Internet explorer developing issues after short time of use.?

[AMtO]

I recently bought a new gaming laptop, Gateway FX. After about only a few weeks, Windows Internet Explorer 7 becomes very slow--opening new windows and new tabs both take 10-15 seconds and the window often goes "Not Responding". Before these problems, it was running smoothly--windows and tabs open instantly. What might cause these problems and is there any way to fix them?

My settings are all default from installation and I have mostly pretty common browser add-ons. I play online games very often. I have Trend Micro AntiVirus and Webroot Spy Sweeper running (both with default settings) and do quite a bit of downloading from places like filefront.com for games. I also have a google toolbar installed.

That's about all the details I can think of. Any help is greatly appreciated.

[ThreeDaysGrace]

Dude, get firefox

[Trekky0623]

The Internet Explorer series has been famous for being behind the times in technology. I would suggest getting Firefox. If you absolutely want Internet Explorer, see if anything correlates to it freezing up, such as viewing Flash or something and research the problem from there.

[Trekky0623]

The Internet Explorer series has been famous for being behind the times in technology. I would suggest getting Firefox. If you absolutely want Internet Explorer, see if anything correlates to it freezing up, such as viewing Flash or something and research the problem from there.

[SDWILD]

I also use Firefox because internet explorer just gets swarmed with problems. Try clearing out your temp files and running Disc Cleanup