Disappearing Resources in Me after running IE6 ok for appr..

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"KeithB" <KeithB@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CBC25F98-6B22-4E92-B879-5F1FDEA3F27C@microsoft.com...
>I am having trouble with my resources disappearing suddenly while running
>IE6.
>
> On startup I only have Mcafee Viruscan and Firewall, the internet
> connection
> icon, the volume control and Resource meter running in my systray. I have
> used adware SE Personal 1.5 tools to disable just about everthing which I
> think I can safely, from startup. I have used Spybot and Adware (neither
> run
> as resident) to remove various objects/unnecessary programs and have
> carried
> out a complete system viruscan and defrag without any problems.
> Before i connect to the internet I have around 70% free resources which
> goes
> down to about 59% after connecting (broadband)and opening IE6.
> Everything seems ok for about and hour but then things start to seize up
> and
> I get a warning that I am low on resources and they have usually gone down
> to
> about 7% (even 1% on one occasion) and I have to close down to get back to
> normal or if I'm not quick enough my system hangs completely.
> I suspect that IE6 may be bugged but I do not know what to do that I
> haven't
> already tried. I have the Google toolbar installed which says it has
> blocked
> 689 popups so far
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> Thanks
> Keith