Vista - Internet Explorer 8 in Vista causes Windows Explorer issues

03-21-2009

I wasn't quite sure if IE8 was the culprit, but it became apparent once
I removed it.

Internet Explorer 8 interferes with the functionality in Windows
Explorer for Vista.

Say for example: With IE8 installed, open up "Computer". Close it, then
open it again. It should be instantaneous. But its not. A window will
take over to 10 seconds to show its initial contents. Once its open
though, its very fast because the instance is already running. But once
it closes it will take another 10 seconds to open again.

Internet Explorer 8 itself opens up very slowly even after the first
opening.

Can any Vista users verify this?

1. Install IE8

2. Go: Start > click Computer

3. Close that Window.

4. Repeat step 2.

Is it an instantaneous opening or does the window take more than 5
seconds to populate?

Repeat those steps with opening Internet Explorer. Is it the same?

If so, welcome to the club. Does Microsoft have any way to report this
bug to developers?

03-21-2009

I just tried everything you suggested and see no problems. My computer, no
matter how it is opened, takes about 1 second. Internet explorer will depend
upon the home page you have selected. Using MSN as my home page - about one
second.

What is the specs on your hardware? It makes a difference.

--

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience

"Omega X" <Ask.me@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:H1ixl.18814$v8.8515@xxxxxx

Quote:

>I wasn't quite sure if IE8 was the culprit, but it became apparent once
> I removed it.
>
> Internet Explorer 8 interferes with the functionality in Windows Explorer
> for Vista.
>
> Say for example: With IE8 installed, open up "Computer". Close it, then
> open it again. It should be instantaneous. But its not. A window will
> take over to 10 seconds to show its initial contents. Once its open
> though, its very fast because the instance is already running. But once
> it closes it will take another 10 seconds to open again.
>
> Internet Explorer 8 itself opens up very slowly even after the first
> opening.
>
> Can any Vista users verify this?
>
> 1. Install IE8
>
> 2. Go: Start > click Computer
>
> 3. Close that Window.
>
> 4. Repeat step 2.
>
> Is it an instantaneous opening or does the window take more than 5 seconds
> to populate?
>
> Repeat those steps with opening Internet Explorer. Is it the same?
>
> If so, welcome to the club. Does Microsoft have any way to report this bug
> to developers?

03-22-2009

Richard Urban wrote:

Quote:

> I just tried everything you suggested and see no problems. My computer,
> no matter how it is opened, takes about 1 second. Internet explorer will
> depend upon the home page you have selected. Using MSN as my home page -
> about one second.
>
> What is the specs on your hardware? It makes a difference.
>

Why does that not surprise me.

Anyway.

Vista Home Premium SP1 32bit (fully patched)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHZ
2GB Ram
Nvidia 8800GT 512MB
2 Hard Drives, Both Western Digital SATA.

I googled this issue all yesterday and today before posting this. There
is a growing number of people out there with the same problem. This
issue will grow as more people start updating to Internet Explorer 8.

Reverting to Internet Explorer 7 fixes the slowness of both the Browser
and Windows Explorer.

03-22-2009

Wish I could help you. This is one of those things that a person needs hands
on to troubleshoot. There are so many things that it "might" be. They have
to be eliminated one by one. I would start by clearing your temporary
internet files and by running disk cleanup. Get the simple things out of the
way first.

--

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience

"Omega X" <Ask.me@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:rwjxl.18931$9a.8728@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Richard Urban wrote:

Quote:

>> I just tried everything you suggested and see no problems. My computer,
>> no matter how it is opened, takes about 1 second. Internet explorer will
>> depend upon the home page you have selected. Using MSN as my home page -
>> about one second.
>>
>> What is the specs on your hardware? It makes a difference.
>>

>
> Why does that not surprise me.
>
> Anyway.
>
> Vista Home Premium SP1 32bit (fully patched)
> Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHZ
> 2GB Ram
> Nvidia 8800GT 512MB
> 2 Hard Drives, Both Western Digital SATA.
>
>
> I googled this issue all yesterday and today before posting this. There is
> a growing number of people out there with the same problem. This issue
> will grow as more people start updating to Internet Explorer 8.
>
> Reverting to Internet Explorer 7 fixes the slowness of both the Browser
> and Windows Explorer.

