IE7 Timing Out?

Running xp sp-3 with IE7, also have FF loaded, isp is comcast. I Have
had this set up for eight months.

Problem is, when I using IE7 for the last month or so, about a dozen
times now it will not connect, It happened today when I click on
Google, the bottom tool bar area reads "connrcting to site 64.etc.." I never get the "web site found" message when this occurs.

I have let it run in this state for an hour and a error message never does come up.

I am thinking EI7 is timing out but this seems to happen at random times.

When I try FF, bingo everything is fine, then I try IE again and it
will still not connect. In order to get IE working again I either
have to keep trying to click on different sites via short cuts, and on
occasion it will connect, if not I reboot and everything is fine for
a day or two.

When IE will not connect to a website, my email (outlook express)
still works and AV (avg) plus Spybot can still be updated manually.

Yes, I could just use FF, but I really like IE.

I ran the usual AV & Maleware programs, cleaned up the registry with
Ccleaner etc.

Don't know what to try next. If this sounds like a timimg out issue what can I do to resovle this, are there settings I can change.

NOTE: I just remembered, at the same time this started I had just removed Lavasoft Adware


Gary

 

Doesn't matter, as far as I can tell. The not connecting using desktop shortcuts is intermintant. once a day.

Re-set ie yesterday had same problem a few minutes ago.

Gary7