Odd behaviour of IE on WinXP

[CWatters]

I've been noticing some odd behaviour for a few weeks now. I initially
thought this was just my ISP or the internet but now I'm not so sure. I have
a broadband connection and it goes like this...

It's all working normally for hours then...
Click on a link and nothing seems to happen.
Wait, wait and wait some more.
Think "Oh bother it's stopped again" (not "oh that site is slow")
Open a new IE window.
Select History.
Click on the same link as above and get more or less _instant_ response.
Several mins later the original window is still showing an hour glass but
sometimes the page is returned after a few mins.

If I stop the page fetch and click on the link again it has no effect - only
opening a new window seems to fix it.

I know that each attempt to load a page might be using a different route on
the internet but it doesn't feel like that. The page doesn't appear slowly.
It either arrives instantly or "instantly but after a very long delay".

This seems to be repeatable. Every time it stalls I can fix it by opening a
new window.

Is there an explanation? Solution?

[Larry Maietta]

C: you might try:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.inetexployer.ie6_outloo kexpress
I hope this helps.
--
Sincerely
Larry Maietta

"CWatters" > wrote in message
...
> I've been noticing some odd behaviour for a few weeks now. I initially
> thought this was just my ISP or the internet but now I'm not so sure. I
have
> a broadband connection and it goes like this...
>
> It's all working normally for hours then...
> Click on a link and nothing seems to happen.
> Wait, wait and wait some more.
> Think "Oh bother it's stopped again" (not "oh that site is slow")
> Open a new IE window.
> Select History.
> Click on the same link as above and get more or less _instant_ response.
> Several mins later the original window is still showing an hour glass but
> sometimes the page is returned after a few mins.
>
> If I stop the page fetch and click on the link again it has no effect -
only
> opening a new window seems to fix it.
>
> I know that each attempt to load a page might be using a different route
on
> the internet but it doesn't feel like that. The page doesn't appear
slowly.
> It either arrives instantly or "instantly but after a very long delay".
>
> This seems to be repeatable. Every time it stalls I can fix it by opening
a
> new window.
>
> Is there an explanation? Solution?
>
>

[CWatters]

Hi Larry,

Thanks but I'm having problems firing up the link you posted. I get a
message saying that the news group doesn't exixt on the
news://msnews.microsoft.com server.

Colin


"Larry Maietta" > wrote in message
...
> C: you might try:
>
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.inetexployer.ie6_outloo kexpress
> I hope this helps.
> --
> Sincerely
> Larry Maietta
>
> "CWatters" > wrote in message
> ...
> > I've been noticing some odd behaviour for a few weeks now. I initially
> > thought this was just my ISP or the internet but now I'm not so sure. I
> have
> > a broadband connection and it goes like this...
> >
> > It's all working normally for hours then...
> > Click on a link and nothing seems to happen.
> > Wait, wait and wait some more.
> > Think "Oh bother it's stopped again" (not "oh that site is slow")
> > Open a new IE window.
> > Select History.
> > Click on the same link as above and get more or less _instant_ response.
> > Several mins later the original window is still showing an hour glass
but
> > sometimes the page is returned after a few mins.
> >
> > If I stop the page fetch and click on the link again it has no effect -
> only
> > opening a new window seems to fix it.
> >
> > I know that each attempt to load a page might be using a different route
> on
> > the internet but it doesn't feel like that. The page doesn't appear
> slowly.
> > It either arrives instantly or "instantly but after a very long delay".
> >
> > This seems to be repeatable. Every time it stalls I can fix it by
opening
> a
> > new window.
> >
> > Is there an explanation? Solution?
> >
> >
>
>

[David Candy]

