IE 8 Makes Windows unstable

[Larry]

Once IE 8 was loaded, I started having boot problems and it slowed everything
down to a crawl. IE would freeze the computer and I had to Hard power off.
The compter had to be booted three times to get a good boot. I uninstalled IE
8 and everything is working smoothly.
Is IE 8 incompatable with Windows XP Pro? Or did I get a bad install?

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

No-charge support for Internet Explorer 8 installation, set-up and usage
(only) is available via telephone (based on your locale) and has been
extended until 02 July 2010. Customers must be running Windows XP or Windows
Vista in a non-domain environment.

=> US & CA Residents: 1-866-234-6020
=> Other locales:
https://support.microsoft.com/oas/default.aspx?&prid=13043

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)? Were any of these applications running
in the background when you installed and/or uninstalled IE8?

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)?

Have you ever done a Repair Install of Windows?


Larry wrote:
> Once IE 8 was loaded, I started having boot problems and it slowed
> everything down to a crawl. IE would freeze the computer and I had to Hard
> power off. The compter had to be booted three times to get a good boot. I
> uninstalled IE 8 and everything is working smoothly.
> Is IE 8 incompatable with Windows XP Pro? Or did I get a bad install?