My question is this: Why is the Internet Explorer so slow? and Why does my pc 
freeze everytime the Internet explorer is downloading the page?
My computer freezes constantly when I use the Internet Explorer. I have 
tried several settings on the advanced page but not much seems to make any 
diference. 
I have even tried the internet explorer with no add ons and there is no 
difference. 
Any suggestions?

Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; WinXP 64-bit SP2; 
Vista SP1; Vista 64-bit SP2; Win7; Win7 64-bit) as well as your IE version 
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1. Does the behavior persist if you start IE in No Add-ons mode?

   => Start | (All) Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Internet 
Explorer (No add-ons).

Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode [Applies to IE7 & 
IE8 in all OSS]
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx

2. Does the behavior persist if you Reset IE Advanced settings (RIES)?
WinXP & Vista: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737
Win7: 
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Reset-Internet-Explorer-settings

3. What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your 
subscription current?  What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)? 
What third-party firewall (if any)?  WinXP or Vista: Were any of these 
applications running in the background when you installed IE8?

4. Has a(nother) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this 
machine (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought 
it)?


Mona5728 wrote:
> My question is this: Why is the Internet Explorer so slow? and Why does my
> pc freeze everytime the Internet explorer is downloading the page?
> My computer freezes constantly when I use the Internet Explorer. I have
> tried several settings on the advanced page but not much seems to make any
> diference.
> I have even tried the internet explorer with no add ons and there is no
> difference.
> Any suggestions?
<paste from second post>
> The issue I have is this: The internet explorer is very slow to download
> each page and links load even slower. My pc freezes when I use internet
> explorer. What causes this? and What can I do to improve the performance 
> of
> the internet explorer?
> Also, the internet explorer uses almost 2MB of memory both physical and
> virtual.
> Any suggestions how to plug the leak? 

Mona5728 wrote:

> My question is this: Why is the Internet Explorer so slow? and Why does my pc 
> freeze everytime the Internet explorer is downloading the page?
> My computer freezes constantly when I use the Internet Explorer. I have 
> tried several settings on the advanced page but not much seems to make any 
> diference. 
> I have even tried the internet explorer with no add ons and there is no 
> difference. 
> Any suggestions?

Also see replies to your SAME post submitted all of 6 minutes later.