Slow Scrolling in IE

joeyb0ombots · January 17th, 2005, 07:34 PM

Hello, I just formatted my laptop, reinstalling windows xp. I have a laptop model # 2653-cu1, now whenever I try scrolling a webpage in IE, its very laggy and choppy. I went to IBM.com to download the video drivers and it's still laggy. Anyone have any suggestions? I greatly appreciate it.
Thanx

**RobRich** · January 17th, 2005, 07:40 PM

Welcome to TechIMO!

First up, try disabling smooth scrolling. Click Tools -> Internet Options -> Advanced -> Use smooth scrolling. That usually resolves scrolling problems in Internet Explorer.

Next up, Internet Explorer creates a rather severe security risk when operating with the default configuration. Unless you enjoy tweaking multiple settings, I suggest downloading and installing FireFox as an alternative. I think you will also find it to be more responsive than Internet Explorer for most web pages.

http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

Robert Richmond

joeyb0ombots · January 17th, 2005, 07:54 PM

hey, thanx for your help, I dled Firefox, it seems pretty cool, however it's still laggy ...any ohter suggestions?

**RobRich** · January 17th, 2005, 08:11 PM

As to lag, what type of Internet connection do you have - dial-up, cable, DSL, etc.? Also, do you have many applications running the background?

**RobRich** · January 17th, 2005, 08:13 PM

BTW, you can also tweak FireFox for much improved performance. It only takes a few text file edits. Check here for more info:

http://www.tweakfactor.com/articles/...oxtweak/4.html

joeyb0ombots · January 17th, 2005, 08:14 PM

Cable modem, and no i dont have many programs running in the background. I had htis problem last time i formated, but then i dled the drivers and everything was swell. Now no dice

Russian Wall · January 17th, 2005, 08:53 PM

Usually the best browser I have found for anything is Opera. Sorry to all you Mozilla fans out there, but at least we agree IE is trash. Opera is the fastest at uploading sites out of anything I have tried which was important when I used to be on dial-up. It was amazing how much of a difference it made. At high speed it is not so huge, but it has integrated IRC, a full email client, full Java support, and a remarkably good downloading system to keep it ahead of the pack. Check out www.Opera.com.

joeyb0ombots · January 17th, 2005, 09:22 PM

I'll check out Opera as well, but i got a feeling im gonna have the same problem. Anyone know any good sites where i can download the drivers i need? I tried ibm.com but whatever i dled from there hasnt fixed the problem.
thanx

Russian Wall · January 21st, 2005, 07:49 PM

Driverguide.com has a lot of drivers you could check out
generic username: drivers
password: all

samwichse · January 21st, 2005, 08:14 PM

I would check and see if your video acceleration is enabled.

In WinXP... I think it's in control panel -> system -> performance somewhere. It's a little slider that lets you turn it up or down, see if it's all the way down.

Sam

EDIT: Note, I agree 100% with Opera

. Best ever. But if you want to use Mozilla, all I can say is: anything but IE.