Thanks for your response.

1. XP Home-Current
2. Set as ‘No Add-Ons’ from initial install
3. While similar, those are not the problems I’m having.
4. Not going there…this accumulation can sometimes take days to build up,
and that’s with heavy IE usage. Since my last reboot, I’m up from 300MB to
1.14GB now, and showing 5 different iexplore.exe listed now, with only two IE
windows open containing a total of 3 pages between them.
5. Trend Micro-Current…Trend’s not compatible with other Anti-Spyware apps,
none are existent, and no other Mc or Nort has ever been installed.
6. Installing IE8 creates a restore point, no intention of using it here.

Everything with IE8 works flawlessly with no other system problems,
including heavy use programs running simultaneously. The exception being,
slow and crawling drop down menus on page headers.

-Thanks for your input.

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:

> [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?
>
>