You sound like an expert at computing so here I go. No one has been able to help with this so I decided to look here for help.
Certain pages on the internet will not download. I have Verizon DSL and Internet Explorer running windows XP. Up until a few months ago I never noticed this problem but in the last few months there are certain pages that just do not download. I click refresh maybe 10-20 times and finally the page will download. Some links do not open either like help documents etc. Any advice-resources?
This can be a problem with DSL. While there are many potential causes, I'm guessing that your problem has to deal with something called the MTU setting. In basic terms, this setting is the maximum transmission unit that your hardware can handle, and sometimes it needs to be lowered. If you're interested in how to optimize this setting, there is a link here:
http://www.broadbandreports.com/faq/tweaks
This is probably more than you wanted to know, but it's the start of a solution. The alternative is that your DSL customer service knows exactly the quirks of its system, and can lead you to a solution without you having to learn all of the background material on this issue.