ie8 way too slow

hermgj

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ie8 on my xp pro system has recently become very slow in connecting to homepage and then fails to connect to web links...desktop is lan connected to wireless router. My wireless laptops connect fine and are fast surfing internet
 

carowden

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i wouldnt be using ie8 on an XP system right now as it is becoming less and less secure the further we get away from the end of support. try using chrome or firefox (whichever one still provides updates for XP) and make sure you dont have any infections, etc., if you are going to continue using XP.
 
considering the age of xp pro at this point, i would assume your machine needs a clean up. start off by installing a new browser, like chrome of firefox. then download and run ccleaner. that will clean up some temp files and unneeded registry links.

you can also run malware bytes to see if your system has a malware infection.