"L.S." wrote:

> 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
> news:OT0X88MAKHA.4432@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> > 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,
>
>
> HI:
I, too, have had no success with IE8. I have never been able to wait for the
green ribbon of death to stop spinning to see if IE8 loads anything I ask
for. I disabled all add-ons as suggested above, but that changes nothing. I
have Vista-64bit and like most people, wish I didn't. Other browsers I try to
load won't work, probably because IE8 has screwed it up, and Firefox is now
maddening to run.
How can I uninstall EI8? When I use the uninstall procedure, IE is not
listed. Can I go back to 7? I've already learned I can't replace Vista with
XP.
Thanks,
hf