03-22-2009

On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:18:25 -0500, Omega X <Ask.me@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

>I wasn't quite sure if IE8 was the culprit, but it became apparent once
>I removed it.
>
>Internet Explorer 8 interferes with the functionality in Windows
>Explorer for Vista.
>
>Say for example: With IE8 installed, open up "Computer". Close it, then
>open it again. It should be instantaneous. But its not. A window will
>take over to 10 seconds to show its initial contents. Once its open
>though, its very fast because the instance is already running. But once
>it closes it will take another 10 seconds to open again.
>
>Internet Explorer 8 itself opens up very slowly even after the first
>opening.
>
>Can any Vista users verify this?
>
>1. Install IE8
>
>2. Go: Start > click Computer
>
>3. Close that Window.
>
>4. Repeat step 2.
>
>Is it an instantaneous opening or does the window take more than 5
>seconds to populate?
>
>Repeat those steps with opening Internet Explorer. Is it the same?
>
>If so, welcome to the club. Does Microsoft have any way to report this
>bug to developers?

I experienced same problem. Windows Explororer opened in 6 seconds
instead of less than 1. IE8 opened in 13 seconds rather than 3.
Reliability monitor opened in 6 seconds rather than 2. The same
phonomenum was experienced with XP Home.

Called Microsoft. Rep had me 1) delete temporary internet files 2)
clear cache 3) re-register Windows Vista DLLs 4) Uninstall IE8 using
Microsoft diagnostic tool 5) disable addons 6) try in safe mode with
networking 7) reinstall IE8.

Nothing worked. Too bad as once opened IE8, Windows Explorer, and
Reliability worked fine. The Microsoft rep said the data collected
will help them find a fix in the future.

In the mean time, I am back to IE7

Lou

03-22-2009

Omega X <Ask.me@xxxxxx> wrote in
news:H1ixl.18814$v8.8515@xxxxxx:

Quote:

> I wasn't quite sure if IE8 was the culprit, but it became apparent
> once I removed it.
>
> Internet Explorer 8 interferes with the functionality in Windows
> Explorer for Vista.
>
> Say for example: With IE8 installed, open up "Computer". Close it,
> then open it again. It should be instantaneous. But its not. A
> window will take over to 10 seconds to show its initial contents.
> Once its open though, its very fast because the instance is
> already running. But once it closes it will take another 10
> seconds to open again.
>
> Internet Explorer 8 itself opens up very slowly even after the
> first opening.
>
> Can any Vista users verify this?
>
> 1. Install IE8
>
> 2. Go: Start > click Computer
>
> 3. Close that Window.
>
> 4. Repeat step 2.
>
> Is it an instantaneous opening or does the window take more than 5
> seconds to populate?
>
> Repeat those steps with opening Internet Explorer. Is it the same?
>
> If so, welcome to the club. Does Microsoft have any way to report
> this bug to developers?

IE8 opens in 3 seconds and Windows Explorer opens instantly each
time.

03-22-2009

"Omega X" <Ask.me@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:H1ixl.18814$v8.8515@xxxxxx

Quote:

> I wasn't quite sure if IE8 was the culprit, but it became apparent once
> I removed it.
>
> Internet Explorer 8 interferes with the functionality in Windows Explorer
> for Vista.
>
> Say for example: With IE8 installed, open up "Computer". Close it, then
> open it again. It should be instantaneous. But its not. A window will
> take over to 10 seconds to show its initial contents. Once its open
> though, its very fast because the instance is already running. But once
> it closes it will take another 10 seconds to open again.
>
> Internet Explorer 8 itself opens up very slowly even after the first
> opening.
>
> Can any Vista users verify this?
>
> 1. Install IE8
>
> 2. Go: Start > click Computer
>
> 3. Close that Window.
>
> 4. Repeat step 2.
>
> Is it an instantaneous opening or does the window take more than 5 seconds
> to populate?
>
> Repeat those steps with opening Internet Explorer. Is it the same?
>
> If so, welcome to the club. Does Microsoft have any way to report this bug
> to developers?

