Browser occasionally locking up in Gassing Station
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Both Gaffer and I have noticed over the past few days on both our machines at home and mine at work that the Gassing Station locks up momentarily every few minutes. You needen't be doing anything for it to happenn, even just a bit of a scroll.
I loaded the Task Manager to the System Tray to watch the CPU and it appears that every few minutes, the CPU hits 100% for 5 seconds or so before going back down to it's usual 4% or whatever. Defo IE taking the CPU time and only happens on GS from what I can see.
As I said, 3 different machines on two different connections all XP with 6.0.2800 SP2
I loaded the Task Manager to the System Tray to watch the CPU and it appears that every few minutes, the CPU hits 100% for 5 seconds or so before going back down to it's usual 4% or whatever. Defo IE taking the CPU time and only happens on GS from what I can see.
As I said, 3 different machines on two different connections all XP with 6.0.2800 SP2
Not just me then.........I've been swearing at my PC when it does it.
Is it the new hotlinks? Which by the way I know when you click them the take you different sites but when you hover the mouse pointer over them they also show a beige background description at the bottom of the page, unless the link is at the top in which case you can't see it.
Is it the new hotlinks? Which by the way I know when you click them the take you different sites but when you hover the mouse pointer over them they also show a beige background description at the bottom of the page, unless the link is at the top in which case you can't see it.
Don't think it's those links FWD (unless I'm accidentally scrolling over one or some such). Even when I don't go anywhere near them, everything does a go-slow every so often. I'll try and record a few things next time it happens to try and decipher what's happening. Definitely only been happening for, I don't know, perhaps a week or so now...?
I thought it was just mine!
My computer always "hangs" a little if I float over the drop down menus, but recently the screen scrolls a little freely, but then stops for about 10 seconds before scrolling freely again. Very odd!
Phil
Edited because there is no such word as beofre
>> Edited by mannginger on Thursday 13th May 09:10
My computer always "hangs" a little if I float over the drop down menus, but recently the screen scrolls a little freely, but then stops for about 10 seconds before scrolling freely again. Very odd!
Phil
Edited because there is no such word as beofre
>> Edited by mannginger on Thursday 13th May 09:10
Yep, just checked, the progress bar at the bottom never completes text on the left still says 'Opening.....whatever it is opening'
Nothing to do with the new default1 page for larger resolutions is it?
>>Edited to add: Win2k Pro IE 6.0.2800.1106IS.793484.522131.4.JCB.BBC.BCG.$
>> Edited by .Mark on Thursday 13th May 11:13
Nothing to do with the new default1 page for larger resolutions is it?
>>Edited to add: Win2k Pro IE 6.0.2800.1106IS.793484.522131.4.JCB.BBC.BCG.$
>> Edited by .Mark on Thursday 13th May 11:13
Pheew not just me either... I was wondering if it was my PC, but it was only happening on here.
I also think this could be a side effect of Teds new forum hyperlinks in the posts perhaps..? I notice it most when I load a thread and try to scroll immediately.. and for me its more like most pages than every 5 minutes..
Cheers
Matt.
>> Edited by M@H on Thursday 13th May 12:58
I also think this could be a side effect of Teds new forum hyperlinks in the posts perhaps..? I notice it most when I load a thread and try to scroll immediately.. and for me its more like most pages than every 5 minutes..
Cheers
Matt.
>> Edited by M@H on Thursday 13th May 12:58
Win2000 / IE 6.0
I'm betting its related to those hyperlinks.. I'm not getting the problem on any other gassing station pages (such as my topics/last three hours) where there are no forum posts, just the actual threads.
Update: it just happened on the "last three hours page", so its not just the threads themselves.
Cheers,
Matt
>> Edited by M@H on Thursday 13th May 14:49
I'm betting its related to those hyperlinks.. I'm not getting the problem on any other gassing station pages (such as my topics/last three hours) where there are no forum posts, just the actual threads.
Update: it just happened on the "last three hours page", so its not just the threads themselves.
Cheers,
Matt
>> Edited by M@H on Thursday 13th May 14:49
I too thought it was just me!! Being a bit of a pc klutz, I thought my mouse/pointer were sticking, noticed it's only on PH Gassing, thought "can i have worn the link out somehow?" much recent swearing.
It's just as roop described, it suddenly seizes up and won't scroll or switch back or on to another thread. Thanks for speaking up, guys and girls !
>> Edited by caro on Thursday 13th May 19:13
It's just as roop described, it suddenly seizes up and won't scroll or switch back or on to another thread. Thanks for speaking up, guys and girls !
>> Edited by caro on Thursday 13th May 19:13
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