Dookus
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Mon Aug-23-04 10:41 PM
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Anyone having trouble searching Yahoo News? |
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For two days, it hangs my IE window every time I try. I've done a full scan for viruses and spyware. Everything else works fine...
Anybody else getting this problem?
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Dookus
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Mon Aug-23-04 10:54 PM
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anybody? Just check. It doesn't crash your machine - just hangs the IE window and I have to use task manager to close it.
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Mon Aug-23-04 11:10 PM
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it's finally happened. Everybody's put me on ignore.
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Mon Aug-23-04 11:18 PM
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3. I'm still here. You're not on my ignore. |
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I haven't used Yahoo news so I don't know. :hi:
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Mon Aug-23-04 11:47 PM
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but i often have problems with yahoo freezing up.
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Tue Aug-24-04 12:20 AM
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5. i always use google news |
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and i never use IE it's sucky.... i DO use yahoo as my primary search engine, though... see if this works: http://news.google.com/and look into this: http://www.mozilla.org/much faster and less sucky than IE
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Tue Aug-24-04 12:23 AM
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6. I just downloaded Firefox |
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on Mozilla.org. SO much better.
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Tue Aug-24-04 12:26 AM
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7. yeah i've been using mozilla 1.7 |
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but i downloaded firefox a week ago...it has trouble remembering some of my passwords and logins...that could be my computer, though...
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Tue Aug-24-04 01:44 AM
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yeah I know about mozilla.
My question was about whether or not my problem was local to my system or a problem with Yahoo news.
Thanks for at least not telling me to buy a mac.
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Tue Aug-24-04 01:56 AM
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9. dookus...sorry about offering a workaround-a necessity w/ ms products |
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i passed up your post for a while, because i don't use IE and my answer would not have specifically answered your question. then you begged for help.
next time i'll ignore you.
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Tue Aug-24-04 01:58 AM
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don't be hurt. Sorry if I sounded rough. It's just that EVERY time somebody posts a question about IE, a contingent jumps in to tell 'em to use something else.
I actually HAVE mozilla installed here, and I'm not experiencing the problem using it. I was curious about whether the problem was with MY system or with Yahoo news. I know you were trying to be helpful.
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Tue Aug-24-04 02:00 AM
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ok...i'll try it...tell me what YOU do that causes the problem....
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Tue Aug-24-04 02:04 AM
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Edited on Tue Aug-24-04 02:05 AM by Dookus
www.news.yahoo.com
then enter anything that'll find a result ("olympics", "bush", etc.) and click Search. The window either goes blank or shows ONE picture and some text smooshed up in the top left corner, then does nothing. When I go to Task Manager, it's not responding. Curiously, I also get TWO items showing up with that window name in TM.
ON edit: I've also rebooted, run a full virus and spyware check, and deleted all internet files. It just started happening yesterday. Never had such a problem before.
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Tue Aug-24-04 02:10 AM
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13. have you tried this url? |
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http://news.yahoo.com/i copied and pasted the url you have and it immediately filled the http:// in front and directed me to an error page that gave me the above...i'll try again w/ the www only url thinger but you try this
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Tue Aug-24-04 02:11 AM
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14. my IE browser won't let me enter w/o http etc |
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so maybe your address is wrong?
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Tue Aug-24-04 02:12 AM
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I just didn't enter the full thing. Yes, that's the URL I'm using - the main yahoo News page.
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Tue Aug-24-04 02:15 AM
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16. ok...sorry too..i realised THAT was not your problem either |
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but it searched both 'bush' and 'olympics' very speedily....i have cable and a speedy computer though...
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Tue Aug-24-04 02:21 AM
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it must be my system. It's 100% reproducible here.
I also have DSL and a speedy computer. The problem is immediately obvious - the page just draws wrong and the hour-glass pointer comes up immediately. Then Task Manager shows it not responding.
Thanks for trying.
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Tue Aug-24-04 02:27 AM
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18. hey not a problem somestimes i need people to speak really slow |
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so i can understand what is being said! :D
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