Internet 7.0 and Firefox 2.0

I am using a toshiba satellite laptop as client. Browsing with IE7.0 and Firefox 2.0 is very slow at times. Example: if I open IE7.0 or Firefox to www.msn.com or any web page that has links to other pages the page loading indicator justs continues to turn but page is not loaded. This laptop is connected using a Netgear wireless rangemax router and I am only 8 feet away. Also when I close either of these browers the system hangs and the screen goes blank. What could be the issue?

 

Have you tried deleting Temp Files? In IE go to Tools/Internet Options and go from there. In FF go to Tools/Clear Private Data or else in FF you can just do CTRL+SHIFT+DEL at the same time.

 

Yes I did that as well as scanned for viruses and spyware, nothing was detected.