My outlook and internet explorer run very slow, how can I speed it up?

Question

My outlook and internet explorer run very slow. Other programs run fine.

For example, instead of using internet explorer I run firefox. It seems like something is seriously wrong with the two programs because performing simple operations take forever on both programs. For example, if I open an email in outlook it can take a few minutes, then if I print that can take up to five minutes.

Other Microsoft programs such as word and excel run fine. Outlook and internet explorer are the only problems.

I thought my problem wasn't enough memory. I had about 500mb memory so I upgraded to over 1GB memory and I haven't noticed a difference.

Answer 1

- Many users are not aware of how much RAM is used by wallpaper and/or a screensaver full of graphics. They run in the background and consume memory. (I have only 512mb RAM and have set my wallpaper and screensaver to blank.

- How many programs do you load at startup? Maybe you should check it out and ensure you are running just what you need.

To do this: cl Start, cl Settings, cl Taskbar and Start Menu.
-cl Start Menu, cl Customize, cl Remove.
-cl the icon for the program you wish to remove
-then cl Remove.
-This will prevent the program from loading at startup, but will not remove the program from the hard disk.
-When you are working in a large file, save frequently to restore full memory access. (Your work remains in memory until you “save” it to disk.)

1.Did you run an error check? Open My Computer,
Right-cl on C:, Select Properties, Tools – Run an Error Check ( checkmark “check all and fix); then run a Defrag

2.Are you using Yahoo Toolbar? Run a full Norton Antispy.

3.From IE, click Tools, Internet Options
delete cookies
delete files (offline files)
clear history (set days to save to 0 if you want)
click o.k., and Restart

3.click Start, Programs, Accessories, System Tools – run Disk Cleanup

4.click Start, Run ipconfig renew (type ipconfig space renew)

All these things should be done regularly. The more frequently they are run, the less time they take.
-Note: Games and videos are mostly graphics. Graphics create large files. If this doesn’t help, you should consider getting more memory.

Answer 2

Outlook Running Slow

Answer 3

Try to reset your internet explorer, if you are not able to fix your internet explorer, there may be some major problem. Just visit http://www.browsertechsupport.com/Internet-Explorer.html and get a certified technician to help you only in a single call.

Answer 4

so far the first two answers are good but you need to add Free Ram XP Pro to help keep your sys ram freed up it is a free program you can get it from (www.pcwrold.com/downloads) a good free antivirus that i use is ANTIVIR it comes with daly updates and you can set it to run when you are not useing the computer it uses very little sys. ram

Answer 5

I suspect you have spyware or viruses. Perhaps you would like to inspect your files. There are some good online virus scanners such as housecall www.housecall.antivirus.com, and www.trendmicro.com/spyware-scan to kill spyware.