software/download/install/update and run a scan. You'll have to update and
run it occasionally.



http://www.zonelabs.com for the freeware version of ZoneAlarm which is a
software firewall. It will stop a lot of the intrusions into your system.



You may want to consider disabling Windows Messenger Service, ( not to be
confused with MSN Messenger Service, ) if you are not on a corporate network
whereby the dreaded sys admin sends messages to work stations using Windows
Messenger:



Right-click My Computer/click on Manage/click the plus sign, ( +, ) in front
of Services and Applications/click Services/scroll down, if necessary and
find Windows Messenger/right-click it/click on Properties/click the little
down arrow to the right of the text box and click on Disable/click
Apply/click the Stop button/Click Apply again, if necessary/click OK/at some
point you may get a message telling you that you have to reboot/If you have
already clicked on the Stop button then there is no need to reboot.



Hope this helps.



"belowme" <dontbotherme> wrote in message
news:1e_1
> I have a problem similar to many other postings, but I don't see a remedy.
> I am currently unable to use Internet Explorer. When I launch it, the
> window opens and it begins to download my homepage, but quickly grinds to
a
> halt. At this point, I can see in my task manager that iexplore.exe is
> using all of my resources, and I can't get IE to go to any page. In fact,
> when I type in a new URL, it comes up very slowly in the address bar, and
my
> mouse goes away while that is catching up. It is clear that iexplore.exe
is
> drowning my browser, but WHY?
>
> No bad things on my PC according to latest McAfee.
>
> If there is a common explanation as to why several of us cannot utilize
IE,
> I would sure like to see it.
>
> Jerry
>
> fig
>>

I am aware that iexplore IS my browser. What I don't understand is why it
is consuming resources like an SUV. I have three other PC's to compare
against it, it definitely is different in this particular regard.

I am dl'ing Adaware as I write this, on another PC and mailing it to myself,
since I have no browser. But thanks for the input. I will post a fix if I
come up with one.

Jerry



"Completely Lost" <computerdoc(removethis)> wrote in message
news:1084
[..]

McAfee is a bad thing.

Wes

In news:3fb5901e_1,
belowme <dontbotherme> hunted and pecked at the keyboard:
[..]

I am not that impressed with McAfee, either. It will probably get
uninstalled after I work out this particular problem. It was present before
the McAfee install, though, so I know that McAfee isn't the culprit.

I haven't been using anti-virus software up to this point, because I am very
conscious of the things that I download and open. However, it seems in
recent months that scumballs have found a way to enter my PC with no action
on my part, so I picked up the McAfee. From the moment I installed it, I
have been disgusted with it. I don't need software to operate my computer
for me, which is what McAfee appears to want to do.

I can see that the consensus points away from the big 2 AV programs.

Jerry


"Wesley VogelX" <123WVogel955> wrote in message
news:_s04
> McAfee is a bad thing.
>
> Wes
>
> In news:3fb5901e_1,
> belowme <dontbotherme> hunted and pecked at the keyboard:
> > I have a problem similar to many other postings, but I don't see a
remedy.
> > I am currently unable to use Internet Explorer. When I launch it, the
> > window opens and it begins to download my homepage, but quickly grinds
to a
> > halt. At this point, I can see in my task manager that iexplore.exe is
> > using all of my resources, and I can't get IE to go to any page. In
fact,
> > when I type in a new URL, it comes up very slowly in the address bar,
and my
> > mouse goes away while that is catching up. It is clear that
iexplore.exe is
[..]

I use the free version of Grisoft's AVG. Works good. They have good
updates. One drawback, no tech support. The pay version has tech support.
Free version here:
http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php

Pay version here;
http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_index.php