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How to stop slow load

18 years ago

Frequently, I'll find a web page is loading too slowly or not at all. I will attempt to stop the loading by using the red x button on my address bar, and often it will do nothing. Similarly, the escape key on the keyboard fails to stop the load. Finally, I'll just have to use ctl-alt-delete to kill the load so I can move on to something else.

Is there anything I can do to fully "activate" the red x or escape key?

RB

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Chemocurl zn5b/6a Indiana
18 years ago
I was having that same problem a while back when I had little protection working and/or updated. I couldn't even use the control/alt/delete and delete there feature. I was having to push the button on the tower to get things stopped and logged of.

I then got AVG free antivirus,
Spybot Search and Destroy, and some other stuff.

Are you well protected? Have you scanned lately? What kind of protection might you have?

Sue
Bob_B
Original Author
18 years ago
I have Trend Micro antivirus and Windows Defender, and I have scanned many times. I operating with Windows XP and have Windows Explorer 7.

RB
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railheadwitz
18 years ago
Bob,
If your using IE7 the 'Phishing filter' may be the problem. Check here:KB928089

Witz
Bob_B
Original Author
18 years ago
I installed the update suggested in "railheadwitz's" post. The problem persists. If anything, my computer is now more sluggish after the 2.2mb download.

Questions:

What about temporarily disabling the phishing filter to see if in fact this is the problem? How do I do it and what dangers am I exposed to as a result?

Is there a way to get rid of the update I downloaded since it is doing no good?

RB
jane__ny
18 years ago
I don't use the phishing filter, I shut it off on all of my machines. I find it annoying and time consuming. I'm careful where I go and never needed it all these years.

Jane
cboy
18 years ago
Do a general cleanup.
To clean out unwanted files.

Start - Control Panel - Internet Options open -
Delete cookies, Delete files (select all off-line content) - Click OK to Exit.

Then go to Start - Run - Enter %temp% - Click OK - Click Edit - Click Select All - Delete.

Start - Run-Type - C:\windows\temp - OK - and select everything except
temporary internet files, cookies and history folders and delete them.
Then Restart your computer.
The above does the same as CCleaner.

Then use the Defragmenter.
Start - All Programs - Accessories - System Tools - Defragmenter - Analyze and Defragment

Microsoft has a Malicious Software Removal Tool (KB890830)
Microsoft Download Center

Download and use Ad-Aware
Ad-Aware
railheadwitz
18 years ago
RB,
I'm still using IE6, but I would imagine you could go to Start/Control Panel/Add or Remove programs, at the top Check 'Show updates', find KB928029, highlight and click 'Remove'. Restart computer.
Turning off the IE7 'Phishing' filter: Turning off IE7 phishing filter.

Witz

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