Internet Explorer 8

AGB863

I have installed IE8 yesterday and since then - it locks up / freezes when i have multiple pages open.

I then have to close IE and start again.

I also installed service pack 2 for vista prior to this.

Any ideas or should i dump IE?

If so what other browser, I have used Firefox, but what about Chrome, Opera etc

[Deleted User]

Do you have any add ons installed, and does it still freeze when running with Add-ons disabled through the start menu?

aliEnRIK

Spybot still causes problems

Id suggest resetting IE 8 ~
Reset internet explorer

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Click Tools, and then click Internet Options.
3. Click the Advanced tab.
4. Under Reset Internet Explorer Settings, click Reset.

AGB863

will lwt you know when i start up the lap top later

Sol00

Same thing happens to me. It's really annoying!

feranm_ie8team

Hi, this is Feran with the Internet Explorer Outreach Team. If disabling unnecessary add-ons or resetting did not work, you may want to try a reinstall – this has helped many people with similar issues.
Let me know if this works,
Feran

joe_pesci

Forget IE8. I tried it when first got released, suppose to be just as fast as Firefox(one i was useing). It was crap and very slow and like you i got alot of crashes.

Firefox on other hand is superb and is amazing when watching videos or films online, the pages load quicker and no crashes. Stick with Firefox:cool:

Edit: Whatever you do don't use Google Chrome it's worse than IE8!!

JCB2020

FireFox for me to - much better browser.

If you really want to use the IE engine then try Avant - much better and quicker than IE.

Money_Grabber13579

joe_pesci wrote: »

Forget IE8. I tried it when first got released, suppose to be just as fast as Firefox(one i was useing). It was crap and very slow and like you i got alot of crashes.

Firefox on other hand is superb and is amazing when watching videos or films online, the pages load quicker and no crashes. Stick with Firefox:cool:

Edit: Whatever you do don't use Google Chrome it's worse than IE8!!

No problems with Chrome here.

thmaga

Whilst browser choice is down to personal taste, In my experience I have found IE7 To be slow, and Firefox, Opera and Google Chrome to be relatively fast.

Firefox has very good compaltibility for websites, though on occasion I have to use IE Tab which places an IE session within a Firefox Tab (Linky)

Im yet to try IE8 Though.

iaintwoeyes

I got so fed up with IE8 that I downloaded Google Chrome. I actually like it better than IE and wish I'd installed it ages ago.

Give it a go...you can always uninstall it!