IE 8 takes ages to open

[riskyayush]

IE 8 has started taking ages to open the first (home) page when I start it initially. During this time if I click on the browser it also crashes. So I have to leave it alone for 2 minutes, before I can start working on it.

 

[Deanpembo1986uk]

IE might need to be updated, IE 8 on mine comes up in a flash, other than that i dont know what is causeing it.

 

[riskyayush]

I am using IE 8 ver. 8.0.7600.16385. Is that the version you are using?

 

[jjthenovice]

I am using IE 8 ver. 8.0.7600.16385. Is that the version you are using?

I don't know about Deanpembo1986uk, but I'm using your version and everything is working well. Try, emptying your temp (cache) files. May one are more are corrupted.

 

[Ryan2320]

What Security Software do you have??

My Internet Explorer is version 8.0.7600.16385 same as you riskyayush...

 

[riskyayush]

I cleared the cache but it did not help. I am using Kaspersky Internet Security 2010. Is there a known issue with KIS and IE 8?

 

[kegobeer]

Have you tried disabling your add-ons, or starting without add-ons?

Start without add-ons:

Orb -> All programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Internet Explorer (No Addons)

 

[Snufffed]

I cleared the cache but it did not help. I am using Kaspersky Internet Security 2010. Is there a known issue with KIS and IE 8?

To find if a problem. disable KIS
if your system opens fast then KIS is the problem...

 

[riskyayush]

Have you tried disabling your add-ons, or starting without add-ons?

Start without add-ons:

Orb -> All programs -> Accessories -> System Tools -> Internet Explorer (No Addons)

It did opened up fast, but since there was no homepage to open in the 'no-addon' mode, I can not know why it is taking so long to open my homepages.

 

[Snufffed]

if you have no HOME PAGES then KIS has nothing to do...

 

[kegobeer]

Open IE8 normally and manually disable your add-ons:

Internet Explorer 8: Help and support

Look for How do I add/remove toolbars? And/or add-ons?

After you do that, close IE and open it again. Enable one add-on, close, open. Keep doing this until you find the add-on that's causing the problem.

 

[Ryan2320]

I cleared the cache but it did not help. I am using Kaspersky Internet Security 2010. Is there a known issue with KIS and IE 8?

I have had problems with Kaspersky at least with Windows XP and would take 3 minutes to load Internet Explorer. I took it off and sure enough IE started up in flash.. So I don't know if this was a know issue with KIS but I just removed and put something else on it... I have not install KIS on Windows 7 or Vista so I really don't know if it is the same issue as XP.. Like other posters said before I would at least disable or unstall it and see if IE loads faster..and also go through and disable add-ons you don't need..like kegobeer suggested

Hope this Helps..

 

[riskyayush]

After a lot of fiddling with all the add-ons, I finally found the culprit behind my slow IE 8. The add-on which was causing the problem is *drum roll*:
Java (tm) Plug-in 2 SSV Helper.

I was surprised to see this as the culprit as Java is known to working well with IE in the past. Is it just me who is having this problem with Java plug-in?