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"(Such and such)is not responding due to a long-running script" To the right "recover webpage" and "cancel" Either one I click on, freeze-up, choppy loading and re-loading.
In the middle of the page, an alert message that says "(such and such) is not responding...Windows is checking for a solution to the problem" (yeah, right, a solution; it hasn't happened yet.)
Well, what in the h-e double-hockey sticks is causing these "long-running scripts" ?? This is enough to make the most patient of saints want to tear your hair out, or pick up a sledgehammer and smash the screen!!!
And it's funny that some of these are very accessible, harmless, common websites, like Ebay.
I've google-d "what causes long-running website scripts?" One article said that excessive add-ons can be a problem; as the unused add-ons add clutter and excess bandwidth causing one's system to crash. So I went to my "manage add-on's" tab, did some checking around, I did see some that looked unnecessary and so I disabled al the unfamiliar ones. I'm STILL having this problem.
And while I am laying out my computer issues, what the heck causes websites to show excessively bolded keywords within the content (very sensitive, you hover anywhere near them and a link opens with a vengeance. Sometimes more than one. GRRR
I don't think anti-virus protection is the issue here, if anyone asks, I am using Microsoft Security Essentials.
Thanks in advance to anyone who knows some solutions to this techie dysfunction of the first magnitude!
LOL! You have been infected with one of the various adware programs. The usual applies - malwarebytes, yada yada...
Agreed
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Originally Posted by smoky_topaz
So Microsoft Security Essentials does not handle adware?
I think I have been duped.
I can't think of one AV app that handles malware very well, some don't even handle viruses/trojans very well. Having an AV app in no way will prevent your PC from getting infected.
I swapped to Opera on my desktop computer and couldn't be happier. Firefox and Internet Explorer were always having errors, and I got the "Stop script" message with Firefox. I like Opera more anyway because it has the "speed dial" on the home screen where I can click on websites I use most. Between the speed dial and the bookmarks tool bar, I have just about every website I use one click away.
I swapped to Opera on my desktop computer and couldn't be happier. Firefox and Internet Explorer were always having errors, and I got the "Stop script" message with Firefox. I like Opera more anyway because it has the "speed dial" on the home screen where I can click on websites I use most. Between the speed dial and the bookmarks tool bar, I have just about every website I use one click away.
Opera came up with the speed dial first, but other browsers now have it too. I used to use Opera exclusively, but since most of its features were copied into Firefox and Chrome, I now use Firefox. I have fewer errors than Opera. I still think you had a browser add on that was set to block scripts and ask you what to do.
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