None of the problems you mentioned here (Vista Ultimate, Home Premium and
XP-SP3).
David
--
"To live so that you would not be ashamed to sell the family parrot
to the town gossip, is to have lived well"--Will Rogers

03-22-2009

I just installed Win 7 (7057) on an old AMDxp2400 system with 2.5 gigs of
ram and IE8 opens my home page in about 2 sec

"Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:#O89L9qqJHA.1304@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Wish I could help you. This is one of those things that a person needs
> hands on to troubleshoot. There are so many things that it "might" be.
> They have to be eliminated one by one. I would start by clearing your
> temporary internet files and by running disk cleanup. Get the simple
> things out of the way first.
>
> --
>
> Richard Urban
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Desktop Experience
>
>
> "Omega X" <Ask.me@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:rwjxl.18931$9a.8728@xxxxxx

Quote:

>> Richard Urban wrote:

Quote:

>>> I just tried everything you suggested and see no problems. My computer,
>>> no matter how it is opened, takes about 1 second. Internet explorer will
>>> depend upon the home page you have selected. Using MSN as my home page -
>>> about one second.
>>>
>>> What is the specs on your hardware? It makes a difference.
>>>

>>
>> Why does that not surprise me.
>>
>> Anyway.
>>
>> Vista Home Premium SP1 32bit (fully patched)
>> Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHZ
>> 2GB Ram
>> Nvidia 8800GT 512MB
>> 2 Hard Drives, Both Western Digital SATA.
>>
>>
>> I googled this issue all yesterday and today before posting this. There
>> is a growing number of people out there with the same problem. This issue
>> will grow as more people start updating to Internet Explorer 8.
>>
>> Reverting to Internet Explorer 7 fixes the slowness of both the Browser
>> and Windows Explorer.

>

03-22-2009

I downloaded IE8 over IE8 RC1 and now have a problem that didn't exist in IE8 RC1. It takes about 3-4 seconds to get to the browser, then another 3-4 seconds before it will open my home page. This did not happen with IE8 RC1. I did a system restore to an earlier date, then uninstalled IE8 RC1 then re-installed IE8 but the same problem still exists. I also disabled all add-ons with no luck.
Another problem is I now receive "Internet Explorer has stopped working" every time I go to www.tsn.ca that worked fine until this update. Any suggestions?
Thanks Gord
PS It hasn't slowed down Windows Explorer

Post Originated from http://www.VistaForums.com Vista Support Forums

03-22-2009

On Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:07:58 -0700, gllund wrote:

Quote:

>I downloaded IE8 over IE8 RC1 and now have a problem that didn't exist in IE8 RC1. It takes about 3-4 seconds to get to the browser, then another 3-4 seconds before it will open my home page. This did not happen with IE8 RC1. I did a system restore to an earlier date, then uninstalled IE8 RC1 then re-installed IE8 but the same problem still exists. I also disabled all add-ons with no luck.
>Another problem is I now receive "Internet Explorer has stopped working" every time I go to www.tsn.ca that worked fine until this update. Any suggestions?
>Thanks Gord
>PS It hasn't slowed down Windows Explorer
>
>
>Post Originated from http://www.VistaForums.com Vista Support Forums

My suggestion would be to go back to IE7 and wait for SP1 for IE8.

