Tuesday, September 9, 2008

OE very slow when starting, and Internet Explorer forms slow

This is an indication of missing or corrupt settings or files for the Protected Storage Service. This is a Windows service that allows you to save passwords for your Identities. This MS Knowledge Base article describes the problem and gives several possible solutions:
Q251787 - Delayed Response When Editing Internet Explorer Forms and Outlook Express May Take a Long Time to Start
If the suggestions in the KB article do not solve the problem, you might also need to replace the Protected Storage files.

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