IE 8 Freezes my Internet Access

I am running XP, SP3 and Internet Explorer 7. I have high speed Cable access
to the Internet.

Every time I install IE 8 I find that when I attempt to access the Internet
it is either very slow or I am unable to get on at all.

I have again removed IE 8 and will only update my system manually omitting
IE8.

Thanks for any suggestions or input from others.

Hello BJ:

No-charge support for Internet Explorer 8 installation, set-up and usage
(only) is available via the phone based on your locale through 31 December
2009. Customers must be running Windows XP or Windows Vista in a non-domain
environment. US & CA Residents: 866-234-6020. Other:
<https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?&prid=13043>



"BJ" wrote:

> I am running XP, SP3 and Internet Explorer 7. I have high speed Cable access
> to the Internet.
>
> Every time I install IE 8 I find that when I attempt to access the Internet
> it is either very slow or I am unable to get on at all.
>
> I have again removed IE 8 and will only update my system manually omitting
> IE8.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions or input from others.

Given your other thread here ("Unable to shutdown PC normally"), you may be
seeing the results of a hijackware infection, BJ.

Both threads should have been posted in the WinXP-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...dowsxp.general
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002


BJ wrote:
> I am running XP, SP3 and Internet Explorer 7. I have high speed Cable
> access
> to the Internet.
>
> Every time I install IE 8 I find that when I attempt to access the
> Internet
> it is either very slow or I am unable to get on at all.
>
> I have again removed IE 8 and will only update my system manually omitting
> IE8.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions or input from others.