Webmaster Forum / Browsers / Internet Explorer / September 2003

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Hi.

I'm having a bad problem with IE6 (Version 6.0.2800.1105,  SP1, Q822925, Q330994)

Typing text into certain web pages is incredibly slow, huge latency to acknowledge a
keystroke.

As an example.  If I rapidly type "now is the time for all good men to come to the aid
of the party" into a Yahoo mail compose window.  Nothing is displayed,  the task manager
shows IEXPORE.EXE pegged at 98% of the CPU.  After about 10 seconds, all of the
text appears instantaneously.

Typing more slowly is better, but there is still a significant latency for each keystroke
that makes typing text accurately really difficult.   It's like using an interactive Unix shell
over a really slow modem connection, if that makes any sense? I'm not having any problems
typing this message into Outlook Express.

Also, highlighting text using the mouse has a similar latency, as does just clicking
the mouse at a position in the existing text.  For highlighting text there is no feedback
as you drag the mouse.  After about 10 seconds, if you do it right, you'll see the whole
section of text highlighted,  but usually due to the lack of feedback, you are off by a
character or so.  Once again, IEXPLORE.EXE is shown to be 98% of the CPU.

Some web pages are worse than others, Yahoo is expecially bad.  None are great.

I'm running under Windows 2000 SP 4.

Problem existed prior to the Windows update to install Q822925, Q330994.
Also existed back in Win 2K SP3.

I've tried reinstalling IE but the install just says that everything is fully upto date.
Doesn't seem to be a way to remove IE fully, since it's wedged into the OS.

I've recently installed Norton Antivirus 2003 and Kazaa media desktop but I believe the
problem existed before this.   Disabling NAV doesn't change the problem and I removed
Kazaa from the system.

Also, when there is the latency, I don't see any IP activity going on.  It's all cpu.

If anyone has any suggestions (short of a full windows reinstall) I'd really appreciate
them.  I'm happy to provide any more details.  I've looked on support.microsoft.com
but couldn't find anything specific.

I'll try to monitor these groups for any replies, but my ISPs newsfeed is a bit sketchy
so if you are willing, I'd appreciate a Cc: on any replies to tony -at- aracnet -dot- com.

Thanks much!!

Tony