Internet Explorer slow and full of plug ins? It could be down to a number of reasons but the usual culprits are your lack of care when installing programs. Now its not fair to blame you entirely, software providers have a hand in it and here's why. A great deal of software nowadays can have additional extras that you probably may not even notice has been installed at the same time. Did you notice your Internet Explorer becoming crowded with all sorts of extra toolbars? The Google toolbar for example comes bundled with countless bits of software from Adobe Reader to some free games. They pay to include their plug in within that software. Next time you install a new application that you download from the web, don't just click next, next, next. Take a moment to see if there are any tick boxes regarding other bundled software installations and take the tick out! To the right is a handy hint on how to get your internet browser back to its factory settings. Please note that you will need to re-add any plug ins that you actually wanted and also put back your default home page for example google.co.uk |
Click on "Start" then click "Control Panel".
Now double click the "Internet Options" icon.
Now click on the "Advanced" tab.

Now you're going to have to use your memory here
because for the final step it asks you to close all Internet Explorer
windows you have running. Once you've done that just click the
"Reset" option then click OK.
Finished. Enjoy your browsing with added speed and no clutter. |