Apple Safari.....continually crashing
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From: Fantasy Island
Apple Safari.....continually crashing
Hello,
Any experts on Apple Safari?
Safari on Mac OS (10.3.4) has always been the most stable of browsers.
However, since I came back from a 10-day stay in Thailand (during which my Powerbook was 'sleeping'), Safari has been incredibly unstable.
It seems that visiting pages such as PPRuNe and Flyertalk (both bulletin boards) at the same time in multiple windows is the culprit. I am also accessing using a very slow modem (compared to my usual broadband).
I have been on the Apple site. I have emptied the cache. I have reset Safari. I have deleted the Quicktime, Safari, History and Cache preferences files in ~User\Library\Preferences\.
It's driving me nuts...it was so perfect before!
Any thoughts?
Any experts on Apple Safari?
Safari on Mac OS (10.3.4) has always been the most stable of browsers.
However, since I came back from a 10-day stay in Thailand (during which my Powerbook was 'sleeping'), Safari has been incredibly unstable.
It seems that visiting pages such as PPRuNe and Flyertalk (both bulletin boards) at the same time in multiple windows is the culprit. I am also accessing using a very slow modem (compared to my usual broadband).
I have been on the Apple site. I have emptied the cache. I have reset Safari. I have deleted the Quicktime, Safari, History and Cache preferences files in ~User\Library\Preferences\.
It's driving me nuts...it was so perfect before!
Any thoughts?
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Sounds weird.
I'd start with an update to 10.3.5.
You could try the Disk Tool to see if it complains about anything.
Do any other applications crash?
It's no real solution but Firefox is pretty good if a stable Safari eludes you.
I'd start with an update to 10.3.5.
You could try the Disk Tool to see if it complains about anything.
Do any other applications crash?
It's no real solution but Firefox is pretty good if a stable Safari eludes you.
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From: Omicron Persei 8
I donīt recall any changes in 10.3.5 that affected Safari but I could be wrong!
Have you tried repairing Disc permissions?
(Applications-Utilities-Disk Utility-and then disk permissions and perhaps disc repair)
Hope this helps.
Have you tried repairing Disc permissions?
(Applications-Utilities-Disk Utility-and then disk permissions and perhaps disc repair)
Hope this helps.
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From: Fantasy Island
Thanks for the advice....repaired the permissions on the Macintosh HD.....seemed to find a lot wrong with iPhoto (!?) but not much with Safari.
Anyway, touch-wood it seems to have worked....Safari much more stable.
Will keep you posted!
Anyway, touch-wood it seems to have worked....Safari much more stable.
Will keep you posted!
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Use to get that problem in OS9 and I would normally zap/reset the PRAM.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=2238
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=2238
