To speed up Web browsing, particularly when you're using a slow modem line, you can turn off graphics, multimedia, videos, and sounds and view only the text on Web pages. Text comes in across a slow modem line quickly; everything else takes much longer. But if you don't see pictures when you want them and you can't hear sounds or play multimedia files, you need to re-enable multimedia and graphics.
How to fix it
1. Double-click the Internet Explorer icon on the desktop.
2. On the View menu (in Internet Explorer 4) or the Tools menu (in Internet Explorer 5), click Internet Options.
 
3. In the Internet Options dialog box, click the Advanced tab, and select the Play Animations, Play Sound, Play Videos, and Show Pictures check boxes under Multimedia in the list.