This is especially a problem when after you visit the photo gallery. If your temporary internet file cache isn't set high enough to accommodate all that data, it causes problems.. such as booting you out of chat too!

ON IE there is a place next to Delete Cookies that says Delete Files those are the files to delete. Also, you might check prior to coming into pc and clear the cookies. THis site only requires 3 cookies, and I have trouble if I come in with say 50 or so... (not on this site, but on other sites.) But I also have my limits set low.

It might also take a whole rebooting of the computer. Some of the updates (especially if you get automatic ones) to IE or Microsoft stuff, virus programs, your ISP , will also cause problems at times. Make sure you look at what is happening (the window that comes up saying it's been updated) I have restore on this computer, so if I think that's the problem of late, I go to a prior point ...before the update ... and see if that cures the problem grrr all this technology and it's more complicated to run... grrrrr and it's dragging us along, kicking and screaming!