Safari 5.1.10 slow/not loading on iMac os x 10.6.8

Hello,
Recently my Safari is VERY slow, it is not loading some web pages properly, and not uploading or displaying some pictures.
I havent done anything diferent or uploadae any updates.
I have tried everything to resolve the issue-
-empty cache,
-check for up-dates,
-reinstall safari (twice!)
-Check broadband (I have a new macbook pro, and Safari works fine on this as it is a more recent version)
-remove all extensions
- even checked my HD!
Please help if you have any suggestions,...this is driving me mad, as I can't even access email on gmail!
Thanks in advance!

How do you turn IPv6 off in Safari 5.1.10?
I don't see anyway to do this.
Lately, Safari is not only loading slowly upon initial opening, but it's also slow to load new pages, and it's regularly loosing contact with webpages in previous tabs I opened. I'll go back to a tab, after moving to a new one, only to find it blank, and then I have to reload it, which takes f o r e v e r !
Then I find my entire system get stuck and I can't do anything. Sometimes I can force quit an application and other times not. Many times lately, I find my computer is just frozen and all I can do is reboot it manually to get it working again.

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