See this related discussion:
http://groups.google.com/group/micro...9478566ac1ee9b

Also see:

Internet Explorer 8 takes longer than expected to start:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969938
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002

charliech@invalid.address.com wrote:
> I installed IE8 and it was really slow opening - to the extent, I
> unistalled and went back to IE7. Any solutions to the slowness of
> IE8?
>
> Thanks
> Charliec