[quote name='Grand Wazoo' timestamp='1317132685' post='1387136']
Internet Explorer 9 - no customized setup to block plugins or anything.
Avast Antivirus - set to allow most things, skype, Window messenge, the lot except viruses, trojans, worms etc.
look just typing that lot, I burned 12 minutes of my life waiting for the cursor to start blinking before I could type the next letter, honest! ... I'll just live with it as it is cause this is too tedious.
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Try disabling AVAST! for a quick test. See if that makes any difference.