Issues with XP pro SP2

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"jho" <jho@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8776B2D0-7A19-4811-84E3-AC85E62EB1C2@microsoft.com...
> I'm having issues with XP pro.
>
> I'm finding that lately whenever i connect to the internet and then go to
> start Internet Explorer... the system just hangs. Nothing loads. I try
> CTRL+ALT+DEL to open task manager... and that does nothing, and not even
> my
> hard drive responds.
>
> I thought i could get around it by opening windows explorer and using that
> as a browser... and it starts to load a web page, but then freezes and
> stops
> responding.
>
> When i eventually close that, my taskbar and desktop icons disappear and
> i'm
> just left with my desktop display until such time as Task Manager then
> starts
> and everything is restored - but that usually takes a couple of minutes to
> kick in.
>
> Would really appreciate some help with this?
>
> Should i uninstall then re-install internet explorer??


You should start with the area you haven't mentioned at all. Up to date
anti-virus scans and anti-spyware scans.