[What's with the combative tone? I'm a volunteer and do not represent or
work for Microsoft. If you don't like my questions, feel free to ignore my
posts.]
1. Is "Security Update for IE8 (KB969897)" listed in Add/Remove Programs?
2. Has IE8 always been starting in No Add-ons mode since you installed it?
3. Try Resetting IE Advanced Settings (RIES) anyway, please.
4. Please re-read previous #4 and try it briefly. Doing so won't have any
effect on your "accumulations" (whatever they are).
5. Please re-read previous #5a and answer the last question (i.e., Was the
Trend Micro application, whatever it is, running in the background when you
installed IE8?)
6. I didn't say anything (yet) about using the Restore Point, did I?
Lagarto_Roca wrote:
> 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?