"Gerry" <gerry@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:ehJg0QE%23JHA.1336@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl
> Lagarto_Roca
>
> Minimising multi-tasking will help. Putting shortcuts like Show
> Desktop, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express and Windows Explorer in
> the Quick Launch Tray may help to encourage you to close these
> applications after use as it is easy to reopen them when required.
>
> Close and relaunch Internet Explorer at regular intervals
>
>
> 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?

It looks to me like IE8 has memory leaks but I can't find anything to
support that. Actually I pretty much know it does; I can see it. I
stopped using it and decided to wait for a couple of updates for it
before I try it again. I did like it, but it's full of annoying pauses
and slow downs.

HTH,

Twayne`