[G4] Problems With Browsers

[jgvp]

Hi Sharon:

After experiencing enough problems with I.E. 5.2.,  e.g: the web site 
appearing for a moment and then having to wait for it to reappear, I 
dispensed with it completely and made Safari my default browser. Never 
been happier with a browser and can't think why anyone with a Mac would 
use any other.

On Friday, July 11, 2003, at 08:45  AM, Power Macintosh G4 List wrote:

> Message-ID: <3F0D87C2.4023669A at earthlink.net>
> Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2003 08:35:30 -0700
> From: Sharon Confer <slconfer at earthlink.net>
> Subject: [G4] Problems With Browsers
>
> Hi,
>
> I've been using IE and AOL for a couple of years with no
> real problems with either of them.  For the past three weeks
> or so, every time I try to launch Internet Explorer 5.1 for
> the Macintosh my computer crashes.  A similar thing is
> happening when I try to use AOL's browser.  Although I can
> launch AOL, and sometimes use some of features like keyword
> without crashing, if I try to use AOL's browser my computer
> crashes.  I have no problems using Netscape Communicator 4.8
> and Netscape 7.02.
>
> I've run Disk First Aid, Norton Disk Doctor, Disk Warrior
> and TechTool Pro3, and they all say everything is okay with
> my computer.  I've also reinstalled the software for AOL and
> for Internet Explorer but that didn't help either, because I
> still have problems with both of them crashing my computer.
> I had virtual memory turned on (it was set to 641 MB), but
> someone told me it might help if I turned it off.  I turned
> it off, but unfortunately that didn't help either.
>
> The only thing that I can think of that I installed recently
> was the re-installation of RealPlayer because I was having
> lots of problems with it.
>
> So, I have two questions:
>
> 1.  Can anyone tell me what I should do to fix the browser
> problems.
> 2.  Should I have virtual memory turned on or turned off?
>
> Thanks, Sharon