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Browser Won't Load Page Until Refresh
I'm on Windows 2000. Last Friday both of my browsers (IE6 and Firefox) crapped out on me, so I was unable to view websites at all. I could receive email and use ICQ, but the browsers were toast. I was able to ping sites, but no browser action. I reinstalled TCPIP and checked my Startup.ini file to find some spyware junk that I removed. The browsers were again operational (to a degree).
Since I reinstalled TCPIP, I'm having trouble loading web pages. I type a URL (for example, https://www.experts-exchange.com) and the browser "thinks" for about 30-45 seconds and then just stops. In Firefox I get the message "the document contains no data." In IE6, I get no messages, but I can tell the page has stopped loading. If I then hit Refresh, the page will load, and fairly quickly, like it was cached.
Needless to say, it takes a minute to go through this process and its driving me nuts. 250 smackers to the person who can help me solve this.
Since I reinstalled TCPIP, I'm having trouble loading web pages. I type a URL (for example, https://www.experts-exchange.com) and the browser "thinks" for about 30-45 seconds and then just stops. In Firefox I get the message "the document contains no data." In IE6, I get no messages, but I can tell the page has stopped loading. If I then hit Refresh, the page will load, and fairly quickly, like it was cached.
Needless to say, it takes a minute to go through this process and its driving me nuts. 250 smackers to the person who can help me solve this.
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Try clearing your cache again and history files as well as Autocomplete items. Also any old cookies not needed to create new ones?
Check your HOSTS file for invalid redirects.
Does the BAck button work on either browser to populate prior items?
Could the problem links be asp pages specifically or perhaps some that have html no-cache codings?
Hitting F5 (refresh) works, and populates; same for CTRL+F5 (server refresh) ?
Sample links may help; perhaps a problem with your default home page?