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Internet Explorer Running SLOW

Aug 31st, 2003

Just recently I noticed that my internet explorer was running VERY SLOW. It's not the speed that websites load but it's the speed that I try to browse them at. When I scroll down it takes AGES for the display to update and can take up to 15seconds or more to highlight just a single word!

When I hover over links that change colour it can take a LONG time to change colour. I have never had this trouble before and it has always ran very smoothly...

I'm running Windows ME (sigh) on a 1ghz Celeron (sigh) with 384MB SD RAM (another sigh)...

Please help! My browsing experience is going DOWN HILL!!!!

EDIT: One other thing I noticed: When I go to view, toolbars there is this strange one at the bottom called: aqeetrrstmc ?!?! What the hell is this?

And also when I shutdown my computer and reboot the default home page goes to a new address and it has about:blank on the end (about:blank is what I had set before).

And also when I type in a wrong URL, instead of going to the usual MSN Search it has changed and goes to Quicksearch.com...!

I think that's it!

Last edited by Kmatt; Aug 31st, 2003 at 5:56 am.

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Re: Internet Explorer Running SLOW

Aug 31st, 2003

sounds like lots of spyware ,run ad-aware
http://www.webattack.com/get/adaware.shtml

or Spybot,ad-aware is more user friendly but spybot is a little better !!
http://spybot.eon.net.au/index.php?l...&page=download

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Aug 31st, 2003

Thanks for the reply!

I scanned for the spyware but the only think I found was a SaveNow registry entry which I of course removed. But it didn't change anything

It still runs slow and I don't know what the problem is!

If you can think of anything else I would be grateful.

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Re: Internet Explorer Running SLOW

Aug 31st, 2003

check in the control panel ,add/remove programs for save now and any other strange looking programs,also have you ran a virus scan.this free version of AGV ,works great .
http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php

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Re: Internet Explorer Running SLOW

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Originally Posted by Kmatt

It still runs slow and I don't know what the problem is!

Download and extract the free utility PrcView from http://www.teamcti.com/pview/prcview.htm

This utility is excellent for looking at what processes are running on your system. It will show you not only processes but threads that the Task Manager often hides from you, including spyware. It also can give you details on each task and kill them, if you so wish.

Installation doesn't modify the Windows Registry, so you simply extract it to wherever you want. I find it so useful that I put a shortcut to it in my Startup folder; I run it with Windows.

Try running it and let us know what's running.

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Thanks again for the replys.

I went through my add/remove programs and removed a few programs which were junk, one of which screwed up the start up and I got an error but the reboot after that cleared it up.

Thanks for the PrcView tip there were quite a few processes running but nothing that seemed out of the ordinary. Here is the list anyway:

