I am actually using Firefox to browse windows help because IE 8 doesn't load 
half the time - what a joke - does anyone at MS even care? I run a small 
company and am considering switching everyone over to a different browser - 
Firefox works well and Apple's browser is far better!  Why does IE not load 
properly so often?????

If you're running Win7, see 
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/InternetExplorer/thread/dee08d6b-7236-4e8e-b2e4-25ceede4f7d6

Otherwise...

Always state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista 64-bit SP2; 
Win7 RC; Win7) when posting in an IE-specific forum or newsgroup. Please do 
so in your next reply.

1. Does the behavior persist if you start IE in No Add-ons mode?
Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode:
http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx

2. Does the behavior persist if you Reset IE Advanced settings (RIES)?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737 <= Read before using!

3. What anti-virus application or security suite is installed, is your 
subscription current, and is it supported in IE8?  What anti-spyware 
applications (other than Defender)?  What third-party firewall (if any)? 
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)?

PS: IE's lightening-fast on my computer.
-- 
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002
www.banthecheck.com


spedde wrote:
> I am actually using Firefox to browse windows help because IE 8 doesn't 
> load
> half the time - what a joke - does anyone at MS even care? I run a small
> company and am considering switching everyone over to a different 
> browser -
> Firefox works well and Apple's browser is far better!  Why does IE not 
> load
> properly so often????? 

Interesting...IE 8 loads and works flawlessly on my copy of Windows XP 
SP 3, and also on Windows 7. Why do you suppose that is? I can only 
guess, since you provided zero in the way of information to diagnose 
your problem...not even what version of Windows you have. So here are my 
guesses:

Do you have the same experience when you start Internet Explorer from 
the 'no add-ons' icon?

If you have XP: Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > 
Internet Explorer (No Add-Ons)

If you have Vista or 7: Start > type Internet Explorer in the Start 
Search box > click Internet Explorer (No Add-Ons)

Do you have the same experience after you have reset Internet Explorer 
settings?

"How to Reset Internet Explorer Settings"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737

Problems with Internet Explorer can also be caused by by malicious 
software ('malware') that you have unwittingly installed on your computer.

Web pages that were developed for previous versions of Internet 
Explorer, or with proprietary HTML or scripting extensions, might not 
function the same way in Internet Explorer 8. IE 8 comes with 
Compatibility View, which may make these older pages viewable until 
their developers update their code.

Good luck.

---
Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

spedde wrote:
> I am actually using Firefox to browse windows help because IE 8 doesn't load 
> half the time - what a joke - does anyone at MS even care? I run a small 
> company and am considering switching everyone over to a different browser - 
> Firefox works well and Apple's browser is far better!  Why does IE not load 
> properly so often?????

spedde wrote:

> I am actually using Firefox to browse windows help because IE 8 doesn't load 
> half the time - what a joke - does anyone at MS even care? I run a small 
> company and am considering switching everyone over to a different browser - 
> Firefox works well and Apple's browser is far better!  Why does IE not load 
> properly so often?????

Microsoft isn't responsible for how users pollute or misconfigure their OS
platforms or their products with incompatible add-ons or interfering
security software.

Go visit the Mozilla newsgroups.  Oh yeah, Firefox, the perfect web browser.
Bwaaahaaahaaa.  Chrome is a better alternate to IE than is Firefox.

Because you have issues with your computer that need to be looked at.

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"spedde" <spedde@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:2A41DD68-560C-4EB4-B6BA-B6C61C47D2E9@microsoft.com...
>I am actually using Firefox to browse windows help because IE 8 doesn't 
>load
> half the time - what a joke - does anyone at MS even care? I run a small
> company and am considering switching everyone over to a different 
> browser -
> Firefox works well and Apple's browser is far better!  Why does IE not 
> load
> properly so often????? 

Sounds like you need help from a computer literate friend!!!

"spedde" <spedde@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:2A41DD68-560C-4EB4-B6BA-B6C61C47D2E9@microsoft.com...
> I am actually using Firefox to browse windows help because IE 8 doesn't 
> load
> half the time - what a joke - does anyone at MS even care? I run a small
> company and am considering switching everyone over to a different 
> browser -
> Firefox works well and Apple's browser is far better!  Why does IE not 
> load
> properly so often?????