IE problem

[Doug]

I recently had some PC problems. Dont know what I turned off or screwed up but here,s the problem.

When I click on my hotmail on messenger, it opens the new explorer window but just keeps saying connecting without opening anything on the page. I can open my e-mail when a new e-mail pops up on the bottom.

Same when I search a specific forum on RC using the bottom search of that forum not the general search as here.

Everything else seems fine.

Anyone have any ideas>