Internet Explorer Freezing Up When Loading Pages

[dougmcc1]

My Internet Exlorer browser freezes whenever I open it. Even if I'm lucky and it opens, it freezes after browsing just a few sites. Seems like it only happens when the browser is loading the page.

I ran AdAware and removed everything it suggested but that didnt fix the problem. I also ran the repair tool, and reinstalled it. Any other ideas besides switching browsers? I'm a web developer so I need to be able to view websites in IE.

I have Windows XP Professional SP1.

Thanks.

[jdMorgan]

Is this IE7? If so, try running it without any add-ons:

Start->All Programs->Accessories->System Tools->Internet Explorer (No add-ons)

Jim

[dougmcc1]

No, IE6 and I dont see that option on my computer. I can't find a version of IE7 that will run on XP SP1 and I can't get SP2 because that download page requires the IE6 browser. Here's links to what I already tried:

Windows XP and Windows XP SP1: Edit the registry and install Internet Explorer 6
[support.microsoft.com...]

How to Uninstall Internet Explorer 6
[support.microsoft.com...]

Unable to Install Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP
[support.microsoft.com...]

Get Internet Explorer 7
[microsoft.com...]

How to obtain the latest Windows XP service pack
[support.microsoft.com...]

Any other suggestions? My guess is there's some kind of software on my computer that's causing this which I need to remove but I don't know what it is and AdAware wasn't able to detect it.

[dougmcc1]

I was actually able to fire up IE6 and go to:
Microsoft Windows Update
[update.microsoft.com...]

To get SP2, but when I click the "Express" install button I get the following error message (OF COURSE):

[Error number: 0x80072EFD]
The website has encountered a problem and cannot display the page you are trying to view. The options provided below might help you solve the problem.
For self-help options:

Frequently Asked Questions

Find Solutions

Windows Update Newsgroup
For assisted support options:

Microsoft Online Assisted Support (no-cost for Windows Update issues)

Read more about steps you can take to resolve this problem (error number 0x80072EFD) yourself.

[Leosghost]

you can get a clean sp2 from elsewhere ..

[dougmcc1]

Yeah I ordered the CD. 4-6 week delivery time :(

Know of anywhere I can get it sooner?

[Leosghost]

here
[softwarepatch.com...]

what I have checked on from that site is clean and has no nasties ..