Slow connection to Internet

[raguvun]

Whenever I boot my computer and then connect onto the internet for the first time, it takes a long while for anything to appear on the screen. It now takes almost 10 minutes from when I click the internet explorer icon on the desktop. it was instant previously. Any advise what to check or to resolve it.

[RATTER15]

I think you need to run an up to date virus scanner and check that you are virus free to start.

[Sonak]

You need to defragment your PC by clicking Control Panel (Win 98 & XP) >performance & maintanance>rearrange items on your hard disc to make PC run faster.
Also frequently free up space on your hard disc which is above the option I just told you. Things many people don't know is when they browse the internet, websites put things in the the temp folder. To remove this right click on Internet Explorer>Internet Properties>Delete Cookies>Delete Files. In settings click on View Files then click on the yellow folder with a green arrow on it & you will see Temp Folder then delete everything.