Hi,
Try the Reset button in Internet Options> Advanced. Note that this will
delete stored (autocomplete) passwords. Do you have those recorded
elsewhere? This will also disable all add-ons. Leave them disabled for a
while to see if the problem is resolved. If it is, re-enable add-ons
individually until the problem returns.
See: http://www.enhanceie.com/ie/troubleshoot.asp
for troubleshooting information.

The troublesome program may not show up as an add-on. Disable other
security, privacy, ad-blocking, appearance tweaking programs to see if one
of them is causing the problem. Any program that interacts with Internet
Explorer could be causing this. The connection with IE may not be obvious,
such as Google Desktop.

A firewall or security suite could be causing this problem. Be sure to turn
on
the Windows Firewall from Control Panel> Windows Firewall before disabling a
third-party firewall or security suite during testing.
- - - -
This could be a malware problem.
See these sites for help, including the posting of a HijackThis log to one
of the forums where HJT logs are analyzed:

The Parasite Fight http://www.aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm

Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites:
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm

Malware Removal and Prevention Overview - CastleCopsWiki:
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_R...tion:_Overview

Bugs, Glitches & Stuffups: http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.html

Removing Malware:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware

Partial list of forums:
http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/index.php
http://tomcoyote.com/forums/
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/
http://forums.spywareinfo.com/

Look for an "Important- Read this first" type message so that protocol is
followed and the process of analyzing the log works as designed.

Don
[MS MVP- IE]

"joeh158" <joeh158@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:EA11B414-9386-4F5F-9DF3-BEE6E9F61618@microsoft.com...
> I have vista home premieum, and havn't downloaded any programs or made any
> upgrades when the problem occured. I have CA security suite, but havn't
made
> any changes to that.

> "Don Varnau" wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > Windows XP or Vista?
> > Did you install or update a third-party security (or other) program
about
> > the time the problem started?

> > "joeh158" <joeh158@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:6B956304-EFC5-4944-8CA4-F979AB3BA2C4@microsoft.com...
> > > I've recently ran into a problem with IE7. It freezes up after awhile,
at
> > > first I thought it was a bad connection but that wasn't the case. I've
ran
> > > several spyware, and anti virus scans and have found nothing. After I
> > restart
> > > my computer, and open IE everything works fine for awhile and then IE7
> > > freezes. I close out the window and start the program again and
nothings
> > > loads, unless I restart my computer. I've cleared my cookies and temp.
> > > internet files and nothing works. I have plenty of memory and disk
space,
> > and
> > > the problem occured a week ago and won't go away. Is there anything
anyone
> > > could suggest?