VzzBxx wrote:

> The common item I picked up on was "Pentium-4 HT", think it might be a
> logical processor issue?

If the HT stands for hyperthreading, perhaps you could try disabling
hyperthreading (there is usually a BIOS option to do this) and see if it makes
any difference?

Harry.


>
> What processor type have you got?
>
> "hdonthecheap" <hdonthecheap@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BE29EFBE-AF60-4DEA-985C-AFA449DE0945@microsoft.com...
>> I have exactly this slow painting problem -- and have researched this all
>> over.
>>
>> The only common thread in all these posts is "NVidia GeForce".
>>
>> My two computers have NVidia GeForce cards, I have slow painting problem
>> with IE8. I remove IE8, painting problem gone.
>>
>> Other people without NVidia GeForce cards do not report this problem --
>> generally speaking. Nothing posted on NVidia forums about it ...
>>
>> Just a guess.
>>
>> "bargz" wrote:
>>
>>> I have Windows XP SP3, and I decided to install Internet Explorer 8 last
>>> week. It installed fine, and I used it for a week, but my desktop UI
>>> speed
>>> had become NOTICEABLY sluggish: when I move windows around, there would
>>> be a
>>> white "lag" behind them, similar to turning on "mouse trails" for your
>>> cursor. It acted like I had disabled video acceleration. Also, YouTube
>>> videos were jittery and my CPU utilization was very high while watching.
>>>
>>> Thinking it may have been outdated NVidia drivers, I downloaded and
>>> installed the latest release from NVidia's web site, but the situation
>>> did
>>> not improve.
>>>
>>> I've searched the web and the newsgroups and cannot find anyone with a
>>> similar problem; I found some people complained about sluggish WEB PAGES
>>> with
>>> IE8, but my issue is not that web pages are slow to load, but
>>> specifically
>>> it's a problem with my GUI rendering speed.
>>>
>>> Anyway, this morning I uninstalled IE8, rebooted, and now my GUI speed is
>>> back to normal (fast) -- I can move windows around without trails -- so
>>> it is
>>> obviously something with Internet Explorer 8.
>>>
>>> My system specs:
>>> Dell 400SC
>>> Pentium-4 HT 2.8GHz single core
>>> 3 GB memory
>>> NVidia GeForce 7600 GS 512MB AGP 8X, driver version 185.85
>>> Dual LCD monitors
>>> Windows XP SP3 with all high-priority updates
>>>
>>> Thoughts? Anyone?
>>>
>>>
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