Wackbag locks my browser

[blazin]

Not always, but sometimes, and when it happens its usually some stupid userbar or photobucket sig trying to load.... but it makes my IE6 unresponsive for 5-10 seconds when it happens, I cant click on shit.

This is on a fancy new computer, and it happened on my Dell, but i thought it was showing its age.

anybody else have this problem?

[blazin]

ok i think i have it narrowed down to png files, specifically belonging to Beeman99 :D

[BCH]

waa waa .png files.

[bubbawadd]

I had same issue, turned of sig pics and avatars and works fine now

[MilkmanDan]

I had same issue, turned of sig pics and avatars and works fine now

How dare you sir ! Blinky Sigpics and Fake internet cards are going unseen (oops wrong place)

Sally forth.....

[martianv]

Use ie7, it doesn't cost money to upgrade.

[blazin]

Use ie7, it doesn't cost money to upgrade.


i dont like it, nor Firefox. IE6 fo' life.

[Beeman99]

if you don't want problems, get firefox. Simple solution

[Ballbuster1]

if you don't want problems, get firefox. Simple solution
Yeah, I have no problems with Firefox. IE6 was ok but when I "upgraded"
to IE7 I got alot more lockup problems. I have none with Firefox.

[Fruit Monkey]

if you don't want problems, get firefox. Simple solution

why should people have to change what they use for years? so u can have a special pic?
uuuuhhh no

yes Wb has been locking me up too.

[zagman76]

why should people have to change what they use for years? so u can have a special pic?

this is why:

yes Wb has been locking me up too.

[Fruit Monkey]

Hey zag theres and old saying i think fits this well

IT AINT BROKE DONT FIX IT! :action-sm

Didnt lock up before. so why did it need a fixin'?

[martianv]

The internet is broke, there is nothing to see here. move along.

[zagman76]

Hey zag theres and old saying i think fits this well

IT AINT BROKE DONT FIX IT! :action-sm

Didnt lock up before. so why did it need a fixin'?

nothing has changed on the server... but IE is inherently an insecure/inferior browser :p ... why do you think there are like 237862873 IE updates when you run windows updates? ;p

[Sinn Fein]

I'm having lag issues and pages that won't come up. It happens in Firefox also but seems more prevalent in IE.

[blazin]

Hey zag theres and old saying i think fits this well

IT AINT BROKE DONT FIX IT! :action-sm

Didnt lock up before. so why did it need a fixin'?

Interesting point, Ive always used IE6, never had a problem until recently. Maybe a recent Windows Update did it...

[Turtle]

Not always, but sometimes, and when it happens its usually some stupid userbar or photobucket sig trying to load.... but it makes my IE6 unresponsive for 5-10 seconds when it happens, I cant click on shit.

This is on a fancy new computer, and it happened on my Dell, but i thought it was showing its age.

anybody else have this problem?

Is your computer Jewish?

[blazin]

I installed IE7 and I havent had the problem since.

IE7 sucks! Why can't you move the address bar? I have found a regedit that lets you move it down, but you cant move anything else below it.

[martianv]

why would you move the address bar? And move what below it? If you have other shit installed, i would uninstall it. It's just fluf that gets in the way.

[blazin]

why would you move the address bar? And move what below it? If you have other shit installed, i would uninstall it. It's just fluf that gets in the way.

Because its on top of everything else. I like having the menu bar shown, then the address bar, then my quick links, then google toolbar.

With the registry hack, i can make the address bar go under the menus, but then you cant put the quick links or google toolbar below it.

I understand that IE7 is really a component of Vista that has been backwards developed for XP, and from what I read on Vista it makes sense, especially with Aero, but IE7 on XP is shit.

[zagman76]

IE is shit.

I fixed it for you :D

[BCH]

I use both browsers, they both work fine.

[blazin]

I downloaded Firefox, found a theme that makes it look like IE7 (without the retarded toolbar order), ditched tabbed browsing, and changed the icon to the 'E'

Sweet.

[SOS]

Tabs are very useful. So are add-ons.

[martianv]

I use IE7 with no add-ons. Don't need anything else, it does it all.

