# How To Fix Internet Explorer 6 Slowdowns And Hangs

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-fix-internet-explorer-6-slowdowns-and-hangs/111175>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 3, 2007, 3:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-fix-internet-explorer-6-slowdowns-and-hangs/111175 "2007-08-03T15:23:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![John\_Napzter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/bcef8e/32.png) [@John\_Napzter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/John_Napzter)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 3:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-fix-internet-explorer-6-slowdowns-and-hangs/111175/1 "2007-08-03T15:23:09Z")

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1. Open a command prompt window on the desktop (Start/Run/command).
2. Exit IE and Windows Explorer (iexplore.exe and explorer.exe,  
respectively, in Task Manager, i.e - Ctrl-Alt-Del/Task Manager/  
Processes/End Process for each)…

more steps on

[http://123enter.blogspot.com/2007/08/how-to-fix-internet-explorer-6.html](http://123enter.blogspot.com/2007/08/how-to-fix-internet-explorer-6.html)

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**Author:** ![John\_Napzter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/bcef8e/32.png) [@John\_Napzter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/John_Napzter)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2007, 4:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-fix-internet-explorer-6-slowdowns-and-hangs/111175/2 "2007-08-03T16:23:19Z")

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First download firefox or some other competent browser then remove/  
uninstall IE. Job done! problem over.