IE8 Appears to have a memory leak on my system.

[Govik]

When I start IE8 it has a small memory footprint. Not long after I start to

browse it jumps to 100 MB and can get to 250 MB. Tabs become unresponsive and

if I try to close the window it makes the error sound and it wont close.

Almost everytime I use it this happens. I have to open my task manager and

end the iexplorer.exe processes. This is becoming a hassle. I loved IE8 when

it first came about but now I have nothing but problems. I like Firefox but

like IE8 more. If this isn't fixed I'm going to switch to firefox. I should

be able to close my IE8 without having to use taks manager, It should also

not use a whopping 250MB of my memory.

 

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1. Does the behavior persist if you start IE in No Add-ons mode?



=> Start | (All) Programs | Accessories | System Tools | Internet

Explorer (No add-ons).



Troubleshooting and Internet Explorer’s (No Add-ons) Mode [Applies to IE7 &

IE8 in all OSS]

http://blogs.msdn.com/ie/archive/2006/07/25/678113.aspx



2. Does the behavior persist if you Reset IE Advanced settings (RIES)?

Vista or WinXP: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923737

Win7:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Reset-Internet-Explorer-settings



3. What anti-virus application or security suite is installed and is your

subscription current? What anti-spyware applications (other than Defender)?

What third-party firewall (if any)? Vista or WinXP: Were any of these

applications running in the background when you installed IE8?



4. Has a(nother) Norton or McAfee application ever been installed on this

machine (e.g., a free-trial version that came preinstalled when you bought

it)?

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MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002





Govik wrote:

> When I start IE8 it has a small memory footprint. Not long after I start

> to

> browse it jumps to 100 MB and can get to 250 MB. Tabs become unresponsive

> and if I try to close the window it makes the error sound and it wont

> close.

> Almost everytime I use it this happens. I have to open my task manager and

> end the iexplorer.exe processes. This is becoming a hassle. I loved IE8

> when

> it first came about but now I have nothing but problems. I like Firefox

> but

> like IE8 more. If this isn't fixed I'm going to switch to firefox. I

> should

> be able to close my IE8 without having to use taks manager, It should also

> not use a whopping 250MB of my memory.