2 problems, need some help

PROBLEM 1:
A common situation is where a page is loading, and either loads too slow or just takes too long and eventually just stops loading.

I use internet explorer, and as far as I know, other browsers do the same thing. When a picture is loading, and takes too long, it decides to stop loading and cuts off the rest of the images. In some situations, thumbnails turn into little "x"s, pages get cut off, or it says "internet explorer could not find web page"

I assume this is a setting, for the browser or windows, that cuts off the recieving of a file over the internet in order to save bandwidth.

Can anyone tell me exactly what's doing it, why, and how do I modify it?


PROBLEM 2:
In 2004, I recieved a Hewlet Packard media center PC with Windows XP. About a year later, I purchased and installed a new graphics card for the system (at the time, unsure if they where compatable, but it worked). My computer was fine for months.

Problem is, the computer "shit the bed". It began to randomly restart, and said occurence began to increase. It would just keep shutting off, got to the point where it shut off every 15 minutes, and then I could never turn it back on.

Since then, I've had a new computer. However, someone I know wants to buy the old one, so I need the cash. When I booted it up, it actually turned on. It went to the menu where I had the option to start in safemode, last known config, et cetera. HOWEVER, choosing ANY of the options would begin to boot up the computer, and then it would restart, like it couldn't load properly.

I hit the right function button and tried to do a system restore, but it said it was missing some system32 file. Also, I noted that the menu didn't detect a single piece of hardware aside from the hard drive, and it is all still there.

My theories: The new graphics card somehow fuxxored my computer, or I got some kind of nasty virus that did the same, probably deleting my system 32 folder. PLEASE, give me some suggestions, because I need this cash

problem no. 2:ok here is the problem 1 it is most likely not you browser but it is a possibility plus from a programers point of view ie is NOT better than fire fox and fire fox is NOT better than ie i personally use fire fox i like how it is more open fire fox has pros and con than fire fox doesnt have and vice versa on another note aol anti virus stuff for a good coder can be easly by pased and most of the time you have a virus you dont know it till something goes bad

what you have is a virus or failed hardwear mabey you unpluged it while it was on or a power surge happend  for the failed hardwear fot the virus there are a number of ways one is installing bad softwear (like vcodec and stuff like that) or something you did caused a bug in winxp to create a virus

the only solution (unless you actually understand the registry) is to reinstall if you do understand the registry (which i doubt cause you asked how to fix you problem) just run reg edit and delete/add what you need to

problem no. 1: this is most likely spywear but could be a virus not to hard to fix just run the programs >>5 told you about

also as >>10 said linus is also a good solution linux is free adn can be installed on most systems and has less cahnce of getting a virus but for so sorry you cant use ie on linux (unless you a skilled enough coder)