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From: AstraVanMann on 25 Jul 2008 22:22 >> Just get rid of FireFox then. There's no need for not using IE6 really >> for a casual, non-geek browser like yourself. I've never had a problem >> with it, boots instantly, it never fails to display a page right, all >> pages work on it etc etc, what more do you really need? It's only a web >> browser, all it has to do is show webpages, nothing more really. I've >> never had a virus from it or anything nasty like that either. >> >> Unless you're just using it so you can pretend you hate MS and all that >> stuff, and to be different like some geek kids do heh, then I dunno, find >> a forum of virgins and get one of them to fix it. >> > It's not firefox that's causing it, there is a bug in one of the recent > "Auto update" things Micro$hite installs that crashes one of the older > versions of Firefox. The latest Firefox doesn't suffer. Thing is, it's not crashing firefox as such, it's still running fine - just without fail the wireless goes from green to red literally within seconds of firefox loading. And I'm not some weirdy anti-M$ freak either - got firefox 'cos IE6 crashed too much - consistently on stuff like youtube/facebook on heavily java/flash (I forget which) reliant pages, which firefox never did. But now firefox seems to cause things to not work at all, I'm back to IE. Firefox was always mentally resource-hungry, but did always seem rock solid, bar the odd bit of waiting due to PC-ancientness/shiteness. -- "For want of the price of tea and a slice, the old man died."
From: Elder on 26 Jul 2008 04:00 In article <OaSdnVqC3p30FxfVnZ2dnUVZ8szinZ2d(a)bt.com>, Peter(a)Swerveforeskinweb.com says... > Thing is, it's not crashing firefox as such, it's still running fine - just > without fail the wireless goes from green to red literally within seconds of > firefox loading. > Firefox eats memory. I've seen it chew up 800meg in a 1gig machine that hasn't been rebooted for a while. 3 is better than 2 but it still does it, Are you sure you aren't running out of memory launching Firefox. -- Carl Robson Get cashback on your purchases Topcashback http://www.TopCashBack.co.uk/skraggy_uk/ref/index.htm Greasypalm http://www.greasypalm.co.uk/r/?l=1006553
From: AstraVanMann on 26 Jul 2008 07:43 >> Thing is, it's not crashing firefox as such, it's still running fine - >> just >> without fail the wireless goes from green to red literally within seconds >> of >> firefox loading. >> > Firefox eats memory. > I've seen it chew up 800meg in a 1gig machine that hasn't been rebooted > for a while. 3 is better than 2 but it still does it, > > Are you sure you aren't running out of memory launching Firefox. Doubt it - I'm well aware of how resource-hungry it is, having watched the "memory used" figure in task manager go up and up and up several times before. But loads of times in the past I've had several tabs open (anything from 3 or 4 to 10+) and it's still worked fine, so I don't think that it's a lack of memory left for the wireless card to work. Surely that's what VM/swapfile is for? -- "For want of the price of tea and a slice, the old man died."
From: DanB on 26 Jul 2008 11:53 "AstraVanMann" <Peter(a)Swerveforeskinweb.com> wrote in message news:RYSdncnG4f9ykBbVnZ2dnUVZ8tvinZ2d(a)bt.com... >>> Thing is, it's not crashing firefox as such, it's still running fine - >>> just >>> without fail the wireless goes from green to red literally within >>> seconds of >>> firefox loading. >>> >> Firefox eats memory. >> I've seen it chew up 800meg in a 1gig machine that hasn't been rebooted >> for a while. 3 is better than 2 but it still does it, >> >> Are you sure you aren't running out of memory launching Firefox. > > Doubt it - I'm well aware of how resource-hungry it is, having watched the > "memory used" figure in task manager go up and up and up several times > before. But loads of times in the past I've had several tabs open > (anything from 3 or 4 to 10+) and it's still worked fine, so I don't think > that it's a lack of memory left for the wireless card to work. Surely > that's what VM/swapfile is for? > To be fair it just sounds to me like your PC is a heap :-) Have you considered getting a Mac? They cost more, and have the same hardware that goes out of date just as quickly these days - but you get to be smug about it. They also seem to have just as many issues as PCs, but you're not allowed to mention them. Although, as a PC user, you can quote this page at them endlessly - http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=macs_cant - and it is pretty funny :-) -- Dan Clio R27 F1 #65
From: SteveH on 26 Jul 2008 12:23
DanB <iridiumdan(a)googlemail.com> wrote: > > > > Doubt it - I'm well aware of how resource-hungry it is, having watched the > > "memory used" figure in task manager go up and up and up several times > > before. But loads of times in the past I've had several tabs open > > (anything from 3 or 4 to 10+) and it's still worked fine, so I don't think > > that it's a lack of memory left for the wireless card to work. Surely > > that's what VM/swapfile is for? > > > > To be fair it just sounds to me like your PC is a heap :-) Have you > considered getting a Mac? They cost more, and have the same hardware that > goes out of date just as quickly these days - but you get to be smug about > it. They also seem to have just as many issues as PCs, but you're not > allowed to mention them. Although, as a PC user, you can quote this page at > them endlessly - http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=macs_cant - > and it is pretty funny :-) The words of someone who has never owned and probably never used a Mac. Katie still uses an 8 year old Powerbook, it's running the OSX equivalent of running XP at the moment (ie. 1 generation behind) and I have a G4 Cube in my home office doing all my server type stuff - although it's an ancient machine with a 450MHz processor, it's absolutely fine for just about any everyday use. On the other hand, I've been through around 4 Windows boxes in the same time as Katie has had her Powerbook. -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Ducati 750SS - Hongdou GY200 Alfa 75 TSpark - Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE |