IE6 fails to open websites after 2-3 links

[SpecSys]

This is a strange one...

I have one computer in our office that will stop finding any websites after you have clicked 2-3 links deep. If you bring up a new IE window, it finds the homepage fine, whatever you change it to. Its new, not cached. You can then click on one link in that page, or type a new site in and it goes there. After that, any link, favorite, or address fails to load. It just spins and spins and spins. You can close that window and open a new one and it starts all over.

I CANNOT ping even yahoo.com, but I can pull up the site (if its one of the first two you try). Same with all other sites.

I have re-installed the network card, different drivers, etc. This is the ONLY computer doing this on our network. Setup for IP, DNS, Proxy is all correct. The only variable I see is that in the Device Manager, there is an unknown PCI device. I don't know what it is. I tried installing the chipset again and that didn't fix it.

 

[IIIBradIII]

We've experienced those exact symptoms from browsers that have certain 3rd party extensions (aka, spyware) installed. Hotbar, Gator, etc can all cause this. Check for those programs first (they usually add additional search bars or link bars to the browser window) and then disable 3rd party browser extensions in IE -> Tools -> Options -> Advanced.

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[SpecSys]

Thanks for the tips. I have run ad-aware once, but I think I will re-run and sweep for programs too. I have the google bar but haven't had any problems personally.