Internet Explorer 8 is a stable and powerful web browser but sometimes it put problems to users. A part on IE8 users said that browser are blocking sometimes and freeze if the tasks are in a large number in the same time. This type of problem is common to all browsers and is determined especially by the configuration of the computer.

We try to learn you in this tutorial how to repair the Internet Explorer 8 problems and assure that your browser run perfectly after the fix and repair process.

The loading time for Internet Explorer 8 it’s not a specific problem just for this browser. All browsers put problems if the computer configuration is not stable. Freezing and slowing down is a frequent problem for all internet browsers. However we’ll learn you how to repair these problems, particularly for the case of Internet Explorer 8.

Usually, IE8 works very well but some machines, it’s freezing, it has a slow load time and it has slow functioning. These problems appear usually just at starting of the program, after that the program can be used normally, without any freezing and slowdown.

The major problem caused by latest Microsoft IE browser is the non-responsive times and appear just on a small percent of computers. Before show you how to repair Internet Explorer 8 you should know where is the problem with this non responsive time and what are in fact the real freezing processes. In latest IE 8 was introduced a lot of useful features, addons, accelerators and plugins. This is a major improvement comparing with old internet Explorer 7. Too many addons, accelerators and plugins opened in the same time in background of the browser may block the using of this product for short periods of time.

A good tip and trick if you want to repair your Internet Explorer 8 problems very fast is to verify which plugins and addons are opening when you use the browser. You must clock on Tools menu and choose Manage Addons. You can decide which are the features you don’t want to use and are able to disable or remove the not used feature.

How to repair and fix the Internet Explorer 8 problems

1. Usually the problem with IE8 are determined by your security software. Some antiviruses, antispyware or internet security suites can interact in a negative way with your browser. This problem is determined by the traffic from the exterior network. All the data are filtered by these programs and this is one of the problems determined by these softwares. In fact Internet Explorer does not have problems and you must check if your slowing down of your browser is determined by these security programs.  If you want to verify if the problem is determined by this cause you must stop for a short period of time your security software ant to check if the problems persists. After closing of antivirus you can navigate on a secure website, to see if the Internet Explorer is still slow. If the problems are still present, you should continue with the next trick.




2. In this stage you must verify if the problems are determined by the using on addons or installed plugins. Usually, the addons are not default installed but you should verify if an installed plugin does put problems. The simple way to verify is to turn on all the plugins. The process is very simple, find the icon of Internet Explorer 8 (not a simple shortcut) right click on it and choose the option Run without AddOns. After stopping of these plugins you can see if the problems persists. If the freezing’s and the rest of unwanted problems have dissapear, you find the weak point. After that it’s necessary to verify which is the problematic addon. You must click on the Manage Addons menu and to verify which plugin is corrupted, by selecting alternative Disable for every addon.
3. The next step is to verify is the problem is not caused by a conflict of your computer pr0cesses with Internet Explorer. You can access this page and to verify your browser stability with this method.
4. If the problems persists you must reset your Internet Explorer 8 installation. The process is very simple and will restore your IE8 installation, exactly from the stage of a new install. All the plugins added in time will be removed and you must be very carefully if you want to perform this stage. You must access Tools menu and to click on Advanced button. In this page you’ll see a Internet Options page, with a Reset button (it’s the last button). Just click on this button and your Internet Explorer 8 installation will be restored.

Many Windows OS users doesn’t know very much about how to install Internet Explorer 8. This new version of Microsoft browser is superior to IE7 and the outdated Internet Explorer 6 and you should install this version on your PC. If it’s the first time when you must install IE 8 on your computer and you don’t know how installation of Internet Explorer 8 works, we will guide you in this tutorial.

Installation steps:

1. Make sure you have a valid genuine license for your Windows Operating System. Without a genuine license you cannot install the new Internet Explorer 8. We advise you to purchase a copy of your OS directly from the producer website.
2. You must download the latest version of installation kit of IE8. The location for download is the Microsoft website. In this step you must select exactly the .exe file you want. You may choose the language of Internet Explorer and you must select which is the previous version of the browser, installed already on your computer.
3. After the correct selection you must click on the Download button and to save the .exe file provided my Microsoft. You can choose to run directly or to save and run after downloading. We advise you to save the IE8 .exe file in the first stage and after that, to perform the installation process.
4. You must click on the .exe file saved in the previous step. The installation of IE8 begins.
5. In this stage you are asked if you want to participate on Internet Explorer improvements by sending the problems with the browser to the development team. Usually you can select I do not want to participate right now. After the selection you must click on the Next button to continue the installation.
6. In this step you must agree with the License agreement. You must accept the Microsoft agreement by clicking I accept. If you are not accepting this agreement, the installation process will stop.




7. This step of installation is made for updating. You must choose from the pop up menu the Install updates menu. After that you will Get the latest updates existing for Internet Explorer 8, for Windows Operating System and for the default Windows Malicious Removal Tool. After this selection you must click on the Next button and the installation will start. The process will take few minutes. You must be patient and do not unplug your machine in all this time, if you want to install correct the updates and IE8. At the end on the install process you must reboot your computer, to finish the installation.
8. After rebooting you can see how Internet Explorer looks and performs. You must initiate the browser from the desktop icon. You must run a short first-setup process, with few stages, exactly in the order from the screen-shots.

The first screen is Welcome to Internet Explorer 8

In this stage you must turn on the Suggested Sites feature

You are asked to choose your settings: Express settings or Custom Settings. Usually you can choose the Express Settings.You must choose the default Search provider. The default Search provider is Live search.

You are asked if you want to choose the default search provider to be updated or not.

In this stage you can choose the default accelerators or you can turn off all the accelerators.

You are asked if you want to turn on or deactivate the SmartScreen Filter, integrated in IE8.

In this stem you must choose your default browser. You can choose the latest Internet Explorer or other web browser.The final step in this process is to Enable / disable the updates for Compatibility Settings.These are all the steps necessary to install Internet Explorer 8 on your computer. However, if you don’t want to respond at these questions (from the screenshots) you can choose Ask me later and you can use IE8 with it’s default configuration.