IE 6 slow to open initially

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  1. vs1293

    vs1293 Registered Member

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    Can anyone possiblly suggest why my IE initially takes longer to load when clicking on the desktop icon after a reboot. (5 to 10 seconds) After the initial slow opening of IE, subsequent openings are fast. ( 1 to 2 seconds )

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  2. Franklin

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    Have you ever messed with the prefetch settings?

    You could check C:\WINDOWS\Prefetch to see if it's being populated with the apps that you have executed including iexplore.exe.
     
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    hello, vs1293 ,

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    ... and : too many Favorites ?...

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  5. vs1293

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    Thanks for the suggestions.
    Prefetch working fine.
    I am 99.99% certain that my machine is very lean and clean. Maybe to much so :)
    I have attched HJT log, but it is short and looks clean to me.

    ~Log Removed - Ron~
     
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    less than 30 favorites

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    Could relate to malware?

    Try a scan with MBAM and maybe SAS as well.
     
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    Have run both of those programs.
    Nothing bad detected.

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    They usually show entries in a HJT log so I thought you hadn't run em.

    Can see A-squared, Bitdefender and McAfee I think?

    No expert here but do you know anything about the entry:
    O15 - Trusted Zone: http://*.0.0.0.0
     
  10. vs1293

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    Hi Franklin
    That is an entry from my local high speed internet provider, Telus and thier home page.
    I remember checking that out long time ago and is nothing malicious.
    Besides, that entry was there prior to the current issue.

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  11. JRViejo

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    vs1293, looks like IE has a remnant of a toolbar still showing up:

    R0 - HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar,LinksFolderName =

    Use HJT to clear this entry to see if IE improves.
    The other thing that can slow IE at startup is SpybotS&D Immunization but I don't see it in your log.
     
  12. vs1293

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    Thanks for that suggestion JR.
    Had HJT delete that entry, rebooted, but issue not resolved. IE still takes long to start first time after booting up.
    Never noticed the " toolbar " in that entry. Thought is was just my registry tweak to get rid of the Links folder.

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    vs1293, another thing you can try is Tools> Internet Options> Connections> LAN Settings button and uncheck Automatically detect settings. Click OK twice.
     
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    JR, it was unchecked. But rechecked, unchecked again, and clicked ok twice.
    Issue still there.
    I have seen similar posts on other site with no conclusion. This could be a tough one.
    Something I did not mention, but just occured to me is that it takes much longer now for system tray to fully load. The McAfee shield ( always show ) appears quicly, but the only other one, volume control, ( always hidden ) takes a long time, as indicated by the round arrow button when it finally appears.

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    As noted here, Wilders no longer allows posting of hijack logs.

    If you suspect you may need help cleaning malware from your computer, choose a forum in the policy statement for some expert, one on one, help.
     
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