IE Sluggishness

There are certain things that you can do with AOL software that you can't do with AOL Webmail.
Regardless, my desktop when using IE8 and Windows 7 runs slower than my Notebook using IE8 and Vista Home Basic. Even when I use AOL webmail.

It has been speculated on the web that running the following 'tweak' improves IE8 speed considerably. Accordingly it is suppose to fix some holes left by installation processes.
regsvr32 actxprxy.dll

Whenever I try to Run the tweak I get error code 0x80070005 (see attachment.) This happens on both the desktop and Notebook. And I certainly can't verify in my experiences with this Tweak if it's worth bothering with? It just was a simple step I attempted and it didn't cooperate obviously. In hopes it would help to "optimize IE8.

What's next?

Hi Dino, I get a few laptops or desktop like this being generally slow, and its a shame it all because of the net and the stuff you download even if you dont know about it.

Please follow the following steps and see if you notice any improvement;
1) Delete your history on your IE.
2) Start > Disk Cleanup. When that opens you click Clean up system files it will just disappear, but will eventually return. If not reopen it, could take up to a minute. Once its reappeared, Click all of the tick boxes (dnt forget to scroll down), once thats done you press ok. it will ask for confirmation and you say yes.
3) Run a virus sweep. If you aint got a decent software. Spybot S&D is a good one. You can download from http://files.spybot.info/spybotsd162.exe Once installed update it. Use the immune option it might start straight away once clicked immune if so just wait and once done, click immunize, if it doesnt start straight away click search (or summit lol) on the right hand side at the top.
Once you've done that you can click scan the top right icon. This will search your whole computer and you'll be surprised what it finds.
Takes about 45mins to an hour to do this.
Once done click fix problems.

Now it may say not all are able to fix. This is because some stuff it searches and finds, are in use, or in tech terms, using memory. Therefore you cant edit or remove it. it will ask to schedule a scan however, this does take ALONG time, up to 5-6 hours. So you might wanna leave it going over night or something.

Once done it should load up what its found and you'll be able to click fix problems.

Restart laptop again after that and see if you find any improvements Ideally this is what i would do to any computer that people say are slow at browsing or office windows taking ages to load. Takes awhile though.

Thank You...

I'm running MSE and MalwareBytes, but Not Spybot.

When looking at the Disk Cleanup I see 32.8 MB I'd gain on my Desktop that runs Windows 7. I did the Cleanup and I can't see any real noticeble increase in speed when using IE8 and AOL Webmail.

Example: if I receive a new email an try to open it. It will just sit there [hesitates] and finally opens. Or if I simply switch from Old to New mail or Sent it sits there and starts to load but [hesitates].

If I use Google Chrome and AOL Webmail. It loads almost instantly. I must say that it seem's like it has been more recently that IE8 and AOL Webmail combination is worst. It has never ran as smoothly as Chrome.

I'll look forward to you next steps...'

Sincerely, Ralph

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