IE7 slow... very slow...

IE7 slow... very slow...


This is a shot in the dark since I don't think this is a jQuery issue
but an IE7 problem in general but I was hoping somebody might have a
suggestion.
Application: A query generator using ui jQuery tab with 3 tabs of
dynamically generated checkboxes that represent fields from various
tables. Each tab could have as many as 200 checkboxes.
Problem: IE7 about 10 times slower than firefox when A) initially
loading the page and B) when generating the results based on the
checkboxes selected.
A) Is this anyway related to: jQuery().ready(function()
{ jQuery("#container ul#tabs").tabs(); } -- is there a different way
to do this that is faster in IE7?
B) After clicking "generate results" the page hangs -- seems to take a
long time to hit the server... because the spinner associated with the
button doesn't appear. Once the spinner appears the report is
generated just as fast as Firefox....
Unfortunately I can't show the page because it's an working admin
interface for clients.
Thanks
--Dietrich