Click Tools Newsgroups and choose another

--=20
David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/
http://www.simtel.com/pub/pd/18669.html
"CWatters" > wrote in message =
...
> Hi Larry,
>=20
> Thanks but I'm having problems firing up the link you posted. I get a
> message saying that the news group doesn't exixt on the
> news://msnews.microsoft.com server.
>=20
> Colin
>=20
>=20
> "Larry Maietta" > wrote in message
> ...
> > C: you might try:
> >
> =
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.inetexployer.ie6_o=
utlookexpress
> > I hope this helps.
> > --=20
> > Sincerely
> > Larry Maietta
> >
> > "CWatters" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I've been noticing some odd behaviour for a few weeks now. I =
initially
> > > thought this was just my ISP or the internet but now I'm not so =
sure. I
> > have
> > > a broadband connection and it goes like this...
> > >
> > > It's all working normally for hours then...
> > > Click on a link and nothing seems to happen.
> > > Wait, wait and wait some more.
> > > Think "Oh bother it's stopped again" (not "oh that site is slow")
> > > Open a new IE window.
> > > Select History.
> > > Click on the same link as above and get more or less _instant_ =
response.
> > > Several mins later the original window is still showing an hour =
glass
> but
> > > sometimes the page is returned after a few mins.
> > >
> > > If I stop the page fetch and click on the link again it has no =
effect -
> > only
> > > opening a new window seems to fix it.
> > >
> > > I know that each attempt to load a page might be using a different =
route
> > on
> > > the internet but it doesn't feel like that. The page doesn't =
appear
> > slowly.
> > > It either arrives instantly or "instantly but after a very long =
delay".
> > >
> > > This seems to be repeatable. Every time it stalls I can fix it by
> opening
> > a
> > > new window.
> > >
> > > Is there an explanation? Solution?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>=20
>=20

[CWatters]

>"David Candy" > wrote in message
...
>Click Tools Newsgroups and choose another

Which one? There are loads with "Microsoft" + "public" + Windowsxp" but I
can't see one containing...

"inetexployer.ie6_outlookexpress"

or variations.






--
David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/
http://www.simtel.com/pub/pd/18669.html
"CWatters" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Larry,
>
> Thanks but I'm having problems firing up the link you posted. I get a
> message saying that the news group doesn't exixt on the
> news://msnews.microsoft.com server.
>
> Colin
>
>
> "Larry Maietta" > wrote in message
> ...
> > C: you might try:
> >
>
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.inetexployer.ie6_outloo kexpress
> > I hope this helps.
> > --
> > Sincerely
> > Larry Maietta
> >
> > "CWatters" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I've been noticing some odd behaviour for a few weeks now. I initially
> > > thought this was just my ISP or the internet but now I'm not so sure.
I
> > have
> > > a broadband connection and it goes like this...
> > >
> > > It's all working normally for hours then...
> > > Click on a link and nothing seems to happen.
> > > Wait, wait and wait some more.
> > > Think "Oh bother it's stopped again" (not "oh that site is slow")
> > > Open a new IE window.
> > > Select History.
> > > Click on the same link as above and get more or less _instant_
response.
> > > Several mins later the original window is still showing an hour glass
> but
> > > sometimes the page is returned after a few mins.
> > >
> > > If I stop the page fetch and click on the link again it has no
effect -
> > only
> > > opening a new window seems to fix it.
> > >
> > > I know that each attempt to load a page might be using a different
route
> > on
> > > the internet but it doesn't feel like that. The page doesn't appear
> > slowly.
> > > It either arrives instantly or "instantly but after a very long
delay".
> > >
> > > This seems to be repeatable. Every time it stalls I can fix it by
> opening
> > a
> > > new window.
> > >
> > > Is there an explanation? Solution?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

[David Candy]

Because there isn't. That why I said choose another. I have no idea why =
you were referred to an OE NG in the first place, especially as it =
doesn't exist. Correct me if I'm wrong but you didn't mention OE in your =
post. As the group didn't exist and was wrong group if it did it didn't =
occur to me to mention it.=20

