For several months I have been experiencing a "browser delay"
for about 35-45 seconds. If I was on the internet clinking links, I would only get the pointer, with the hourglass and finally the page would open. If I was at my desktop and wanted to open a web page, I would get "Finding Site", until the pause ended.
Since the delays were getting more frequent, I decided to time them. They occur every 5 minutes to the second, without fail.!!
I have tried repairing IE5.5, no help. I have deleted all cookies and temp pages, no help. I have optimized several times, no help. I have called EARTHLINK, no help. I have tried to find programs running in the background, but cannot find anything unusual. Since this started about 6 months ago, I tried to remember any programs I downloaded from the net and the only one I can remember is "Kazaa". I downloaded Adware to look for spyware, but am not sure if it found anything relative to the pauses. Can IE 5.5 be a problem?? Since I have a brand new dsl phone line installed, it cant be inferior wireing.
I called SBC Pac Bell, to test the line. They told me to call Covad Communications. Covad told me to call Earthlink. Earthlink says there is nothing wrong with my connection. So something has to be running in the "background" for the pauses to be so perfectly timed at 5 minutes apart. Any suggestions?
Thanks
for about 35-45 seconds. If I was on the internet clinking links, I would only get the pointer, with the hourglass and finally the page would open. If I was at my desktop and wanted to open a web page, I would get "Finding Site", until the pause ended.
Since the delays were getting more frequent, I decided to time them. They occur every 5 minutes to the second, without fail.!!
I have tried repairing IE5.5, no help. I have deleted all cookies and temp pages, no help. I have optimized several times, no help. I have called EARTHLINK, no help. I have tried to find programs running in the background, but cannot find anything unusual. Since this started about 6 months ago, I tried to remember any programs I downloaded from the net and the only one I can remember is "Kazaa". I downloaded Adware to look for spyware, but am not sure if it found anything relative to the pauses. Can IE 5.5 be a problem?? Since I have a brand new dsl phone line installed, it cant be inferior wireing.
I called SBC Pac Bell, to test the line. They told me to call Covad Communications. Covad told me to call Earthlink. Earthlink says there is nothing wrong with my connection. So something has to be running in the "background" for the pauses to be so perfectly timed at 5 minutes apart. Any suggestions?
Thanks