ok, specs of the computer...
d805 processor, oc'd to 3.4 ghz
2 gb RAM
8800 gtx 512 video card
p5nd2 motherboard by asus
not sure if any of that is slowing me down, but for christs sake, its just web browsing, and i run age of conan and crysis on here without too much trouble.
i use IE. used to use firefox, back in the day, but i kinda dig the new IE, so i just use it now.
specifically whats happening is this. i dont like typing stuff into my address bar. dont ask me why, i just dont. my homepage is google, and everytime i want to look something up, i just run the search for it. clicking on the link, oftentimes it thinks for a while and gives me the "page cannot be found" blurb. refresh, wait, refresh, wait, and then finally it opens up. it doesnt do this with pages that are in my favorites, just links. now, some of you may suggest that i use my address bar and see if that helps, but I SHOULDNT FUCKING HAVE TO! anyone whod like to actually come see for themselves whats going on is welcome to come over for pizza, pop, and computer nerdliness. hell, bring your rig and well run some games too, once my shit is figured out.
edit: this install has been on my puter just about a month, and ive run avg since i put it on. spyware or virus's really shouldnt be a problem.