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?

If all but 2 iexplore.exe are remaining after you see all windows
closing for IE8 then their processes are still running. There is no
requirement that a process have a window. If if the process requires
user I/O, it doesn't need to have a window until when it wants user I/O.

Kill all the remnant instances of iexplore.exe. Then see what happens
when you load IE8 in its no add-ons mode. Incompatible add-ons can keep
IE from completely exiting.