Why IE7 so slow to load web pages ??? How to speed it up ?

[AngerEyes]

I have installed Windows Vista on my computer and am using Internet Explorer 7. I am having problems with this browser, am not able to disable the functions given in this browser such as phising filter, protected mode and so on. Many good sites take a lot of time to load. When I use firefox, it usually opens a page within 4-5 seconds. So I was wondering why this internet explorer 7 slow? Does anyone have any reasons for same? Thanks for any information.

[Pratim]

Well, if you have read different reviews then you will find out that Firefox is currently the fastest browser compared to internet explorer that also has heavy Javascript support. Mozilla Firefox is consolidating gradually as one of the best browsers on the market and a strong competitor to Internet Explorer. Another thing I do not understand is why Microsoft did not include skins in any of its latest Internet Explorer browser where else we the ability to change skins in firefox with different choices.