Yes you should disable Java SSV (its no longer needed AT ALL). and update
your other Java to
latest version. http://www.java.com

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Rob
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"shieber" <shieber@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> There are some possible fixes being posted around the web inlcuding
> re-reigstering actxprxy.dll by executing this command from a command
> window:
> regsvr32 actxprxy.dll. Another is to delete all the restricted web sites
> from the security window under Tools, Internet Options. But the one that
> worked for me was to go to the IE8 Manage Add-ons screen and disable Java.
> The only other solution being offered is to revert to an earlier version
> of
> IE. Disabling Java mAde a world of diff when nothing else would help.
> Load
> times dropped for 5-15 sec down to a mere 1 or 2.
>
> "VanguardLH" wrote:
>
>> Longjohn wrote:
>>
>> > Notice many people have this issue. The blurb by MS says that IE8 is
>> > very
>> > fast. Not my experience. Since installing it my downloads have become
>> > very
>> > much slower. Is there a way to go back to IE7 without causing
>> > software
>> > screwup?
>>
>> If IE8 is slow to open tabs or windows:
>> - Remove all sites from the Restricted Sites security zone. Thousands
>> of entries (added by anti-malware programs) in this list will
>> severely slow IE8. Known bug. Manual removal is tedious. Save
>> http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/DelDomains.inf to a file, right-
>> click on it, and select Install. This will make registry changes to
>> delete the ZoneMap entries and recreate them (but empty). ALL sites
>> in every security zone are deleted. If you have entries in the
>> Trusted Sites zone, record them before deletion.
>>
>> Look in the Add/Remove Programs applet (and showing updates, too) in
>> Control Panel to see if there was an entry for "Windows Internet
>> Explorer 8". For Windows XP, you cannot uninstall IE8 if SP-3 was
>> installed after the install of IE8. You will need to first uninstall
>> SP-3 before you can uninstall IE8.
>>
>> Below are some articles found simply by searching Microsoft's support
>> knowledgebase at http://support.microsoft.com/:
>>
>> How Do I Uninstall or Remove Internet Explorer 8?
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700
>>
>> Windows Internet Explorer 8 does not appear in the "Currently Installed
>> Updates" list in Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/965227
>>