because of IE7. I have a Dell Inspiron 2200 laptop that takes forever to load IE7 Thanx
2007-02-07 00:23:03 · 7 answers · asked by PAUL C 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Why don't you just remove IE7? Click on Start, Settings, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs and the Show Updates box at the top. When the list loads, find Internet Explorer 7 and click Yes to remove it. After removal, close Control Panel and restart the computer for the change to take effect. It will revert back to IE6 and you don't have to dump your whole computer and get a MAC, or any of the other ridiculous answers you got.
2007-02-07 00:31:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My computer had a horrible time until I read somewhere that the Google Toolbar isn't configured to work with IE7. I uninstalled the Google toolbar.. then reinstalled it.. which updated it and now I have no problems.
Good luck!
2007-02-07 08:31:02 · answer #2 · answered by Momto2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paul, IE7 requires alot more resources to run smoothly. If you are low on RAM you will notice it. So lets make the best of what you have right now. Clean it up all you can and put files back in order to help with the slowdown.
A clean computer is key to a faster computer. Run the 3 scans below.
Update and run your Anti-Virus program. Don't have one? You can run a free online scan from CA.
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Download, update and run Spybot---http://www.safer-networking.org/ . Don't forget to use the Immunize feature.
Download, update and run Adaware---http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/products/select_your_product.php
Now lets clean up your registry.
Download RegScrubXP--http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?d...
Safely cleans junk out of the Windows 2000/XP system registry. All changes made to the registry are fully restorable to it's original condition. You can make an exclusion list of registry entries that RegScrubXP will not display as problems. You can sift through a list of file extensions, company names, run upon startup programs, Internet Explorer history, and uninstall programs to delete what you think is junk.
Download CleanUp---http://www.stevengould.org/software/clea...
Free disk space, make your computer run better/faster and protect your privacy - all in one easy solution. All for free!
Now lets clean up your disk.
Do a Disk Cleanup and Disk Defrag. You can find both of them by following the path below.
Start>all programs>accessories>system tools>Disk Cleanup. Let it do its thing. You can check every box that has something to delete.
Now follow the same path and do a Disk Defrag. Again just let it do its thing.
Now lets tweak your connection.
There are many programs out there to do this. I will give you 2 of them.
The first one is TCP Optimizer.
Description: The TCP Optimizer is a free, easy Windows program that provides an intuitive interface for tuning and optimizing your Internet connection. There is no installation required, just download and run.
http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php...
You can get support for the best way to set it up right from their forum http://forums.speedguide.net/
The second one is Cablenut.
Windows XP tested and approved
CableNut is a tool for optimizing your Internet Connection. We have provided a way to tweak any option you may want to in the adjuster. You can load "CableNut Custom Setting" files that are included with the program to tweak your Internet connection.
http://www.cablenut.com/
Again support is available right from their forum.http://www.broadbandnuts.com/index.php?p...
All programs are FREE!
After applying the suggestions above you will have a clean and faster computer. Enjoy.
2007-02-07 08:42:44 · answer #3 · answered by rlh242424 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to START
Go to Control Panel
Go to Add Remove Programs
Go to Internet Explorer 7
When you uninstall it the Internet Explorer 6 comes back
2007-02-07 09:02:55 · answer #4 · answered by Daniel N 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IT'S NOT YOUR LAPTOP. MINE IS A BRAND NEW SONY VAIO AND IE7 JUST SLOWS IT DOWN SOOOO MUCH!!! I SWITCHED TO MOZILLA FIREFOX. IT IS FREE AND I AM TELLING YOU, IT'S 100 TIMES BETTER AND FASTER! JUSTLEAVE IT. AND UR RIGH. IE6 WAS BETTER THAN IE7.
2007-02-07 08:33:25 · answer #5 · answered by Stella 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remove your PC and get a Mac. I have no problems with speed or functionality and I can even use MS Office. Seriously, I bought a top-end, core 2 duo PC and it still performed as crappy as my 10 year old PC. My Intel-based MacBook Pro is flawless and wickedly fast.
2007-02-07 08:27:43 · answer #6 · answered by Kahlo 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
answer is ie7 sucks just like everything else MS puts out. They put out visually "pretty" things that run like sh*t..
2007-02-07 08:26:26 · answer #7 · answered by keith s 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