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creators · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 3:01 pm Post subject: Internet driving me crazy.

For some months now my main computer has had problems on the internet. It seems, from reading what it is trying to access on the status bar, to hang on loading adverts. My lap top which is wireless has no such problem and so I often swear loudly, abandon the desktop computer and access the internet from the laptop. That involves moving files across and aggro, so I am royally pi**ed off with the whole kit and caboodle.

Any advice/suggestions. Please......!
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jonH · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 6:08 pm Post subject:

which browser do you use/what plugins if relevant?
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creators · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 6:41 pm Post subject:

Hi Jon,

I use Firefox and have adblock, which I've had disabled for a while but that doesn't seem to make a difference, dephormation, Google toolbar for Firefox, Greasemonkey, only for the last couple of days, IE tab, pictens and English/British dictionary. The laptop has no add ons.
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hil26 · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:11 pm Post subject:

I have that problem with the Digital Camera website, no problems when using IE, but slow to stopped when using Firefox - seems to be with the adserver thingy......never completes
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creators · Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2008 8:13 pm Post subject:

creators · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 9:46 am Post subject:

IE is pretty much exactly the same. Mad

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hil26 · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:46 am Post subject:

must be something in some setting somewhere on your machine.

When firefox played up on mine, sites wre ok in IE.

Which version of FF are u using? there is a V3 now.
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creators · Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 10:50 am Post subject:

I downloaded V3 as soon as it was available in the hopes that it might make a difference. I think I'll disable all add ons, should have done that long ago, and see what happens. Cheers Dave.
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creators · Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 2:20 pm Post subject:

I've discovered that it was my anti-virus software that was causing the problem, which is curious because I am running the same software on all my computers.

I have installed AVG free and it's running perfectly.
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the neepster · Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 9:33 pm Post subject:

I don't suppose that your previous AV software was Norton??? Was it??

As a fellow Flickr user I love the new Flock browser - powered by firefox and uses the GM add ons et.c
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hil26 · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 6:14 am Post subject:

Glad you got it sorted
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creators · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 10:45 am Post subject:

creators · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:12 am Post subject:

Wow, Flock is a helluva browser. I was initially, '....what is this?....', but it's very intuitive. I'm impressed, thanks Shirley.
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creators · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 7:46 pm Post subject:

Out of interest, having at last got to grips with greasemonkey, is there a Flock alternative that you know of Shirley?
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the neepster · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2008 9:22 pm Post subject:

I use greasemonkey on Flock too - haven't come across an alternative. Take a look at the Flickr Hacks group.

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