[Fruit Monkey]

nothing has changed on the server... but IE is inherently an insecure/inferior browser :p ... why do you think there are like 237862873 IE updates when you run windows updates? ;p

OMG R U KIDDING ME? Yea because all the secrets to world domination are here on WACKBAG? ::hammer:

[CM Mark]

wackbag only locks my browser when I am trying to eat
S
T
E
A
K

[martianv]

wackbag only locks my browser when I am trying to eat
S
T
E
A
K
http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u110/martianvirus/STEAK.png

[zagman76]

OMG R U KIDDING ME? Yea because all the secrets to world domination are here on WACKBAG? ::hammer:

do you even think before you type responses joe? you asked a question, and I answered you. Nothing has changed on the server - yet "all of the sudden" you are having problems with your browser, as are other people. Did you think for a second that *maybe* the problem lies in the browser, and that's why Microsoft releases patches for it and the operating system?

I mean - I do try to co-ordinate all of the server changes with a team of Microsoft engineers to ensure that *your* experience is not altered... :arrrh:

[martianv]

... :arrrh:

Zag, that will give you a serious headache. Please stop now.:action-sm

[Fruit Monkey]

WOw ZAG I DIDNT $TART THI$ FUCKING THREAD I JU$T AGREED CALM YOUR $ELF DOWN

[zagman76]

WOw ZAG I DIDNT $TART THI$ FUCKING THREAD I JU$T AGREED CALM YOUR $ELF DOWN

wow joe - you're so wacky posting $ instead of "s" :icon_roll

[Fruit Monkey]

wow joe - you're so wacky posting $ instead of "s" :icon_roll

maybe you cant read but the letter between A_D broke on my keyboard. :action-sm

i$ my new $ig better?

[zagman76]

maybe you cant read but the letter between A_D broke on my keyboard. :action-sm

i$ my new $ig better?

I have sigs and avatars turned off.

you can get a new keyboard for like $15 - I have at least 5 extra ones sitting here if you'd like one of them.

[Fruit Monkey]

yea u got one for a to$hiba laptop $atellite A75$ 2112? i'll come over now and get it. $28.25 with $hipping
http://cgi.ebay.com/TOSHIBA-A75-S2112-LAPTOP-KEYBOARD_W0QQitemZ190140906025QQcmdZViewItem

[martianv]

Joe, go out and buy a keyboard now or I will come there and break my keyboard on your head. Quit spending all you money on PORNO!!!

[CM Mark]

hmmm, thi$ could be a good new gimmick. I'm going to enjoy thi$

[zagman76]

yea u got one for a to$hiba laptop $atellite A75$ 2112? i'll come over now and get it.

I have a USB one... so yes.

but seriousely - a replacement keyboard is only like $40 for a laptop. if you want me to install it for you, let me know.

[Fruit Monkey]

i had to order a new keyboard it$ going to take a lil bit to get

ok and your point?

$28.25 with $hipping

http://cgi.ebay.com/TOSHIBA-A75-S2112-LAPTOP-KEYBOARD_W0QQitemZ190140906025QQcmdZViewItem

[zagman76]

i had to order a new keyboard it$ going to take a lil bit to get

ok and your point?

you can plug a USB keyboard into a laptop and use that - it makes it more cumbersome to use (and kinda defeats the portability of a laptop), but you at least get full use of the keyboard.

[CM Mark]

waa waa keyboard


[goes into hiding]

[blazin]

instead of the $ just hold down ALT and type 115, that will give you an s

Capital S is ALT+83

[SOS]

This unrestrained use of the "$" reminds me of communist propaganda.

[blazin]

back to the original topic

I've been using Firefox for a week now, and while it doesnt give me problems with WB anymore, its just seems quirky to me. Pages dont load correctly sometimes - for example my igoogle just loaded completely f'd up.

Sometimes I open the browser and it loads a very small window, maybe 150x150 in the top corner. I have to manually resize the window.

I also hate the 'find' function layout. I prefer a dialog box.

Other than that, i like Wizz RSS and some other extensions.

