[jQuery] IE6 performance issue when using AJAX??

[jQuery] IE6 performance issue when using AJAX??


I have been having an incredible performance issue when requesting
content from an external page via jquery's AJAX. Granted, I am
requested a large amt. of info from DB tables with stored procedures,
but in FF and IE7, the requests and rendering of html are
instantaneous. With IE6, the cpu processor maxes out for nearly 40
seconds before allowing functionality to the page again.
Has anyone ever experienced the same kind of issues when handling
external ajax'ed content with IE6. I have exhausted hours of
troubleshooting and performance diagnosing to no avail.
Thanks in advance