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There could be several reasons why IE8 is hanging. If you're using Windows Vista / 7 you may want to upgrade to IE-9. Click here to
download IE-9If you're using Windows XP, you can try the following:
1) Click here to:
Reset Internet Explorer settings2) Click here for:
What to do if Internet Explorer stops responding3) Make sure you have Service Pack 2 or Service Pack 3 installed on your PC. IE-8 only runs correctly with SP2 or SP3.
4) Re-install IE-8. Click here to
Download IE-8 If you can't get to the internet on your PC with IE-8, use another browser if you have one. If you don't have another browser installed on your PC, download Firefox or Google Chrome to a USB thumb-drive from another computer and download one of them to your PC from there.
5) If you've (either, by accident or intentionally) downloaded a third-party browser helper, there may be a software conflict causing IE-8 to hang. To check, go to your Control Panel and select 'Add or Remove Programs'. Look to see if there is a 'third party' browser helper installed. If so, uninstall it.
6) If you're able to get to the Internet at all, go to Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) - download and install it.
Click here to download. You may have something on your PC that MSE can help you with.
7) Make sure you have enough RAM in your PC. At the very minimum, Windows XP needs 512Mb of RAM. 1GB is better.
Hopefully this will help.
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