wartrace
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Sat Feb-07-09 09:05 AM
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I.E. locking up only while on D.U.??? Anyone else having this problem? |
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My internet explorer keeps locking up/not responding but it only seems to happen when I am on D.U. and not on other sites. Is it just me or are is anyone else having the problem?
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Why Syzygy
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Sat Feb-07-09 09:07 AM
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1. Firefox user. Can't comment. heh nt |
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Sat Feb-07-09 09:08 AM
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2. I'm not having a problem. |
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Sat Feb-07-09 09:08 AM
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3. Stop using internet explorer |
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The other browsers are better, and free for download. You can be using Firefox or Opera inside of two minutes.
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TheCowsCameHome
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Sat Feb-07-09 09:16 AM
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6. When you use Firefox where does your old (IE) browser go? |
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Edited on Sat Feb-07-09 09:25 AM by TheCowsCameHome
I'm not too saavy with this stuff, and reluctant to tinkering with something I'm not familiar with.
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Dennis Donovan
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Sat Feb-07-09 09:21 AM
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You can still use IE, but once you start using Firefox, you won't want to.;)
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Sat Feb-07-09 10:41 AM
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Sat Feb-07-09 09:22 AM
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10. It doesn't go anywhere |
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It just stays there, but you don't use it -- like that jacket in the back of the closet you swore you would get back into some day -- 10 years ago.
You can import your bookmarks etc into Firefox.
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Sat Feb-07-09 09:27 AM
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13. So it just piggybacks, with the new feature added to your display? |
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Sat Feb-07-09 09:30 AM
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14. No, it's a separate program. |
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Firefox is one program, and IE is another. You don't have to do anything to IE in order to install or use Firefox.
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TheCowsCameHome
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Sat Feb-07-09 10:23 AM
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24. Got it. Thank you all. |
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Sat Feb-07-09 10:44 AM
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Actually, I didn't. My son did. When I tried, I deleted some other important windows stuff, and had to reload the software.
That was 5 years ago. I don't remember what he did. I just know that IE is gone, and not missed. ;)
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Sat Feb-07-09 09:13 AM
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Something hijacked my web browser, and it began with gradual lock-ups on DU.
I had a guy come out and clean out the spyware that got imbedded.
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wartrace
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Sat Feb-07-09 09:23 AM
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12. I reformatted this laptop on tuesday. |
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That doesn't mean spyware didn't get in though. I have a gateway lapptop & I really hated all the crap they preloaded on it.
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Dennis Donovan
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Sat Feb-07-09 09:32 AM
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15. Depending on your resources, I recommend downloading Windows 7 Beta... |
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It's free and I had NO problems at all installing it on my tablet PC. It found EVERY driver the first time (including the pen tablet driver) and is very stable (so far;)). However, If you have less than 1GB of ram and less than a 1.5GHz processor, I wouldn't.
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Sat Feb-07-09 09:15 AM
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5. Are you running the new IE? |
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If so, it's still a bit buggy.
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wartrace
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Sat Feb-07-09 09:20 AM
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8. Yes, I'm using the latest version. |
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I reformatted the laptop and started fresh this week. It downloaded the latest version.
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Sat Feb-07-09 09:23 AM
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11. Run Windows Update and see if there's a fix for it. |
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You might've gotten a bad build of it.
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Sat Feb-07-09 09:32 AM
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16. You have no idea as to how happy this info makes me |
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I've been playing around with my hacked version of xp all this last week because of this problem and was sure that it was something I have wrong but by reading that you're having the same problems now I know that its a pretty good chance its not a problem of my doing. :woohoo: Now to go kick bill gate's ass right square up between his shoulders as far as I can, no not really, just blowing off steam.
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Sat Feb-07-09 09:19 AM
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Sat Feb-07-09 09:36 AM
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17. Mine freezes up when it has been idle. I started turning off DU. Something is not right. |
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Sat Feb-07-09 09:36 AM
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18. Mine freezes up when it has been idle. I started turning off DU. Something is not right. |
wartrace
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Sat Feb-07-09 09:41 AM
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19. For the record-Not blaming D.U. for this- just asking if others have the problem. |
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Most likely it is something with I.E., I might try some other browser, anyone try "chrome" yet?
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Sat Feb-07-09 09:54 AM
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21. I don't use IE at home except for when I need to access |
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our work intranet site. That is the only time I use IE. At work I only have IE and have never had problems with it locking up on DU but I have had problems with IE locking up on Huffington Post and several other sites. We have version 6 at work I believe. I have the pre-beta of version 8 on my home desktop computer which seems to act a lot better but I still pretty much exclusively use Firefox at home.
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Sat Feb-07-09 09:47 AM
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no problems since i`ve switched to chrome for browsing. i still use the fox.
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Sat Feb-07-09 10:09 AM
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22. IE works fine for me. Can't say I've ever really had any problems with it here |
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Sat Feb-07-09 10:12 AM
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23. The pages won't load. |
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Then a few minutes later, it will load, but really slow...in IE.
In Firefox, my regular browser, I'm not having any problems at all.
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Sat Feb-07-09 10:26 AM
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25. Lately, I have a Firefox issue in the Videos section |
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The videos are so slow and choppy that I end up having to view them directly on Youtube.com
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Sat Feb-07-09 10:39 AM
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26. I use Firefox...no problems |
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Sat Feb-07-09 11:59 AM
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29. I've had it happen now and again |
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Sat Feb-07-09 12:01 PM
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30. I have this problem when loading threads that contain |
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images in sigs that are fed in from Photobucket.
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