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.inetexplorer.ie6.browser

I would have just put Inetexplorer in the box and see what came up, or =
ie6.
--=20
David Candy
http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/
http://www.simtel.com/pub/pd/18669.html
"CWatters" > wrote in message =
...
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
> >"David Candy" > wrote in message
> ...
> >Click Tools Newsgroups and choose another
>=20
> Which one? There are loads with "Microsoft" + "public" + Windowsxp" =
but I
> can't see one containing...
>=20
> "inetexployer.ie6_outlookexpress"
>=20
> or variations.
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
>=20
> --=20
> David Candy
> http://www.mvps.org/serenitymacros/
> http://www.simtel.com/pub/pd/18669.html
> "CWatters" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi Larry,
> >
> > Thanks but I'm having problems firing up the link you posted. I get =
a
> > message saying that the news group doesn't exixt on the
> > news://msnews.microsoft.com server.
> >
> > Colin
> >
> >
> > "Larry Maietta" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > C: you might try:
> > >
> >
> =
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.inetexployer.ie6_o=
utlookexpress
> > > I hope this helps.
> > > --=20
> > > Sincerely
> > > Larry Maietta
> > >
> > > "CWatters" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > I've been noticing some odd behaviour for a few weeks now. I =
initially
> > > > thought this was just my ISP or the internet but now I'm not so =
sure.
> I
> > > have
> > > > a broadband connection and it goes like this...
> > > >
> > > > It's all working normally for hours then...
> > > > Click on a link and nothing seems to happen.
> > > > Wait, wait and wait some more.
> > > > Think "Oh bother it's stopped again" (not "oh that site is =
slow")
> > > > Open a new IE window.
> > > > Select History.
> > > > Click on the same link as above and get more or less _instant_
> response.
> > > > Several mins later the original window is still showing an hour =
glass
> > but
> > > > sometimes the page is returned after a few mins.
> > > >
> > > > If I stop the page fetch and click on the link again it has no
> effect -
> > > only
> > > > opening a new window seems to fix it.
> > > >
> > > > I know that each attempt to load a page might be using a =
different
> route
> > > on
> > > > the internet but it doesn't feel like that. The page doesn't =
appear
> > > slowly.
> > > > It either arrives instantly or "instantly but after a very long
> delay".
> > > >
> > > > This seems to be repeatable. Every time it stalls I can fix it =
by
> > opening
> > > a
> > > > new window.
> > > >
> > > > Is there an explanation? Solution?
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>=20
>=20

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Colin,

It's because the english newsgroups use "inetexplorer", not "inetexployer".

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"CWatters" > wrote in message
...
> Hi Larry,
>
> Thanks but I'm having problems firing up the link you posted. I get a
> message saying that the news group doesn't exixt on the
> news://msnews.microsoft.com server.
>
> Colin
>
>
> "Larry Maietta" > wrote in message
> ...
> > C: you might try:
> >
>
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.inetexployer.ie6_outloo kexpress
> > I hope this helps.
> > --
> > Sincerely
> > Larry Maietta
> >
> > "CWatters" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > I've been noticing some odd behaviour for a few weeks now. I initially
> > > thought this was just my ISP or the internet but now I'm not so sure.
I
> > have
> > > a broadband connection and it goes like this...
> > >
> > > It's all working normally for hours then...
> > > Click on a link and nothing seems to happen.
> > > Wait, wait and wait some more.
> > > Think "Oh bother it's stopped again" (not "oh that site is slow")
> > > Open a new IE window.
> > > Select History.
> > > Click on the same link as above and get more or less _instant_
response.
> > > Several mins later the original window is still showing an hour glass
> but
> > > sometimes the page is returned after a few mins.
> > >
> > > If I stop the page fetch and click on the link again it has no
effect -
> > only
> > > opening a new window seems to fix it.
> > >
> > > I know that each attempt to load a page might be using a different
route
> > on
> > > the internet but it doesn't feel like that. The page doesn't appear
> > slowly.
> > > It either arrives instantly or "instantly but after a very long
delay".
> > >
> > > This seems to be repeatable. Every time it stalls I can fix it by
> opening
> > a
> > > new window.
> > >
> > > Is there an explanation? Solution?
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>