03-21-2009	#1 (permalink)
Omega X n/a posts	Internet Explorer 8 in Vista causes Windows Explorer issues I wasn't quite sure if IE8 was the culprit, but it became apparent once I removed it. Internet Explorer 8 interferes with the functionality in Windows Explorer for Vista. Say for example: With IE8 installed, open up "Computer". Close it, then open it again. It should be instantaneous. But its not. A window will take over to 10 seconds to show its initial contents. Once its open though, its very fast because the instance is already running. But once it closes it will take another 10 seconds to open again. Internet Explorer 8 itself opens up very slowly even after the first opening. Can any Vista users verify this? 1. Install IE8 2. Go: Start > click Computer 3. Close that Window. 4. Repeat step 2. Is it an instantaneous opening or does the window take more than 5 seconds to populate? Repeat those steps with opening Internet Explorer. Is it the same? If so, welcome to the club. Does Microsoft have any way to report this bug to developers?
My System Specs

03-21-2009	#2 (permalink)
Richard Urban n/a posts	Re: Internet Explorer 8 in Vista causes Windows Explorer issues I just tried everything you suggested and see no problems. My computer, no matter how it is opened, takes about 1 second. Internet explorer will depend upon the home page you have selected. Using MSN as my home page - about one second. What is the specs on your hardware? It makes a difference. -- Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience "Omega X" <Ask.me@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:H1ixl.18814$v8.8515@xxxxxx Quote: >I wasn't quite sure if IE8 was the culprit, but it became apparent once > I removed it. > > Internet Explorer 8 interferes with the functionality in Windows Explorer > for Vista. > > Say for example: With IE8 installed, open up "Computer". Close it, then > open it again. It should be instantaneous. But its not. A window will > take over to 10 seconds to show its initial contents. Once its open > though, its very fast because the instance is already running. But once > it closes it will take another 10 seconds to open again. > > Internet Explorer 8 itself opens up very slowly even after the first > opening. > > Can any Vista users verify this? > > 1. Install IE8 > > 2. Go: Start > click Computer > > 3. Close that Window. > > 4. Repeat step 2. > > Is it an instantaneous opening or does the window take more than 5 seconds > to populate? > > Repeat those steps with opening Internet Explorer. Is it the same? > > If so, welcome to the club. Does Microsoft have any way to report this bug > to developers?
My System Specs

03-22-2009	#3 (permalink)
Omega X n/a posts	Re: Internet Explorer 8 in Vista causes Windows Explorer issues Richard Urban wrote: Quote: > I just tried everything you suggested and see no problems. My computer, > no matter how it is opened, takes about 1 second. Internet explorer will > depend upon the home page you have selected. Using MSN as my home page - > about one second. > > What is the specs on your hardware? It makes a difference. > Why does that not surprise me. Anyway. Vista Home Premium SP1 32bit (fully patched) Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHZ 2GB Ram Nvidia 8800GT 512MB 2 Hard Drives, Both Western Digital SATA. I googled this issue all yesterday and today before posting this. There is a growing number of people out there with the same problem. This issue will grow as more people start updating to Internet Explorer 8. Reverting to Internet Explorer 7 fixes the slowness of both the Browser and Windows Explorer.
My System Specs

03-22-2009	#4 (permalink)
Richard Urban n/a posts	Re: Internet Explorer 8 in Vista causes Windows Explorer issues Wish I could help you. This is one of those things that a person needs hands on to troubleshoot. There are so many things that it "might" be. They have to be eliminated one by one. I would start by clearing your temporary internet files and by running disk cleanup. Get the simple things out of the way first. -- Richard Urban Microsoft MVP Windows Desktop Experience "Omega X" <Ask.me@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:rwjxl.18931$9a.8728@xxxxxx Quote: > Richard Urban wrote: Quote: >> I just tried everything you suggested and see no problems. My computer, >> no matter how it is opened, takes about 1 second. Internet explorer will >> depend upon the home page you have selected. Using MSN as my home page - >> about one second. >> >> What is the specs on your hardware? It makes a difference. >> > > Why does that not surprise me. > > Anyway. > > Vista Home Premium SP1 32bit (fully patched) > Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHZ > 2GB Ram > Nvidia 8800GT 512MB > 2 Hard Drives, Both Western Digital SATA. > > > I googled this issue all yesterday and today before posting this. There is > a growing number of people out there with the same problem. This issue > will grow as more people start updating to Internet Explorer 8. > > Reverting to Internet Explorer 7 fixes the slowness of both the Browser > and Windows Explorer.
My System Specs

