Delay between page loads after clicking link

[markuel]

I am using IE 5.5. At random times, when I click a link, there is a long (30 sec - 2 min)delay before the page begins to load. I can go for several minutes clicking links and connecting quickly. Then, I'll click a link, and there is a long delay. The IE logo/ animation in the upper right hand corner starts moving, but no progress bar appears. Also, there appears to be no modem activity. I would write this off to high internet traffic, but it happens at any time of the day and another computer (w/ IE 5.5) on the same phone line doesn't give me this problem. Is this an IE problem, a modem/ settings problem, or something else. The system that has the problem has the following:

1.2GHz AMD Thunderbird
ECS K7S5A (SIS 735) mobo
512MB SDRAM
Zoom V.92 PCI modem

If more information is required, let me know. Thanks!!

 

[jmatt]

It wouln'nt hurt to start with the basic's .
A good clean out & if it still isn't right , repair IE .

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Try choice 2 .

W95 you have 3 choices . With W98 , if you have IE5.1 or higher & you still have IE4 installed the following applies . No IE4 only 2 choices .
IE5.5 if over the top of 5.1 , offers 3 choices .

You can install IE5.1 straight over 4 . A big feature with IE5 is thatit can be repaired without uninstalling . Here is how to do it . Open Control Panel , Add / Remove , click on Microsoft Internet Explorer , then click on add / remove down the bottom . This opens a window with 3 choices .

No Microsoft Internet Explorer in Control Panel !
Start>Run , key in msinfo32 and press Enter . Click on Tools >
IE Repair Tool .

W2000 > Start > Run
then enter exactly (case/space-sensitive)
rundll32.exe setupwbv.dll,IE5Maintenance
this will give you the IE Repair dialog... proceed to repair IE

Repair IE6 .

http://www.3dspotlight.com/tweaks/ie6/index.shtml

http://www.winguides.com/registry/display.php/442/

How to Reinstall or Repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in Windows XP (Q318378)

http://support.microsoft.com/search/preview.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q318378

http://is-it-true.org/nt/xp/utips/utips13.shtml

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/tips/xp_ie_reinstall.htm

Choice 1. Add , insert your IE5 install program & you can find other items you may not have installed 1st time .

Choice 2. Repair , fixes problems that may crop up with IE5 / Outlook

Choice 3. If unfixable , removes IE5 & goes back to IE4 , now if you want to you can reinstall IE5 or a later version or another browser altogether .

http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q194/1/77.ASP

http://help.earthlink.net/techsupport/xmldocs/windows_9x_nt/browsers/ie_5.0/1680.help.html

http://www.netcom.net.uk/support/win/nc5/repair1.htm