My apologies, you have mistaken my to the point responses as somehow curt,
that is not, nor would it be my intention regardless of one’s forum status.
I shall elaborate.

1. The Security Update # KB969897, installed on 6-10-09 after the initial
IE8 install completed.
2. Yes, IE8 has always been starting in No Add-ons mode; this was set as ‘No
Add-Ons’ from initial install date.
3. I am familiar with the reset feature in using IE7, even though my
symptoms differ from what’s described in #KB923737, clearing of the settings
was something done early on. I’ll venture down that path and reset again,
but this will take 3-5 days to test and report back.
4. No, the problem does not occur after booting to safe mode or SM+net. It
also doesn’t occur after booting to normal, as rebooting clears the problem.
Since it takes 3+ days of usage for the various iexplore.exe processes to
appear (accumulate) and pull things down, I disregarded trying it again per
your instructions, “Careful! Only remain in Safe Mode just long enough to
test!”
5. No programs were running during install, along with any firewall disabled.
6. “Just asking for now!! Do NOT use such a Restore Point yet!!” Okay, I’m
just confirming no intent to proceed there now.

When I discovered this, no IE windows were in use and all temp/browser files
were cleared. I was working with editing HD .ts files, and these video
programs are usage hogs. In reviewing through the processes running for a
clue to the slowdown, that’s when I ran across the 13 different ie processes
listed as running, yet none are use.

Please excuse my lengthy post, it is in no way presented as argumentative,
only trying to be precise and clear any misconceptions. I shall try #’s 3
and 4 again and report back the results after running a several days, unless
there is any additional input.

Thanks again for your response.


"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?
>
>
>