When I first boot up my computer and click on either a program or internet explorer, the program seems to take a few minutes to appear on my screen. This continues every time I call up a program, until after one half hour, the programs and internet explorer appear within a few seconds after clicking on them. Is there a fix for this?

Whereas Internet Explorer is a very popular browser, you may have problems with it from time to time. Internet Explorer has been known to either randomly shut down or close pages.
This can be extremely irritating, especially if you are in the middle of a project.
Use these tips to fix Internet Explorer if it keeps closing Web pages.

Start by deleting your browsing history.
Open Internet Explorer and click the "Safety" tab found in the top right corner of the Web browser.
Then, choose the "Delete Browsing History" option.
A box will appear on the computer screen.
Make sure that there are checkmarks next to each option listed in the box.
Click the "Delete" tab to delete the browsing history.
Move to the next step if Internet Explorer keeps closing pages.
Download, install and then run both an anti-malware and an anti-virus software program. Spyware, adware, viruses and other similar infections can cause Internet Explorer to shut down or close pages.
Deleting your browsing history may not take care of these problems.
Spybot and AVG Anti-Virus are two very useful free programs that will search for and remove harmful infections from your computer.
You can download these two programs by using the links in the Resources section below.
http://spybot-search-destroy.soft32.com/
http://download.cnet.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10320142.html?tag=contentBody;mostPopTwoColWrap
Freeware detect and remove a multitude of adware files and modules.
Go to next step if you are still experiencing problems with Internet Explorer.

Try resetting the Internet Explorer settings.
Open Internet Explorer and then click "Tools."
Choose "Internet Options." Click the "Advanced" tab.
Then, click "Reset" found at the bottom of the box.
A second box will appear on the screen.
Click the "Delete personal settings" option and then click "Reset."
You will need to restart Internet Explorer to finish the process.
Go to the next step if Internet Explorer continues to close pages.
Run Windows Update. Open Internet Explorer and click the "Safety" tab in the top right corner of the Web browser.
Select the "Windows Update" option.
You will be taken to the Windows Update Web page.
Click the "Express" tab on that age.
Windows Update will then check for any updates.
Click the "Install Updates" tab to install any of the recommended updates.

Follow these steps:

- Update Browsers
- Update Flash player
- Clear Cookies
- Clear History
- Fix registry errors

If problem still occurs then use system utility tool Reginout.

If you use Internet Explorer you may experience issues where the browser freezes, hangs up and stops responding.

Although many things can cause the browser to stop responding, if the problem persists there are a few troubleshooting techniques that you can use to fix the problem.

Troubleshooting Internet Explorer may require you to perform a few steps or several, depending on the cause of the problem.

Click "Start," choose "All Programs" and click on the "Windows Update" option.

A new window will appear.

Click the "Check for updates" link on the left side of the window.

Windows will connect to the internet and search for updates for your system.

Click the "Install updates" button on the right side of the window.

Windows will automatically download and install any updates it finds.

Restart your computer, if prompted.

Delete Temporary Internet Files

Click "Start" and select "Control Panel."

Click the "Network and Internet" selection then click on "Internet Options."

The Internet Properties dialog box will appear.

Click the "Delete" button beneath the "Browsing history" section.

A new window will appear.

Place a check-mark next to "Temporary Internet files" and click "Delete."

Allow the computer to delete the temporary internet files then close the Internet Properties dialog box.

Remove Problematic Add Ons

Click "Start" and enter "Internet Explorer" into the Windows search bar.

Click on "Internet Explorer (No Add-ons)" when it appears in the list.

Internet Explorer will launch with no add-ons running.

Click "Tools" on the right side of the browser and select "Manage Add ons."

A pop up window will appear.

Click on "Toolbars and Extensions" beneath the "Add on Types" section on the left side of the window.

A list of add ons will appear on the right side of the window.

Scroll through the list of installed add-ons and locate third party add ons that you've recently installed.

Note that you can look at the "File date" for a date of when you installed the add on.

Look for add ons that you installed at approximately the same time you began experiencing issues with Internet Explorer not responding.

Click on any suspected problematic add-ons and click the "Disable" button at the bottom of the window. Close "Internet Explorer (No Add ons)" and restart the browser normally.

Verify that disabling the add-on fixes the problem.

If not, repeat this section and disable another recently installed add on until you fix the problem.

Hope this helps.

A log-on loop on your Windows XP computer is a difficult situation where the computer never completes its boot cycle, restarting intermittently ad nauseam.

This issue indicates a major problem with the boot functionality of your XP system.

Restore the computer to working order by utilizing the repair and restoration utility on your XP system disk.

Insert the XP disk into the computer.

Restart the computer.

Press any key when prompted to boot from the disk.

Press "Enter" at the first screen and "F8" at the license terms.

Highlight the drive containing XP and press "R," repairing the operating system boot files and removing the log-on loop.

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Windows XP sometimes has a glitch when you are logging in to your user account in order to boot the operating system.

The glitch logs you in and then logs you off the account.

This problem is usually caused by one of the programs that load during the computer's start-up.

Fixing this issue is a matter of ensuring that whatever program is causing the problem doesn't start up as soon as you start your computer.

