Does DU now crash your Internet Explorer?

[NJmaverick]

Ever since the server upgrade, DU has been crashing my IE web browser. Am I the only one experiencing this?

[liberal N proud]

1. I have found to run much smoother

DU has been lightning fast since the upgrade.

[Atman]

2. Why are you still using IE?

There's no excuse, really. It's drek, it doesn't display web sites as they're designed, it SUCKS. Time to upgrade to a real browser.

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[NJmaverick]

7. I am an IT person, I know of FireFox

I use it as well. Unfortunately there are still some web features it can't handle as well as IE. Streaming music seems to be it's bain. I know it doesn't handle Sirius Sat Radio streaming as well as IE, I have had similar complaints with Yahoo's offering.

As for displaying websites as designed, well that's not exactly correct. Every web browser displays websites slightly differently. Web designers still design primarially for IE (still the #1 brower) and Firefox.

[TreasonousBastard]

25. Then I suppose you also know about Opera, which...

I've found generally beats Firefox at most things. And doesn't crash with the IE/Flash thing the Admins think is the problem.

Yeah, you're right that most sites are made to look good in IE, and when I was building a few sites I had to keep a bunch of browsers on hand to see what each one looked like-- a great annoyance. Back then it was IE and Netscape you had to go for, now it's IE and Firefox, and my great annoyance now is webmasters and "artists" who insist on wasting bandwidth and crashing browsers for something they, and they alone, think is way cool.

And nonstandard HTML, XML, Java...

I have written to potential vendors that if they can't put togther a website I can read with the browser of MY choice, I doubt they can make a product I can use.

Sorry, I lost control there for a minute.

Rant off.

[Nite Owl]

22. There are some sites and programs

that require IE, many that I need for working on my computer. Firefox is not the answer for everyone.

[MNDemNY]

3. One word answer to this: Firefox!

[notadmblnd]

4. there are some threads on this

look on the second page. Most of the people having problems appear to be ueisng IE. I've had no problems, but I use Firefox.

[NJmaverick]

14. Do you have links?

I must have missed them when I looked

[notadmblnd]

32. here you go.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=1068212

[ChiciB1]

5. I See NO Difference At All... No Problems.... n/t

[hedgehog]

6. Actually, it was crashing my IE before the upgrade.

Then blaming it on Adobe!

[NJmaverick]

Yes that's the error I get

It's an Adobe add on that is causing the crashes. Tried to upgrade, but it didn't help.

[Greyskye]

10. the adobe extensions are what are being reported

whenever I crash. I don't have a clue however if it's adobe's fault, or Micro$loth$.

[Nite Owl]

19. Mine too

but I do have Adobe flash 9 installed already. It only happens on DU.

[elehhhhna]

21. same here.

[Greyskye]

8. EVERYTHING now crashes IE for me

I finally switched to Firefox on my work computer, even though it isn't supported. I've been running Firefox at home for a while now for the same reason.

[ThomCat]

9. Yes. IE closes on me occasionally now when

I click on threads.

[Norquist Nemesis]

11. It was earlier today

but not having that problem now *crossing fingers*. I had problems after the upgrade as well.

[flyarm]

12. what does that mean?? my keeps shutting down aol that i use..

it freezes then i have to reboot..sorry computer illiterate here..but i can open one thread then it freezes all day yesterday and day before..is that what you mean by..IE web browser ???

thanks fly

[Buzz Clik]

13. Skinner is collecting info -- go here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1068212&mesg_id=1068212

[stellanoir]

15. Skinner started a thread to report specific problems folks are having

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1068212

The problems aren't just with IE.

My Safari has been crashing as well.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

24. mois too.

usually when I go from GD to breaking news.

[Bitwit1234]

16. Something messed our IE up so bad we switched to FoxFire

We are having a connectivity problem when our ISP was bought by MediaCom. Which they are coming to fix.

But before that FoxFire had no problem with DU. Switch to FoxFire.

[Justyce]

17. No, but I am still using IE6 - works fine.

(can't use Firefox or IE7 supposedly due to incompatibility with my work programs)

[kansasblue]

18. FIREFOX ! is good! nt

[lumberjack_jeff]

27. What is this "IE" of which they speak? n/t

[ordinaryaveragegirl]

28. Yes, Firefox IS good! n/t

[EarlG]

20. Skinner has a thread up on this

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1068212

I was doing a bit of research this morning and came across this:

http://www.devlib.org/blog/2007/02/25/uninstall-flash-in-ie7-and-reinstall-fixes-crash-issues/

It appears the problem may be caused by the Adobe Flash plugin. The above link contains a possible (although not guaranteed) solution.

[karlrschneider]

23. Skinner has a thread about this here in GD. I usually use Firefox, had no problems

but I switched to IE this morning to see what would happen...so far nothing to report. Weird.

[crim son]

26. It's been happening to me though I didn't associate it with the upgrade.

Hmmmm.

[Island Blue]

29. Yesterday every time I tried to sneak a peak while at work

it crashed. (I thought someone was trying to tell me something. ;)) At home last night though, I didn't seem to have that problem.

Edited to say, my last statement is now incorrect. I'm at home and just tried to click on link to the Laura Bush / Stephen Colbert video, and I crashed.

[NaturalHigh]

30. LOL...

When I tried to click on your thread the first time, IE crashed. Yes, it's been happening quite often.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

31. Yeah, it crashes it once in a while

but it did that before the upgrade, too.

[liberal N proud]

33. I found out why DU crashes for you

It's that picture of Karl Rove on the left side of most of the pages.