Re: Does IE8 work slower than IE7?

[Crosspost to IE General]

Is your installed version of "CA Security Center" supported in IE8 (yet)?

Is the computer currently fully-patched at Windows Update (including
KB969897)?

1. Does the behavior persist if you start IE in No Add-ons mode? To start
IE in No Add-ons mode:

=> Right-click on the blue IE desktop icon and select Start without
Add-ons; or

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

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. Does the behavior persist if you boot into Safe Mode with Networking?
[Careful! Only remain in Safe Mode just long enough to test!]

4a. What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender) are installed?
Were any of these applications and/or any "CA Security Center" components
(e.g., anti-virus; firewall) running in the background when you installed
IE8?

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


Eric wrote:
> Sorry for the late reply.
>
> I decided to wait for the non-Beta version. Have that now, installed it
> this
> way, still the same. Sometimes tab are slow to open and sometimes not.
>
> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>> Few, if any, security suites are IE8 Beta-compatible at this point.
>>
>> Now that you're back to square one, you might want to see if reinstalling
>> IE8 RC1 the same way you uninstalled it (i.e., with all CA components
>> disabled and the Windows Firewall enabled, and then rebooting twice)
>> makes
>> any difference.
>>
>> Eric wrote:
>>> Done, back to IE7, no the behavior doesn't exist. Tabs open under IE7
>>> pretty
>>> quick.
>>>
>>> No regarding if CA Security Center suports IE8 RC1 but didn't think I
>>> needed
>>> to ask since I used the CA software for some time and never had a
>>> problem
>>> with non-beta IE software.
>>>
>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>>>> If you (1) disable all components of CA Security Center, (2) enable the
>>>> Windows Firewall, (3) uninstall IE8 RC1, (4) reboot, and then (5) make
>>>> certain that all components of CA Security Center are enabled and the
>>>> Windows Firewall is disable <whew>, does the behavior persist?
>>>>
>>>> How to uninstall or remove Internet Explorer 8
>>>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957700/
>>>>
>>>> Has CA told you that your version of CA Security Center (AKA CA
>>>> Internet
>>>> Security?) is supported in IE8 Beta?
>>>>
>>>> Eric wrote:
>>>>> No.
>>>>>
>>>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>>>>>> Did you disable all components of CA Security Center and then enable
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> Windows Firewall before installing IE8 RC1?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Eric wrote:
>>>>>>> 1 - Sorry, from other discussion groups/forums, I tend to delete all
>>>>>>> but
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> last comment because sometimes including everything gets me a bit
>>>>>>> lost
>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>> what is being discussed.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2 - Correct, IE7 when opening a new tab the tab showed immediately
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> took
>>>>>>> an average 5 seconds to load a page. IE8 has a slower time just
>>>>>>> showing
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> tab as described, always the first and second, not really the third
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> from
>>>>>>> the fourth on it is hard to figure if slow or normal loading will
>>>>>>> occur
>>>>>>> plus
>>>>>>> page load time appears longer.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 3 - CA Security Center, it is a free offering from the internet
>>>>>>> service
>>>>>>> provider Time Warner Road Runner, has Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware and
>>>>>>> Personal Firewall.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 4 - Don't think so. If Norton or McAfee was installed I have never
>>>>>>> used
>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>> and probably removed it, I have used the CA package for a few years
>>>>>>> now
>>>>>>> and my current system is only about a year old.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>>>>>>>> To keep track of things, it helps immensely if you include all of
>>>>>>>> previous
>>>>>>>> message(s) in your replies to the newsgroup. Thank you.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> May we assume you did not see this behavior in IE7?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 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)? Were any of these
>>>>>>>> applications running in the background when you installed IE8 RC1?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Has a Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this
>>>>>>>> machine
>>>>>>>> (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought
>>>>>>>> it)?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Eric wrote:
>>>>>>>>> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Please state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Vista
>>>>>>>>>> SP1)
>>>>>>>>>> when posting to this newsgroup.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Windows Vista SP1
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> And if you start IE8 RC1 in No Add-ons mode...?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Found this, tried it, same thing.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Also noted the problem happens on the first and second tab I open,
>>>>>>>>> third
>>>>>>>>> appears at decent speed then from the fourth on it is hit or miss
>>>>>>>>> if
>>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>>>> open fine or slow.
>>>>>>>> <paste>
>>>>>>>> Eric wrote:
>>>>>>>>> I decided to try IE8 RC1 even though it is not a final version.
>>>>>>>>> One
>>>>>>>>> thing
>>>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>>>> have noticed is that in IE7, if I right-click on a link and choose
>>>>>>>>> Open
>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>> New Tab, the Tab instantly opens while the new page loads. IE8
>>>>>>>>> seems
>>>>>>>>> slower
>>>>>>>>> to respond, sometimes it freezes for at least 15+ seconds before
>>>>>>>>> opening
>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>> tab. I guess I report things like this here? I'm not sure if
>>>>>>>>> information
>>>>>>>>> like this is collected through my system.
>>>>>>>>> I also had a problem with sites that used inline frames for a few
>>>>>>>>> days
>>>>>>>>> even
>>>>>>>>> with Compatibility tab active until today, now suddenly they work.