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  1. April 9th, 2003, 08:19 AM #1
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    Internet Explorer start-up

    Hi all, silly problem, my own for once not a user

    PC at home running W2K Professional, all applications open OK, no problems. Internet Explorer 6 however takes an age from clicking the icon to actually launching, and I do mean an age!
    I have tried the usual tricks like emptying the cache, temp files and history etc. I have re-applied SP-3, cleaned the disks, done most things I can think of and it's made no difference. I have not removed and re-installed IE6 yet but will soon. Another thing is that while I'm waiting for the program to launch, if I open the task manager to see if the processor is actually being used, then "pop", up jumps Internet Explorer.

    Any ideas welcome
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  2. April 9th, 2003, 08:21 AM #2
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    does "my computer" take a similar time to launch?

    Have you run spybot?
    Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."
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  3. April 9th, 2003, 11:46 AM #3
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    Funnily enough NooNoo it does! What do you suspect?

    What is Spybot? Is it similar to ad-aware which I run regularly?
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  4. April 9th, 2003, 12:00 PM #4
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    Forget the bit about Spybot, looked it up, downloaded it and am running it as I type, will let you know if it helped!
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  5. April 9th, 2003, 12:01 PM #5
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    It's hunting for ALL networked components before it launches, first of all do this reg tweak

    here is spybot similar to adaware, but I find more efficient, be sure to update it immediately after installing, then run the search and destroy.
    Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."
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  6. April 9th, 2003, 01:00 PM #6
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    Wow, Spybot seemed to do the trick. Did the registry bit too just in case. Thanks for the help, much appreciated as always
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  7. April 10th, 2003, 06:21 PM #7
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    yes spybot does alot more than adware, I like it alot, it will scan trojans too and other exploits and patch them for you also
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