IE6 Freezes up on many websites

[beau111]

I'm running Windows XPhome and about a year ago I started having a problem with IE6 freezing up, not the least of which was anything associated with MSN. Tried many suggested repairs including downloading another version but nothing helped. I 'accidentally' found that if I Logged Off and Logged back On the problem disappeared.
Well, I downloaded the recent MSN patch and now I'm having the problem again and the Log Off / Log On thing ain't working. I'm using Opera to access this website.
When I say "freezes" I mean that the page just stops loading and if I click on the page the Message "(Not Responding)" appears. When I try to close the page I get the "End Program" box.
I've tried the obvious stuff, emptying the cache, virus scans, defrag. without any change.
Does anyone have any ideas as to what might be causing this?

[LeRoi]

I found this on another forum through a Google search. I don't know if it will help you or not, but thought it might be something to think about:

BROWSING SPEEDUP



This tip works on ALL Windows 95/98/ME and NT4/2000 systems with MS Internet Explorer 4/5/6 installed.
This Registry tip speeds up internet/remote (using Windows Explorer and/or Internet Explorer) browsing process considerably on most MS Windows 32-bit machines connected to a network and/or remote computer(s).
This actually fixes a BUG in MS Windows OSes that scan shared (remote) folders/files across the network for Scheduled Tasks, and can add a delay as long as 30 seconds (!), because it uses extra time to search the remote computer(s).
To do this, open Regedit (Win95/98/ME) or Regedt32 (WinNT4/2000) and go to:


HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\RemoteComputer\NameSpace
Highlight this value:

{D6277990-4C6A-11CF-8D87-00AA0060F5BF}

and delete it: right-click on it -> select Delete -> click OK.

RECOMMENDED: Export (BACKUP) this Registry key to a REG file FIRST, to be able to restore it (by running the REG file) if necessary. In Regedit: highlight the key name in the left hand pane -> click "Registry" from the menu -> select "Export Registry File..." -> type a file name in the "File name" field -> browse to the destination of your choice -> push the Save button.

This Registry change takes effect immediately.
Just start MS IE while connected to the network/internet to see the difference.

NOTE: Upgrading to a newer MS Internet Explorer release may add this key to your Registry during Setup, therefore you may need to delete it again after installing MS IE.