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DDHELP.EXE	4294601453	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DDHELP.EXE	Microsoft DirectX Helper 4.09.00.0900.  Copyright � Microsoft Corp. 1994-2002
DSLAGENT.EXE	4294658861	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DSLAGENT.EXE	DSLAGENT.EXE
EXPLORER.EXE	4294746789	C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE	Windows Explorer 5.50.4134.100.  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1981-2000
GSICON.EXE	4294678569	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\GSICON.EXE	DSL Modem Monitor 3.1.1.  Copyright � 2001 GlobespanVirata, Inc.
KERNEL32.DLL	4287583597	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL	Win32 Kernel core component 4.90.3000.  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1991-2000
LOADQM.EXE	4294686081	C:\WINDOWS\LOADQM.EXE	Microsoft QMgr 5.4.1103.3.  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1981-1999
MMTASK	4294706397	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\mmtask.tsk	Multimedia background task support module 4.90.3000.  Copyright � Microsoft Corp. 1991-2000
MPREXE.EXE	4294967089	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MPREXE.EXE	WIN32 Network Interface Service Process 4.90.3000.  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1993-2000
MSGPLUS.EXE	4294859381	C:\MY DOCUMENTS\MATTHEW'S FILES\MSNPLUS\MSGPLUS.EXE	Messenger Plus! 2, 20, 0, 52.  Copyright (C) 2001-2003
MSGSRV32	4294938809	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGSRV32.EXE	Windows 32-bit VxD Message Server 4.90.3000.  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1992-1998
MSTASK.EXE	4294953085	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSTASK.EXE	Task Scheduler Engine 4.71.2721.1.  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 2000
NAVAPW32.EXE	4294542029	C:\PROGRAM FILES\NORTON ANTIVIRUS\NAVAPW32.EXE	Norton AntiVirus Auto-Protect Agent 6.0.0.21.  Copyright (C) Symantec Corporation 1991-1999
PRCVIEW.EXE	4294404725	C:\MY DOCUMENTS\MATTHEW'S FILES\PROCESS VIEWER\PRCVIEW\PRCVIEW.EXE	Process Viewer Application 3.7.3.1.  Developed by Igor Nys, 1995-2003
REALSCHED.EXE	4294696553	C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMON FILES\REAL\UPDATE_OB\REALSCHED.EXE	RealNetworks Scheduler 0.1.0.1599.  Copyright � RealNetworks, Inc. 1995-2002
RNAAPP.EXE	4294627945	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\RNAAPP.EXE	Dial-Up Networking Application 4.90.3000.  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1992-1996
SAGENT2.EXE	4294866989	C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMON FILES\EPSON\EBAPI\SAGENT2.EXE	EPSON Printer Status Agent 1, 0, 0, 0.  Copyright (C) SEIKO EPSON CORP. 2000-2001
SPOOL32.EXE	4294940817	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SPOOL32.EXE	Spooler Sub System Process 4.90.3000.  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1994 - 1998
STIMON.EXE	4294762809	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\STIMON.EXE	Still Image Devices Monitor 4.90.3000.1.  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1981-2000
STMGR.EXE	4294732781	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\RESTORE\STMGR.EXE	Microsoft (R) PC State Manager 4.90.0.2533.  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1981-2000
SYSTRAY.EXE	4294645509	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SYSTRAY.EXE	System Tray Applet 4.90.3000.  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1993-2000
TAPISRV.EXE	4294730909	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\TAPISRV.EXE	Microsoft� Windows(TM) Telephony Server 4.90.3000.  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1994-1998
TASKMON.EXE	4294523801	C:\WINDOWS\TASKMON.EXE	Task Monitor 4.90.3000.  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1998
VSMON.EXE	4294855701	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ZONELABS\VSMON.EXE	TrueVector Service 2.6.84.  Copyright � 2001, Zone Labs Inc.
WMIEXE.EXE	4294680229	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WMIEXE.EXE	WMI service exe housing 4.90.2452.1.  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1981-1999
ZAPRO.EXE	4294519189	C:\PROGRAM FILES\ZONE LABS\ZONEALARM\ZAPRO.EXE	ZoneAlarm Pro 2.6.84.  Copyright � 2001, Zone Labs Inc.
ZM32.EXE	4294957381	C:\PROGRAM FILES\ZIPMAGIC\ZM32.EXE	ZipMagic 4.0 4,0,0,32.  Copyright � 1997-2000 Ontrack Data International