[zagman76]

back to the original topic

I've been using Firefox for a week now, and while it doesnt give me problems with WB anymore, its just seems quirky to me. Pages dont load correctly sometimes - for example my igoogle just loaded completely f'd up.

Sometimes I open the browser and it loads a very small window, maybe 150x150 in the top corner. I have to manually resize the window.

I also hate the 'find' function layout. I prefer a dialog box.

Other than that, i like Wizz RSS and some other extensions.

The funny thing is that it's actualy IE that fucks iGoogle up. Google has been developing that to be more "Firefox friendly" than IE friendly (especially since Google is working on a FF based browser...)

[Sinn Fein]

I am still getting lockups and page not available on WB, but everything is fine if I click to another site. Then if I wait a few minutes and come back it's usually OK. It doesn't matter which computer I am on. And, it happens on both my Aircard and FioS connections.

[weeniewawa]

if it makes anyone feel better about using micro$oft IE 7, my iphone crashes on WB using safari waa waa

[Ballbuster1]

I am still getting lockups and page not available on WB, but everything is fine if I click to another site. Then if I wait a few minutes and come back it's usually OK. It doesn't matter which computer I am on. And, it happens on both my Aircard and FioS connections.
Yeah, I've been getting lockups and I'm at home.
( and I'm using Firefox in it's latest update so it's not an IE problem )

[zagman76]

I am still getting lockups and page not available on WB, but everything is fine if I click to another site. Then if I wait a few minutes and come back it's usually OK. It doesn't matter which computer I am on. And, it happens on both my Aircard and FioS connections.

Yeah, I've been getting lockups and I'm at home.
( and I'm using Firefox in it's latest update so it's not an IE problem )

Are you using the http site or the https one?

[Ballbuster1]

https

[zagman76]

https

It's probably because FireFox doesn't cache Images in https mode. If you have sigs and avatars turned on, that will cause each page to take forever to load, or lock up.

There is a way to disable that in Firefox, but I wouldn't recommend it. You can use the http site for the board (and the https one for the ModCP - I'll fix the link so that it'll take you to the https site).

[Ballbuster1]

It's probably because FireFox doesn't cache Images in https mode. If you have sigs and avatars turned on, that will cause each page to take forever to load, or lock up.

There is a way to disable that in Firefox, but I wouldn't recommend it. You can use the http site for the board (and the https one for the ModCP - I'll fix the link so that it'll take you to the https site).
OK. Changed bookmark back to http site.
I'll let you know how that works out.

[Sinn Fein]

I'll do the same.

[maz]

I had same issue, turned of sig pics and avatars and works fine now

a little help for a computer dope ?
how do i do this ?
thanks to anyone that can help

having the same issues

[Ballbuster1]

Go to:
User CP ( upper left of top bar )
Click "Edit Options" on left
3rd section down is: Thread Display Options
Uncheck the boxes for Show Avatars & Show Signatures
Click "save changes at the bottom of the page.

[maz]

thanks bb1
was there before
but thought that section was just for my av/sig etc
didn't try the edit options part

[maz]

going with turnig sigs off first
see if that helps


miss sig pics

[maz]

turning off the sigs
seems to have helped immensly

[blazin]

Im back on IE7, this time under Vista. Will see if its better.

[blazin]

Im not getting the lockups, but I do get an error on almost every page.

A Yellow ! in a triangle appears in the bottom left. When I click it, I get this msg:

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/5100/wbqq1.jpg

[Mafialife Chris]

I lock up a tad, but it's worth it to mingle with the likes of you guys!

If theres something i "get", its traffic and browsers. It's not too bad.

[SOS]

http://www.wackbag.com/showthread.php?t=77224

Line 147:
.time
{
color: #666686;
}

?

[zagman76]

http://www.wackbag.com/showthread.php?t=77224

Line 147:
.time
{
color: #666686;
}

?

that looks like a CSS code... by any chance, do you have an unread PM? That's the color the box changes to when there is an unread one.

[blazin]

that looks like a CSS code... by any chance, do you have an unread PM? That's the color the box changes to when there is an unread one.

Nope, all read.

I even tried reinstalling Java Runtime.