internet explorer 7

[scoobydoo2]

I recently downloaded ie7 on my laptop (I am running two computers on livebox)and ever since I keep losing my connection.(Not sure if it's coincidence) Sometimes it says I need an address and others it says my cable is unplugged (which obviously I've checked) Anyone else got or had the same problem? Any help appreciated.

[macspeedy]

yeah i found ie7 runs a bit slow seems to be down to all the plugins it has running im not entirely sure i found modzilla firefox to be faster but you dont get the active x controls you need for some sites try cleaning out your registry cache etc mines seems to sort itself out with that depends on how many things you got on your ie7 toolbar too
could try backing up any bookmarks and reinstalling it

[PatTheRat]

I sometimes get another pop-up window telling me to connect when I open itunes, msn, bearshare lite etc. If I close it, it closes my connection, but if I ignore it, I stay connected.

If you installed ie7 yourself, did you shut down your anti-virus, firewall etc? A couple of guys I know who run a pc repair shop say they have been getting a lot of queroes recently about the internet being slow after upgrading to ie7, and most of the time it was due to it being installed while virus programmes and firewalls were running.