[Crossposted to IE General newsgroup]

Please state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3) when posting to
this newsgroup.

Please answer the following questions by number:

1. Is your computer fully-patched at Windows Update currently?

2. Does the behavior persist if you start IE in No Add-ons mode? To start
IE in No Add-ons mode:

=> Right-click on the blue IE desktop icon and select Start without
Add-ons; or

=> Start | (All) Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Internet
Explorer (No add-ons).

Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx

3. Does the behavior persist if you Reset IE Advanced settings (RIES)?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737 <= Read before using!

4. Does the behavior persist if you boot into Safe Mode with Networking?
[Careful! Only remain in Safe Mode just long enough to test!]

5a. What anti-virus application or security suite is installed, is your
subscription current, and is it supported in IE8? What anti-spyware
applications (other than Defender)? What third-party firewall (if any)?
Were any of these applications running in the background when you installed
IE8?

5b. Has a Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this machine
(e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought it)?

6. Just asking for now!! Do NOT use such a Restore Point yet!! => Do you
have an available Restore Point which predates the install of IE8?
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


Lagarto_Roca wrote:
> After my review of searches involving IE8, I see a pattern of things
> running
> slow.
>
> I recently installed IE8, and after a while, things here started to slow
> also. In searching, I brought up the Task Manager and noticed the PF
> usage
> was running 3GB in size when it should have been 300MB. In searching the
> processes tab and ranking usage, at the top I noticed 13 different IE.exe
> files listed and all had massive amounts used, yet all windows were
> closed.
>
> Rebooting eliminates them all and returns to the normal 2-300MB usage.
>
> I’ve noticed a pattern though. If you continually launch a new page
> within
> the same window, it curtails the effect but is still accumulative as you
> open and close each IE8 window.
>
> If on the other hand you continue to open new windows instead of pages
> within a window, it accelerates the usage to the point of slow or
> non-functioning drag and drops, cursor movement and page refreshes, along
> with copy/paste not working.
>
> The only way out is a reboot before the system freezes entirely and leaves
> you stuck.
>
> Any ideas?