03-22-2009	#5 (permalink)
Louis Rost n/a posts	Re: Internet Explorer 8 in Vista causes Windows Explorer issues On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:18:25 -0500, Omega X <Ask.me@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >I wasn't quite sure if IE8 was the culprit, but it became apparent once >I removed it. > >Internet Explorer 8 interferes with the functionality in Windows >Explorer for Vista. > >Say for example: With IE8 installed, open up "Computer". Close it, then >open it again. It should be instantaneous. But its not. A window will >take over to 10 seconds to show its initial contents. Once its open >though, its very fast because the instance is already running. But once >it closes it will take another 10 seconds to open again. > >Internet Explorer 8 itself opens up very slowly even after the first >opening. > >Can any Vista users verify this? > >1. Install IE8 > >2. Go: Start > click Computer > >3. Close that Window. > >4. Repeat step 2. > >Is it an instantaneous opening or does the window take more than 5 >seconds to populate? > >Repeat those steps with opening Internet Explorer. Is it the same? > >If so, welcome to the club. Does Microsoft have any way to report this >bug to developers? I experienced same problem. Windows Explororer opened in 6 seconds instead of less than 1. IE8 opened in 13 seconds rather than 3. Reliability monitor opened in 6 seconds rather than 2. The same phonomenum was experienced with XP Home. Called Microsoft. Rep had me 1) delete temporary internet files 2) clear cache 3) re-register Windows Vista DLLs 4) Uninstall IE8 using Microsoft diagnostic tool 5) disable addons 6) try in safe mode with networking 7) reinstall IE8. Nothing worked. Too bad as once opened IE8, Windows Explorer, and Reliability worked fine. The Microsoft rep said the data collected will help them find a fix in the future. In the mean time, I am back to IE7 Lou
My System Specs

03-22-2009	#6 (permalink)
Dave Cox n/a posts	Re: Internet Explorer 8 in Vista causes Windows Explorer issues Omega X <Ask.me@xxxxxx> wrote in news:H1ixl.18814$v8.8515@xxxxxx: Quote: > I wasn't quite sure if IE8 was the culprit, but it became apparent > once I removed it. > > Internet Explorer 8 interferes with the functionality in Windows > Explorer for Vista. > > Say for example: With IE8 installed, open up "Computer". Close it, > then open it again. It should be instantaneous. But its not. A > window will take over to 10 seconds to show its initial contents. > Once its open though, its very fast because the instance is > already running. But once it closes it will take another 10 > seconds to open again. > > Internet Explorer 8 itself opens up very slowly even after the > first opening. > > Can any Vista users verify this? > > 1. Install IE8 > > 2. Go: Start > click Computer > > 3. Close that Window. > > 4. Repeat step 2. > > Is it an instantaneous opening or does the window take more than 5 > seconds to populate? > > Repeat those steps with opening Internet Explorer. Is it the same? > > If so, welcome to the club. Does Microsoft have any way to report > this bug to developers? IE8 opens in 3 seconds and Windows Explorer opens instantly each time.
My System Specs

03-22-2009	#7 (permalink)
BkStCrawler n/a posts	Re: Internet Explorer 8 in Vista causes Windows Explorer issues "Omega X" <Ask.me@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:H1ixl.18814$v8.8515@xxxxxx Quote: > I wasn't quite sure if IE8 was the culprit, but it became apparent once > I removed it. > > Internet Explorer 8 interferes with the functionality in Windows Explorer > for Vista. > > Say for example: With IE8 installed, open up "Computer". Close it, then > open it again. It should be instantaneous. But its not. A window will > take over to 10 seconds to show its initial contents. Once its open > though, its very fast because the instance is already running. But once > it closes it will take another 10 seconds to open again. > > Internet Explorer 8 itself opens up very slowly even after the first > opening. > > Can any Vista users verify this? > > 1. Install IE8 > > 2. Go: Start > click Computer > > 3. Close that Window. > > 4. Repeat step 2. > > Is it an instantaneous opening or does the window take more than 5 seconds > to populate? > > Repeat those steps with opening Internet Explorer. Is it the same? > > If so, welcome to the club. Does Microsoft have any way to report this bug > to developers? None of the problems you mentioned here (Vista Ultimate, Home Premium and XP-SP3). David -- "To live so that you would not be ashamed to sell the family parrot to the town gossip, is to have lived well"--Will Rogers
My System Specs

