Internet Explorer 8 feeling a little sluggish? Ed Bott provides some great advice about getting the browser back to its out-of-box performance:
Is Internet Explorer 8 acting sluggish or crashing regularly? The problem might be a corrupted add-in. And one of the most likely candidates is the widely used Adobe Flash Player. In this post, I’ll explain how you can troubleshoot IE8 performance issues by completely removing the Flash Player and temporarily disabling all other add-ons.
Updating the Flash Player is also a great way to ensure that you’re running the latest version of the Flash plug-in. That’s a crucial step in making sure you’re protected from the many security holes that have plagued this omnipresent add-in.
Here are step-by-step instructions for how to get Flash absolutely up to date.
Check out the post for the full instructions.