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.