03-22-2009	#8 (permalink)
n/a posts	Re: Internet Explorer 8 in Vista causes Windows Explorer issues I just installed Win 7 (7057) on an old AMDxp2400 system with 2.5 gigs of ram and IE8 opens my home page in about 2 sec "Richard Urban" <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:#O89L9qqJHA.1304@xxxxxx Quote: > Wish I could help you. This is one of those things that a person needs > hands on to troubleshoot. There are so many things that it "might" be. > They have to be eliminated one by one. I would start by clearing your > temporary internet files and by running disk cleanup. Get the simple > things out of the way first. > > -- > > Richard Urban > Microsoft MVP > Windows Desktop Experience > > > "Omega X" <Ask.me@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:rwjxl.18931$9a.8728@xxxxxx Quote: >> Richard Urban wrote: Quote: >>> I just tried everything you suggested and see no problems. My computer, >>> no matter how it is opened, takes about 1 second. Internet explorer will >>> depend upon the home page you have selected. Using MSN as my home page - >>> about one second. >>> >>> What is the specs on your hardware? It makes a difference. >>> >> >> Why does that not surprise me. >> >> Anyway. >> >> Vista Home Premium SP1 32bit (fully patched) >> Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHZ >> 2GB Ram >> Nvidia 8800GT 512MB >> 2 Hard Drives, Both Western Digital SATA. >> >> >> I googled this issue all yesterday and today before posting this. There >> is a growing number of people out there with the same problem. This issue >> will grow as more people start updating to Internet Explorer 8. >> >> Reverting to Internet Explorer 7 fixes the slowness of both the Browser >> and Windows Explorer. >
My System Specs

03-22-2009	#9 (permalink)
gllund n/a posts	RE: Internet Explorer 8 in Vista causes Windows Explorer issues I downloaded IE8 over IE8 RC1 and now have a problem that didn't exist in IE8 RC1. It takes about 3-4 seconds to get to the browser, then another 3-4 seconds before it will open my home page. This did not happen with IE8 RC1. I did a system restore to an earlier date, then uninstalled IE8 RC1 then re-installed IE8 but the same problem still exists. I also disabled all add-ons with no luck. Another problem is I now receive "Internet Explorer has stopped working" every time I go to www.tsn.ca that worked fine until this update. Any suggestions? Thanks Gord PS It hasn't slowed down Windows Explorer Post Originated from http://www.VistaForums.com Vista Support Forums
My System Specs

03-22-2009	#10 (permalink)
+Bob+ n/a posts	Re: Internet Explorer 8 in Vista causes Windows Explorer issues On Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:07:58 -0700, gllund wrote: Quote: >I downloaded IE8 over IE8 RC1 and now have a problem that didn't exist in IE8 RC1. It takes about 3-4 seconds to get to the browser, then another 3-4 seconds before it will open my home page. This did not happen with IE8 RC1. I did a system restore to an earlier date, then uninstalled IE8 RC1 then re-installed IE8 but the same problem still exists. I also disabled all add-ons with no luck. >Another problem is I now receive "Internet Explorer has stopped working" every time I go to www.tsn.ca that worked fine until this update. Any suggestions? >Thanks Gord >PS It hasn't slowed down Windows Explorer > > >Post Originated from http://www.VistaForums.com Vista Support Forums My suggestion would be to go back to IE7 and wait for SP1 for IE8.
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