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Power on the computer and allow it to get to the user logon page normally.

There is no need to start up the computer in "safe mode."

Click the user who is having the issue and type in the user's password if one is set up.

Press and hold the "shift" button on your computer keyboard as soon as you see the tool bar load up at the bottom of the screen but before any other program has a chance to do so.

This stops any "Startup" program from running and logging you off.

Right-click the "Start" button on the bottom left of your screen.

Select "Explore" from the menu that appears.

Double-click "Programs" from the list on the left side of the window that pops up.

Double-click "Startup."

Select all the files inside the "Startup" folder by dragging a box over them.

Right-click anywhere on the selected files.

Select "Delete" to delete those files.

Note that deleting the programs from the "Startup" folder does not delete them from your computer.

All this does is make it so that these programs no longer start as your computer is starting so that any error in the running of the programs doesn't interfere with logging in to your account.

Hope this helps

oh ****, that's a bummer. give this a shot:
click the start button (bottom left windows icon)the type "programs and features" and hit enterthen on the left hand side of the window click "view installed updates"scroll down the window that appears until you see internet explorer 9right click then select "uninstall", when you are prompted click yes
finish by restarting your computer and you should be all set!

I, myself have had nothing but problems when I downloaded Internet Explorer 9! I got rid of it. The best way to get rid of IE 9 once you have downloaded it is to go to Windows Update, click " view update history", click "Installed Updates" and once they all appear, find Windows Internet Explorer 9 ( Under Microsoft Windows, which is below Microsoft Visual C & Microsoft Silver-light 1, among others ) and uninstall it! It is quite very simple and IS the only way to get back to IE 8 ( If that is what you had previously, otherwise it will default to IE 7. BTW, very easy to re-install IE 8! ). For some reason, once you start using Google Chrome browser, it is best to simply avoid Internet Explorer! I use Google Chrome & love it! I also use Mozilla Firefox! Sometimes we must use Windows IE since it is the browser which came with the computer. But I would avoid IE 9 and just not download it again once you are rid of it! No matter how much Windows/Microsoft tells you that you need to download it! Hope you have your computer running efficiently again! arjay8tch (Richard Holt)

Insert the Windows disk into the computer. Restart the computer. Press any key as prompted to boot from the disk.2 Select your language, keyboard, and currency preferences. Click "Repair your computer."3 Select the drive containing Windows and press "Next" to detect and repair problems with the operating system. OR how to fix Microsoft Internet Explorer when it is not responding to return to surfing the web Click the "Start" menu button in the lower-right corner of your computer screen. Click "Run" and type "msconfig" in the search field. A dialog box will appear that lists all software programs enabled to run when you turn on your computer. Disable all of the programs except for essential services such as your anti-virus software and firewall. Restart your PC.2 Hold down "Ctrl," "Alt" and "Delete" on your keyboard simultaneously. This will activate the Windows Task Manager. Select iexplorer.exe" in the list of running programs and click "End Task." Continue to Step 3 if that does not close the Internet Explorer browser.3 Click the "Start" menu button. Select "Settings," then click "Control Panel."4 Click "Add/Remove Programs." Double-click the Microsoft Internet Explorer icon and select "Internet Tools." Click "Repair Internet Explorer" and press "OK." Microsoft Windows will scan your copy of Internet Explorer for errors or bugs and fix them.5 Open "My Computer," accessible on your PC desktop or in the "Start" menu. Right-click on your "C: Drive" and select "De fragment Occasionally, your hard drive might misplace program data, which results in software freezing or not responding. Repeat the defragment process with the "D: Drive" and any other hard drive partitions.6 Click the "Start" menu button and select "Restart" to reboot your computer and apply the changes made in Step 7 Return to browsing the web with Internet Explorer.

Hi josephc_agni,

You cannot uninstall Internet Explorer 8 if it is set as not removable. This occurs if you install Internet Explorer 8 before you install Service Pack 3 (SP3) for Windows XP. If this scenario applies to you, then you must uninstall SP3 before you can uninstall Internet Explorer 8.

To uninstall Internet Explorer 8, follow these steps:

1. Close all programs.
2. Click Start, and then click Control Panel.
3. Click Add or Remove Programs.
4. In the list of currently installed programs, click Windows Internet Explorer 8, and then click Remove.
   
   NOTE: If Windows Internet Explorer 8 does not appear in the list of installed updates, try the alternative step given below.
5. Follow the instructions to uninstall Internet Explorer 8.
6. When the uninstall program is finished, restart your computer.

ALTERNATIVE STEP:

To uninstall Internet Explorer 8, follow these steps:

1. Carefully select and then copy the following command: %windir%\ie8\spuninst\spuninst.exe
2. Click Start, and then click Run.
3. In the Open box, type Cmd.exe, and then press ENTER.
4. Right-click inside the Cmd.exe window, and then click Paste to paste the command that you copied in step 1.
5. Press ENTER to uninstall Internet Explorer 8.
6. When the uninstall program is finished, restart your computer.

is it a blank black 4 inch screen? can you boot your computer and when you see it press print screen on your keyboard and open up your paint program and press ctrl + v and save the picture and post it here.