yes, one computer is an older Dell 8400 with p4 HT 3.2 ghz but the other
computer is newer lenovo with intel core-2 6700 2.66ghz. The p4 has gef
6800 and the ibm has gfe 7300le nvidia cards. CPU architectures are pretty
different between machines.

BTW, slow paint is one problem, broken desktop is the other. You cannot
change desktop images after ie8 install on both machines. I do not think
people realize IE8 problem immediately because there maybe a long time
between installation and when they try to change their desktop background.

I came up with this theory by reading peoples hardware configurations that
experienced the problem. Everything was different between postings except
Nvidia gef cards. Some MS tech with tools could shed light on this theory
but I'm not going to spend the time. Can live without ie8 until I get a new
computer with win7 on it.

Like I said, just a guess.

"VzzBxx" wrote:

> The common item I picked up on was "Pentium-4 HT", think it might be a
> logical processor issue?
>
> 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 Thinking it may have been outdated NVidia drivers, I downloaded and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?
> >>
> >>
>
>
>