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My IE7 is really getting on my nerves. Every time I connect to the internet it stalls. Up to 10s. Really frustrating.

Not really asking questions or seeking help. Just blowing off steam.

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The behavior describes — a several-second freeze when the PC regains connectivity, increasingly worse with more open pages — points to something in the chain between IE and the network that waits for a timeout before proceeding. Replies here (notably ) have already suggested security-related checks, and others like and mentioned switching browsers; those are reasonable short-term workarounds, but the goal is to isolate the root cause so the stall can be fixed without losing features or safety.

Quick, practical checks to run now (do them in order):

  • Start Internet Explorer with extensions off: run iexplore.exe -extoff. If the stall disappears, suspect toolbars/BHOs or add-ons.
  • Open a single blank page before disconnecting; avoid restoring multiple tabs on reconnect to see if per-tab refresh is the trigger.
  • In Internet Options > Connections > LAN settings, uncheck automatic proxy detection / automatic configuration (temporarily) to rule out WPAD/proxy timeouts.
  • From an elevated command prompt run ipconfig /flushdns, netsh winsock reset, and netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt, then reboot.
  • Temporarily disable any antivirus/web-scanning feature and test again (re-enable it after testing).

If those do not help, use Process Explorer (Sysinternals) to inspect iexplore.exe for third-party DLLs, check Event Viewer for network or application errors during the freeze, and try a fresh Windows user profile (profile corruption can cause odd delays). If a single factor is identified — a BHO, proxy autoconfig, or security scanner — remove or update it rather than staying on an insecure browser version.

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Member Avatar for 'Stein

The thing that bothered me the most about IE7 was the wierdness of all the buttons. It just seemed like they were placed at random up in the toolbar.

Thank God for Firefox. ;)

Member Avatar for John A

Although I've used Firefox ever since I got my Mac, I have to admit that lately I've been using Opera the most. It doesn't have close the number of features found on Firefox, so the main reason I use Opera is speed. It's like an accelerated internet connection.

Internet Explorer Mac is out of the question, as it's too old and not universal binary. Safari is good, but it's too slow and doesn't really have any special features when you compare it to Firefox or Opera.

Member Avatar for jbennet

the slowness is due to the built in phishing scanner - it tells u if websites ur visiting are bad (e.g spyware ridden or known be say, fake bank sites). The scanner in the bottom right section of IE7

I disabled it as i dont like the fact that it reports what ypur looking at back to ms

Member Avatar for Chaky

I don't think that makes it stall.

It's like this:

I open, let's say 5 sites.
Terminate the connection.
Read stuff on sites, or write the post.
Connect to my ISP.
When it establishes connection (only) IE stalls. No connection activity whatsoever. I can see the activity in my tray and there is none.

One more thing:
The more sites opened, the longer is the stall.

But, now I'm back to the IE6. And not by my choice. Will write a new steam-blowing thread about it soon.

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