-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Internet Explorer

sorry to be so dumb but do you mean Windows XP? 
Its way past my bedtime so can we continue tomorrow please.
Kathy
 
-------Original Message-------
 
From: Gman
Date: 01/02/2009 00:14:35
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Internet Explorer
 
Ok, let's at least stop the BHOs (Browser Helper Objects) from loading but
I'll need to know which OS you're running before I can provide directions.
 
Peace,
Gman
 
"The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
 
----- Original Message -----
From: "KayCee" <kaffco@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 6:38 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Internet Explorer
 
 
> Hi GMan
> I have cleared the IE Cache. I have 3 toolbars that won't uninstall. Ask,
> Trimcraft and Pando.
> Ask I get the message - File"C:/ProgramFiles\AskBarDis\unins000.dat" does
> not exist. Cannot uninstall.
> Trimcraft I get Could not open LOG file
> and Pando is not in the program list in Control panel or the start list.
> Kathy
> -------Original Message-------
>
> From: Gman
> Date: 01/31/09 20:49:57
> To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Internet Explorer
>
> Hi KayCee,
>    There are a couple of possibilities that immediately come to mind, but
> only trial & error will tell us what's really going on.
>
>    The first thing I would do is to clear IE's cache.  This is an area of
> the hard drive that's set aside for collecting all of the files that are
> downloaded by your browser in order to present all of the elements of the
> web pages you view.  It contains the actual HTML files that make up the
> individual pages along with all sorts of support files such as images,
> javascript, cascading style sheet, etc. files.  It also acts as the
> original
> download location for anything you download to your system and the
> originals
> usually remain there even after the files have been copied to wherever you
> told it to be stored.
>
>    The location is known as the Temporary Internet Files and it can fill
> up
> pretty fast.  If any of the files within it become corrupted for any
> reason,
> they can easily contribute to all sorts of browser problems including
> slowdowns, crashes, etc.  To clear out the junk, go to Start > Run, type
> in
> "inetcpl.cpl" (without the quotes) and press Enter.  On the General tab of
> the resulting Internet Options sheet, locate the Browsing History section
> and click on the Delete button to start the process.  Depending on the
> version of IE you're using, you may be asked to clarify just what you're
> looking to remove.  If it's IE7 (& possibly 8), select the top button in
> order to only remove the Temporary files (unless you actually want to
> remove
> some or all of the other types).  If you're running IE6 or earlier, it'll
> ask you if you wish to remove offline content.  If you use the Offline
> feature, there is probably no need to remove those.
>
>    Significant slowdowns can also be caused by malfunctioning or rogue
> toolbars that are eating up more resources than necessary.  If your
> browser
> has any of these, you may want to reconsider their use.  If you have any
> you're not using, uninstall them.  If there are some that you really feel
> you must have, uninstall it, reboot and then download/install the latest
> version.  If there's any malware installed, it will likely be keeping
> itself
> hidden from you and you won't be able to do anything about that (or even
> know they're there) without digging a bit deeper.  So, try out the advice
> above first and let's see how your system responds before we even look in
> that direction..
>
> Peace,
> Gman
>
> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "KayCee" <kaffco@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2009 12:00 PM
> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Internet Explorer
>
>
>> Why would my Internet Explorer suddenly become so slow??? It takes ages
>> to
>> load.
>> Kathy
>
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