An improved information retrieval system is provided that uses profile information indicating one or more possible destinations associated with a web page to assist in preloading. In one aspect, in response to detecting that the user has interacted with a display element in a first web page browser window, the system retrieves information from a second web page before the user requests that the second web page be displayed within the web browser window. This retrieval enables rapid access to various features of web pages in the web browser window.