slow ie and outlook express 6.0

[spoosman]

have been using ie and outlook 6.0 since they came out with no problems until about 3 weeks ago.seems now outlook express takes about 2 minutes to load up when it took about 15 sec before...and ie seems to wok ok except when filling in a form it seems to take awhile
for cursor to get to next blank when u hit tab....any ideas on what has changed...i do have a virus softare running (avg6.0)...but had it running before.thanks

[morriswindgate]

I haven't seen your problem with IE6, but here is a list of things to do for any version of IE.

1. Clear the temporary internet files and cookies
2. Clear the History folder.
3. In the internet options (Tools Menu) Content Tab, uncheck Auto Complete.
4. In the internet options under the general tab, reset days to keep history down from 20 to say 2 or 3 or zero.
5. In the internet options under the advanced tab near the bottom put a check mark in;
Do not save encryted pages to disk

and

Empty Temporary Internet Files Folder when browser is closed


If this fails to speed it up

Defragment your hard drive.

If this does not speed it up, then go Start>Programs>Accessories>System Tools> Tools> Repair Internet Explorer.


Usually this is caused by the junk in the first part of this post.

[spoosman]

morris.thanks for your help i already did those things except for the repair.
tried to repair says cant do to reload ie6..........interesting......will try reload.have one question i have my address book backed up but how do i save a copy of mi ie book marks(favorites)..thanks

[morriswindgate]

When you install Internet Explorer again it will back up your files.

[spoosman]

morris...thanks again for all your help reloaded ie and outlook all is now running beautifully................guess something got corrupted....have a great holiday season.............