IE6 Freeze problem

Hi,
New here so if I miss something don't be too harsh! Problem is that on certain websites, IE6 seems to freeze. Waiting for a while it seems to kick back in, but if you're in the middle of a game, you end up losing.

This problem has appeared quite suddenly but has got progressively worse.

Basic system is as follows:

Windows XP Pro
IE6
P4 2MHZ
512 SDRAM
Nvidia GeForce 3 Ti 200 TV Out

Have tried reinstallation of Windows Xp (and everything associated)
Have ran Spybot, AVG, Spyware Blaster, CCleaner, Ad-aware, Ewido, Spysubtract, CWshredder,scanned using Trend Micro, done a Symantec security check (fine) this morning as well as Bitdefender, Trojanscan online and a-squared - located and removed a couple of trojans and some spyware.

Have tested graphics card and ensured latest driver installed.

Have tested DSL speeds on a few speed tests - better than average pings, download and upload streams.

Now beginning to despair....none of the above has had the slighest effect on gameplay on this site. Many friends use this with no problem - as I did - so not convinced it's a server/connection problem at their end.

One idea I've stumbled across was the size of upload/download packets could be tweaked?

Any help/advice would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance

 

Hi welcome to MG, I'm sure no-one would be harsh in any way so don't worry

Have you got latest shockwave and flash plugins for games?
Also, have you tried considering using Mozilla Firefox browser? Many people here use it and find it a lot better - download at www.getfirefox.com
Also, have you defragmented recently?

 

Cheers - yes, latest Shockwave and Flash plug-ins. Unfortunately, game site (www.midasplayer.com) doesn't support any alternative browsers. Tried Firefox, very good browser I agree and superior to IE in most ways.

Also defragged after reformatting HD and after re-installing Windows XP Pro.

Thanks

 

It definitely seems like a driver problem then, you say you're running a Nvidia GeForce 3 Ti 200 TV Out, try this download -

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_71.89.html

These utilities are very useful, recently downloaded an ATI one and fixed a problem for me.

 

Hi,
Thanks - unfortunately this is the driver I've got installed and from the same source

Cheers

Harry