Internet Explorer 8 in Vista causes Windows Explorer issues

[Omega X]

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?

[Richard Urban]

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.

[Omega X]

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.

[Richard Urban]

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.

[Louis Rost]

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

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

When I first installed it wouldn't open the links and I found a solution for
IE8 disabling sidebar in another forum,then I tried that fix and it worked.
I have set "Print Spooler" services to Automatic as was instructed in that
thread, now I am using IE8 as my default browser, its extreamly fast,stable
and look good. I have to say its way better than IE7 and the developers must
be given their due credit for that. IMHO I would say its the best and I
couldn't find any fault with it.

None of the problems you mentioned here (Vista Ultimate, Home Premium and
XP-SP3).

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

[gllund]

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 that worked fine until this update. Any suggestions?
Thanks Gord
PS It hasn't slowed down Windows Explorer

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

[gllund]

That's exactly what I've done.  Gone back to IE7.  It's just weird that I had IE8 Beta and IE8 RC1 and they both worked great.  When I installed the final version, I get these problems.  Oh well, back to IE7, which is very stable and just about as fast as IE8 Beta.ThanksGord

[AlanP]

When I first installed it wouldn't open the links and I found a solution for
IE8 disabling sidebar in another forum,then I tried that fix and it worked.
I have set "Print Spooler" services to Automatic as was instructed in that
thread, now I am using IE8 as my default browser, its extreamly fast,stable
and look good. I have to say its way better than IE7 and the developers must
be given their due credit for that. IMHO I would say its the best and I
couldn't find any fault with it.

[william gunkel]

I downloaded IE8 thur windows update and had a couple of problems so I
went back to IE7. Problem with opening attachments in WM was the main
one. Once I was back to IE7 they opened just fine. I'll wait for the fix
before I try it again. In the meantime how can I tell windows update I
don't want the install?

[lmastro08]

Go here and in the middle of the page, download shellmenuview
'ShellMenuView - Disable/enable context menu items of Explorer'

Run the program, and look for greyed out items. Select those items,
right click, and select "enable selected."

Then try to perform the task that always made it crash before