I was just over there and IE8 takes MUCH longer to load than 7 did/does.
I'm guessing that her overall system is as fast or slow as it always has
been. She mainly uses IE so if it take longer to load, then to her, the
whole system is slower!!

Going back over in the morning to run Spy Bot, etc. clean it up for her and
see if I can get 8 running faster or uninstall it.
Will see what add-ons she's loaded.

L.


"Leonard Grey" <l.grey@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> Internet Explorer will not cause a computer to become slow. If slowness is
> the only problem, it is more likely caused by:
>
> 1. Old age (the computer, not your Mom);
> 2. Applications running in the background; or
> 3. Malware.
>
> One of the most common problems that users encounter whenever a new
> version of IE comes around is the problem of browser add-ons that are not
> compatible with the new version of Internet Explorer. If IE seems faster
> when run in 'no add-ons' mode, an incompatible add-on could be to blame.
> ---
> Leonard Grey
> Errare humanum est
>
> L.S. wrote:
>> My mom has updates set to auto. She called me today and said her system
>> has been running real slow. Not just IE but other programs seems to load
>> slower than 'normal'. She's got a 1.8mhz, 512 meg, 64 video card running
>> WinXP. Yes, it's an older system but works for her.
>>
>> Found out she d/l IE8.
>>
>> Found several instructions to uninstall but wondering if there are
>> settings that I can make to speed it up or should I just uninstall 8?
>> I'm still running IE7 on my systems so I'm not familiar with 8 settings.
>>
>> Thanks,