I am to the point where I hate Firefox. I have checked the processes, dumped the cache, temp fies, done the disc cleanup, defrag, etc. Right now I am on IE just out of frustration, but I will not use it as a rule. Don't like it nor trust it.

I don't have extra tabs left open, always careful about that. I don't use any add-ons but a language dictionary for spelling and a java console and a java quickstart. I am running Sunbelt firewall, free version and Avast virus protection. I have also run Spybot. Still it is so damn slow, it can go 2-3 minutes with nothing in the progress bar, then if I stop it and hit refresh, it may start, but get just to the very end and never quite complete the process to the site or page desired.

Any suggestions greatly appreciated. (I know I've been here before. That time avg was the culprit.)

Thanks!