DDHELP.EXE	4294601453	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DDHELP.EXE	Microsoft DirectX Helper 4.09.00.0900.  Copyright � Microsoft Corp. 1994-2002
DSLAGENT.EXE	4294658861	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\DSLAGENT.EXE	DSLAGENT.EXE
EXPLORER.EXE	4294746789	C:\WINDOWS\EXPLORER.EXE	Windows Explorer 5.50.4134.100.  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1981-2000
GSICON.EXE	4294678569	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\GSICON.EXE	DSL Modem Monitor 3.1.1.  Copyright � 2001 GlobespanVirata, Inc.
KERNEL32.DLL	4287583597	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\KERNEL32.DLL	Win32 Kernel core component 4.90.3000.  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1991-2000
LOADQM.EXE	4294686081	C:\WINDOWS\LOADQM.EXE	Microsoft QMgr 5.4.1103.3.  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1981-1999
MMTASK	4294706397	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\mmtask.tsk	Multimedia background task support module 4.90.3000.  Copyright � Microsoft Corp. 1991-2000
MPREXE.EXE	4294967089	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MPREXE.EXE	WIN32 Network Interface Service Process 4.90.3000.  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1993-2000
MSGPLUS.EXE	4294859381	C:\MY DOCUMENTS\MATTHEW'S FILES\MSNPLUS\MSGPLUS.EXE	Messenger Plus! 2, 20, 0, 52.  Copyright (C) 2001-2003
MSGSRV32	4294938809	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSGSRV32.EXE	Windows 32-bit VxD Message Server 4.90.3000.  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1992-1998
MSTASK.EXE	4294953085	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\MSTASK.EXE	Task Scheduler Engine 4.71.2721.1.  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 2000
NAVAPW32.EXE	4294542029	C:\PROGRAM FILES\NORTON ANTIVIRUS\NAVAPW32.EXE	Norton AntiVirus Auto-Protect Agent 6.0.0.21.  Copyright (C) Symantec Corporation 1991-1999
PRCVIEW.EXE	4294404725	C:\MY DOCUMENTS\MATTHEW'S FILES\PROCESS VIEWER\PRCVIEW\PRCVIEW.EXE	Process Viewer Application 3.7.3.1.  Developed by Igor Nys, 1995-2003
REALSCHED.EXE	4294696553	C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMON FILES\REAL\UPDATE_OB\REALSCHED.EXE	RealNetworks Scheduler 0.1.0.1599.  Copyright � RealNetworks, Inc. 1995-2002
RNAAPP.EXE	4294627945	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\RNAAPP.EXE	Dial-Up Networking Application 4.90.3000.  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1992-1996
SAGENT2.EXE	4294866989	C:\PROGRAM FILES\COMMON FILES\EPSON\EBAPI\SAGENT2.EXE	EPSON Printer Status Agent 1, 0, 0, 0.  Copyright (C) SEIKO EPSON CORP. 2000-2001
SPOOL32.EXE	4294940817	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SPOOL32.EXE	Spooler Sub System Process 4.90.3000.  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1994 - 1998
STIMON.EXE	4294762809	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\STIMON.EXE	Still Image Devices Monitor 4.90.3000.1.  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1981-2000
STMGR.EXE	4294732781	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\RESTORE\STMGR.EXE	Microsoft (R) PC State Manager 4.90.0.2533.  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1981-2000
SYSTRAY.EXE	4294645509	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SYSTRAY.EXE	System Tray Applet 4.90.3000.  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1993-2000
TAPISRV.EXE	4294730909	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\TAPISRV.EXE	Microsoft� Windows(TM) Telephony Server 4.90.3000.  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1994-1998
TASKMON.EXE	4294523801	C:\WINDOWS\TASKMON.EXE	Task Monitor 4.90.3000.  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1998
VSMON.EXE	4294855701	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ZONELABS\VSMON.EXE	TrueVector Service 2.6.84.  Copyright � 2001, Zone Labs Inc.
WMIEXE.EXE	4294680229	C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\WMIEXE.EXE	WMI service exe housing 4.90.2452.1.  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1981-1999
ZAPRO.EXE	4294519189	C:\PROGRAM FILES\ZONE LABS\ZONEALARM\ZAPRO.EXE	ZoneAlarm Pro 2.6.84.  Copyright � 2001, Zone Labs Inc.
ZM32.EXE	4294957381	C:\PROGRAM FILES\ZIPMAGIC\ZM32.EXE	ZipMagic 4.0 4,0,0,32.  Copyright � 1997-2000 Ontrack Data International

It's still running slow though! And I have no idea what is wrong. The strange toolbar option is still there but one thing that has stopped is the random start up page. It stays to what I set it now

Thanks again for the help.

More suggestions are welcome!

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Re: Internet Explorer Running SLOW

Sep 1st, 2003

try disabling you norton antivirus auto protection ,there are a few things running there that don't need to be ,like Windows messanger ,loadqm.exe ,task schedular,real updater ,the epson printer ,tapisrv.exe ,
zone alarm is good but rescorce hog.

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Yeah they can be disabled, but even if I do it still runs badly and I have had more programs running than that before and it has been fine.

I really don't have a clue what is wrong with it!

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Re: Internet Explorer Running SLOW

Sep 18th, 2003

I am having the exact same problem. Does anyone know how to fix it???

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yeah, me too...

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Sep 19th, 2003

I'm also having this problem. I have a feeling that it is some sort of virus. Previously, there was one virus that my virus scan program had locked into quarantine. Now when I scan, there isn't anything coming up.

I doubt very much that it has anything to do with spyware or clogged resources, as everything ran fine a couple weeks ago. Opera still runs *fine*, (locks up the first time I access a yahoo site. Is fine the second.).