IE7 Loading Slow for You? Here's a fix that may work...
For a while now, Internet Explorer 7 has been sluggish to load, open new windows, and create new tabs. I had put up with it for some time because although I'd fire it up to go to certain sites (like my company's Sharepoint portal), it wasn't my daily browser. That was a role filled by Firefox.
I suspected that the issue lied with an installed add-on, as Firefox problems usually spawn from a misbehaving extension. I've disabled add-ons in the past, but I hadn't found the right one.
That changed today when I disabled the "SSVHelper Class." This component is apparently related to Java 6, update 2, and apparently has a bug that's been squashed. Oddly enough, the fix hasn't been deployed (or at least not to me) as I've been putting up with this slowness for almost a year now.
Anyway, if you're experiencing slowness with IE, try disabling the add-on. It's a completely reverse able exercise, and it may resolve your troubles:
That's it. Hopefully you'll see the same results as I did. The browser is now a lot snappier that in used to be.
I suspected that the issue lied with an installed add-on, as Firefox problems usually spawn from a misbehaving extension. I've disabled add-ons in the past, but I hadn't found the right one.
That changed today when I disabled the "SSVHelper Class." This component is apparently related to Java 6, update 2, and apparently has a bug that's been squashed. Oddly enough, the fix hasn't been deployed (or at least not to me) as I've been putting up with this slowness for almost a year now.
Anyway, if you're experiencing slowness with IE, try disabling the add-on. It's a completely reverse able exercise, and it may resolve your troubles:
- In IE, go to Tools > Manage Add-ons > Enable or Disable Add-ons
- In the window that opens, select "Add-ons currently loaded in Internet Explorer."
- Under the "Enabled" section, select the "SSVHelper Class." You'll see that the publisher is "(Not verified) Sun Microsystems, Inc."
- With the add-on selected, click the "Disable" radio button at the bottom of the window, then click "OK."
- Restart Internet Explorer.
That's it. Hopefully you'll see the same results as I did. The browser is now a lot snappier that in used to be.
Labels: help, internet explorer, software, tech support
posted by brad77 at 3/20/2008 09:26:00 AM
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7 Comments:
Wonderful fix. Thank you. I have been trying everything with zero conclusion. This simple fix made it much better. I have noticed that "Add-ons" have caused me problems with IE7 before.
Glad to help! Unfortunately, poorly written add-ons can have a similar effect on IE as bad extensions do Firefox. For IE, however, it seems that add-ons often get installed without notifying you, requiring that you double-check your add-ons list from time to time even if you don't remember installing any.
Thank you! This fixed my problem instantly!
Awesome mate. It worked perfect. An end to the major pain (hopefully)
Yippee! Thanks so much for this tip! It worked beautifully...as I've been W.A.I.T.I.N.G. for IE to load for months now and hated it. Just never had time to fix it. :)
Thanxx a Lot !!!!!!!!!!!!! problem has been solved !
Thanx a Lot !!!!! Problem has been solved !
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