For the right frame you should consider using fixed width cols.
This way, your table will show instantly while the code still download to the browser.
This is cause by the fact that IE doesnt have to wait for the full table to calculate the width of each columns.
All you have to do is to add "table-layout:fixed" to the style attribute of the table and define the with of each column in a "col" tag.
You will be amazed by the speed of display :-)
<table STYLE="table-layout:fixed" border="1" width="650" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2">
<COL WIDTH=100>
<COL WIDTH=100>
<!-- other col -->
<tr>...
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