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Have a .Net web with the code below which returns a simple number which I can add to a string.

The execution time on the code is about 10 seconds to get a number back from the server....very complex select on the other end.

Here's the deal...
I can run this fine in Google Chrome, Safari, and Mozilla...

But IE bombs out with an Execution Timeout message.

Current (our office platforms) is WInXP and IE8

This is the vb that gets the data back

    Private Function getEmailBlastCount(ByVal st As String, ByVal specialty As String, ByVal ckFederal As Boolean) As String
        Dim objConn As SqlConnection = New SqlConnection(System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.AppSettings("ConnStr"))
        Dim oCom As New SqlCommand
        oCom.Connection = objConn
        oCom.CommandText = "usp_EmailsForSpecialtyStatesGetCount"
        oCom.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure
        oCom.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@State", SqlDbType.VarChar, 2)).Value = st
        oCom.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@Specialty", SqlDbType.VarChar, 50)).Value = specialty
        oCom.Parameters.Add(New SqlParameter("@Nationwide", SqlDbType.Bit)).Value = ckFederal
        objConn.Open()
        Dim dR As SqlDataReader
        dR = oCom.ExecuteReader()
        dR.Read()

        If dR.HasRows Then
            Return "There are " & dR("emailBlastCount") & " emails in this blast"
        Else
            Return "There are <strong><u>NO</u></strong> emails in this blast"
        End If
        dR.Close()
        objConn.Close()
        objConn.Dispose()
        objConn = Nothing
        oCom = Nothing
    End Function

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