Every computer user is waiting for Internet Explorer 9 for it promises to be safer, faster and better than Internet Explorer 8. However, for IE 8 users before the release of IE9, if you are experiencing bad loading speed on IE 8 or have other problems, here we will share some simple solutions to fix it.
First of all, go to disable plug-ins in IE 8
There are al lot of amazing features in Internet Explorer 8 like default accelerators, adds-ons, plus-ins and others you installed, which make your Internet Explorer 8 more powerful. However, these plug-ins can also make your Internet Explorer 8 slow. Because when you try to access to some website to view the site content, the Internet Explorer 8 must load all the plug-ins and adds-ons you installed first before loading the site content, which will increase your Internet Explorer 8 loading time and make it slow. Thus, to make your Internet Explorer 8 faster, it is recommended to disable the plug-ins and adds-ons that you seldom use.
Make correct settings on your antivirus software
If your Internet Explorer 8 is running to slow, it is suggested to turn off your antivirus software installed on your computer, and then open safe web sites like Micorsoft.com or Google.com to check if the problem is fixed. If the problem is fixed, run your antivirus software or firewall to check if their settings are OK or not. If the problem still exists, it means that the problem may be caused by something else.
Some specified add-on in Internet Explorer 8 can slow down IE8
Although the adds-ons provided by Microsoft in Internet Explorer can rich your IE8 features, some specified or single ad-on can also reduce the IE 8 running speed. To fix this problem, the first thing you need to do is to disable all your adds-ons in IE8 by following: Click on Tools—Click on Mange Add-ons—Choose the add-on and right click to select Disable, to disable the add-ons one after one:
