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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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
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.