One way to start on this problem:
Boot to Safe mode with Networking.
If the problem goes away (And it almost certainly will) you've verified
that this is caused by some program that's loading at startup.
My first candidate would be anything from Yahoo (Just uninstall their
programs in Control panel). If that doesn't help, disable or uninstall
ZA. It couldn't hurt to look in Control Panel for other rogue programs
as well.
I use Yahoo mail without any of its toolbars, and I believe you won't
lose any functionality. I rely on my router and the XP firewall, and
have long thought that ZA and the like are overkill for most of us.
Dr. Rick Gillespie wrote:
I'm having a weird problem with my laptop that no one seems to have
heard of before. My Toshiba, running WinXP Media Edition, will freeze
occassionally when I try to open a new web page. There is no hour glass
or anything. It just freezes. Through trial and error I have learned
that all I have to do is right click the task bar, select "lock or
unlock the taskbar" and the page will open. It doesn't matter if the
task bar is "locked" or "unlocked". Sometimes it's hardly a problem at
all and other times it will freeze about every 3 or 4 times I open a
link or page.
This problem started soon after I purchased the laptop about 8 months
ago. It came installed with a trial version of McAfee AV but I
purchased Zone Alarm Pro and installed it. It seems that my problem
started after that. However, I also subscribed to Yahoo Mail and it
installed all it's toolbars, etc. I took it back to Office Depot where
I purchased it but they said it was my ISP that was the problem.
However, when I travel and use my wireless at a hotel, etc., it still
hangs up. Also, it doesn't matter if I'm using wireless or hooked
directly to my ISP cable.
This is a royal pain so any help you guys can give me will be much
appreciated.
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