I.E. keeps slowing down....Why?

[newcentury]

Well, this is the machine that I have and here
* System Summary *
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< Hardware >
Processor: GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 8 565 MHz Stepping 3
Math Support: On Chip
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies 08/30/01
Bus Type: PCI,ISA,USB
Ports: 1 Parallel, 2 Serial
Memory: 509 MB (67% Utilized)
Floppy Disks: 1.44 MB
Hard Disks: 9.50 GB
Multimedia: Sound, CD-ROM
Video: 800x600 in 64K Colors, Intel(R) 810 Chipset Graphics Driver (DC100) 4.11.01.1361 Ver. 4.0

< Operating System >
Windows: 4.10 (Build 2222 A )
DOS: 7.10
Net Clients:
Microsoft Provider for Netware
Microsoft Network

and it is running with I.E. explorer 6. My connection is StarBand and when I test connection I average 500-650 down and 40-70 up. This isn't my problem. What my problem is is this. After I boot the machine up everything works fine, but after I run it for an hour or so it gets real slow. By that I mean that it seems like it takes forever for a page to load. It almost seems like it's a problem with the hardrive as when I first start it I can hear it running real fast(continuous). After a while, it just runs for a brief instant every 3-4 seconds. Even when sitting idle the hardrive does that.

It's a Dell 500mgz Celleron and I don't know what type of HD is in it. I've got Norton Utilities hoping that Disk Dr. or something could figure out the problem. No Luck. I keep the files cleaned and when I reboot, it's good again for awhile.

This only runs slow on explorer or navigator. If I open an application like QuickBooks or Photshop, it seems to run fine. Something with a browser and the files it uses.

Any help??

[chip55]

Hello
Go into IE..Tools..Internet options..Temporary Internet files..settings...then lower the amount of disk space to be used as your temp/cache file. I have mine at 1000.
Also from time to time you may want to delete your temporary internet files and cookies. Be sure you remember any passwords and log-in names because some sites will ask you to log-in again after you delete these (the sites that ask you after the first log-in "remember me on this computer"),
All these temp files build up after a while and it takes the computer longer to load pages and files.
good luck and be well
chip55

[HRM]

Also you dont have it set to make everything you view available off line. It would cache everythign then.

[newcentury]

Anymore suggestions? It seems like there is a leak in the connection to the hd or that it's only allowing tranfer of materiale at certain intervals. I know that sound stupid, but that's the only way I can think to explain.