Internet Explorer stalls after a half hour?

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Imageman - 09 Sep 2008 23:54 GMT

Windows XP SP2 / Microsoft Internet Explorer v6 / Norton Internet
Security 2008

My friend can use IE for a half hour, either all at once, or
cumulatively. After a half hour of use, IE quits allowing Internet
access. There is no error message, and closing and reopening the browser
doesn't help, nor doing a 'restart'. The only way to temporarily fix the
problem is to shut down the PC, and restart - Help appreciated - Imageman

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Mjølnër - 12 Sep 2008 10:25 GMT

>Windows XP SP2 / Microsoft Internet Explorer v6 / Norton Internet
>Security 2008
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
>doesn't help, nor doing a 'restart'. The only way to temporarily fix the
>problem is to shut down the PC, and restart - Help appreciated - Imageman

Is all internet activity disabled, or just web? IOW can email be used,
instant-messaging clients, FTP, NNTP (news with a news client such as
Outlook, or better yet, a non-Microsoft client such Agent)?

If all internet activity is lost, it sounds as if the TCP stack has
overloaded, hence the full restart is needed. If a reset-button restart
doesn't clear the stack and allow a resumption of activity, then
something on the board, perhaps in the networking chip, has been set or
misset in operation.

Perhaps an upgrade to IE7 is in order.

HTH

Cya

Mjølnër

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Thomas Jreige - 22 Dec 2008 10:15 GMT

I have the same issue with with IE7. I lose connectivity to everything.

> Windows XP SP2 / Microsoft Internet Explorer v6 / Norton Internet Security
> 2008
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> doing a 'restart'. The only way to temporarily fix the problem is to shut
> down the PC, and restart - Help appreciated - Imageman

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