IE8 + XP + Spybot S&D = FAIL

[Mike]

Had a problem with IE8 opening very slow, it was probably a full minute from the time you click the icon til anything happens. Turned off add-on's and tested it, same thing. I then found the problem is caused by too many restricted sites. The Immunize function in Spybot adds thousands of sites into that list. I opened Spybot and undid the immunization. Works great now!