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Software => Internet browsers => Topic started by: cldawson on August 03, 2009, 04:59:34 PM

Title: Computer slow after updating to IE8
Post by: cldawson on August 03, 2009, 04:59:34 PM

My computer has been running much slower since I updated to IE8.  Has anyone else experienced this?
Thanks.

Title: Re: Computer slow after updating to IE8
Post by: Karnac on August 03, 2009, 05:06:11 PM

Run a good spyware scan(MalwareBytes), make sure you didn't get a hitchicker. This happened on my first download of IE8. Run CCleaner as well for a good cleanout.

Title: Re: Computer slow after updating to IE8
Post by: Broni on August 03, 2009, 08:42:08 PM

Go back to IE7, switch to Firefox.

Title: Re: Computer slow after updating to IE8
Post by: 2x3i5x on August 03, 2009, 09:26:47 PM

I would get ietab addon (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1419) for firefox; when enabled you can have webpages load in firefox tabs using the internet explorer engine, which fixes most of those rare websites requiring internet explorer to run (unless the website needs the active x stuff)

Title: Re: Computer slow after updating to IE8
Post by: soybean on August 04, 2009, 08:33:11 AM

Quote from: cldawson on August 03, 2009, 04:59:34 PM

My computer has been running much slower since I updated to IE8.  Has anyone else experienced this?

Yep, that's why I did not wait long before uinstalling IE8.