OKC Talk Crashing IE

[bombermwc]

Has anyone else had issues with the site locking up IE? In the last week or so, only when i come here, does IE freeze. Sometimes it's when i'm on the main page, but sometimes it does it when i'm on a thread. So far, i haven't had the same issue with Chrome. But i'm wondering if some code changed recently, or a new ad in in place that has bad code in it.

[kevinpate]

I don't know, as I am mostly using Chrome these days. Like you, haven't had any issues using Chrome. I don't even recall the last time I opened IE other than it's been a long long time.

[bombermwc]

Strike that, just did it to Chrome as well.

[Pete]

Nope -- haven't heard any other complaints either.

[HangryHippo]

Yep, started noticing it two days ago. It's happening in Chrome for me.

[Oh GAWD the Smell!]

Seems to be okay with FF.

[Roger S]

I've been having it pop up a message about a script using Firefox recently. Appears to be something with the banner ad.

[Pete]

If you can do any screen captures of the problem you're having, please send them along.

[Bellaboo]

Yep, started noticing it two days ago. It's happening in Chrome for me.

Same with me on Chrome - I think it depends on what Advertising is trying to load.....

I'll get out and come back in and it'll be on a different ad and will work.

[Pete]

If you guys would stop Googling Asian dating sites you wouldn't keep getting those bad ads.

[RadicalModerate]

Imagine my surprise to find this thread! =)
I was going to start a new one on the topic with something like this:

I hope that there are some people in here who are a lot more computer knowledgeable (a.k.a. "savvy") than I am who might give me a clue regarding an annoying situation that has recently arisen. My service provider is Cox Communications (you know, the one that charges noobs $99 for the same service for which I--a loyal 12+ year customer--is paying $180.)

I have a very new laptop (been using it for less than a year). It came with Windows 7 and I hardly have any programs loaded on it. I use it almost exclusively for the Internet.

Starting just a few days ago, while looking at OKC Talk--and apparently only OKC Talk--the machine with essentially freeze and an error message along the lines of "this program has lost contact with the internet." will appear at the bottom of the screen. When I click "More detais" this is what appears:

Description:
A problem caused this program to stop interacting with Windows.

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: AppHangB1
Application Name: iexplore.exe
Application Version: 9.0.8112.16483
Application Timestamp: 515df825
Hang Signature: 38e8
Hang Type: 131072
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.48
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Hang Signature 1: 38e80d8d16234ed7eae9820ab8e6e762
Additional Hang Signature 2: 7151
Additional Hang Signature 3: 7151f5d20c8f5c16345fddb9521fd764
Additional Hang Signature 4: 38e8
Additional Hang Signature 5: 38e80d8d16234ed7eae9820ab8e6e762
Additional Hang Signature 6: 7151
Additional Hang Signature 7: 7151f5d20c8f5c16345fddb9521fd764
I've noticed that when I select "regular" Internet Explorer rather than Internet Explorer (64 bit) the problem almost never occurs.

Exitiing the browser then restarting it usually solves the problem . . . temporarily. I did a little Googling on the subject but nothing I found re: App Hang seems to be of any help in this case.

My grandson asked if it was a Forum and when I said yes he said that it might have something to do with all of the traffic on the site. I don't think that this has anything to do with it. I think that it may be somehow related to the ad banner (not the OKC Talk banner) at the top of the page.

[Pete]

It's definitely not due to traffic...

Thanks for the additional info.

[Pete]

I've submitted a trouble ticket to our hosting company and hopefully will have this resolved soon.

[Mr T]

It does it to me on Firefox also. I wrote down what it says: ds.serving - ssys.com Bursting Cached Scripts. It says that you can either stop the script or whatever, or wait to see if it catches up? I stop it and all is well until next visit.

[RadicalModerate]

It just froze on the banner ad for Orangewood Inn and Suites in Austin Texas.
Probably it's a front for some sort of Oriental Massage Parlor. =)

[Roger S]

If you guys would stop Googling Asian dating sites you wouldn't keep getting those bad ads.

Mine switched from Asian to Russian... Just shortly before the script error started popping up.

[Roger S]

It does it to me on Firefox also. I wrote down what it says: ds.serving - ssys.com Bursting Cached Scripts. It says that you can either stop the script or whatever, or wait to see if it catches up? I stop it and all is well until next visit.

Yep... That's what I get too.

[catch22]

Chrome, Firefox, Opera, IE. I have issues with all of those.

[RadicalModerate]

Right after "The Orangewood Suites" freeze, it did it for some semi-sleazy hotel in Las Vegas . . .
Actually, the hotel, itself, may be okay . . . it's probably just the sleazy people who are tempted by the ad to stay there. =)

[RadicalModerate]

This doesn't seem to be affecting the desktop computer--running on Windows 2000 Professional (with the same Avast "Safety" software as the laptop)--but it's always so slow that it's hard to tell if there is an actual problem or not.

[Roger S]

Here is a pic of the offending script.

[Stew]

I use apple devices and I've yet to experience any of these issues. Must be a windows thing.

[Anonymous.]

Started this week. It is very random.

IE (work PC) here.

[RadicalModerate]

I would be the last person on earth to believe that correlation has anything to do with causation . . . Yet isn't it "funny" how this all started at the same time as an uptick in posts on this site that are sort of critical of a certain local politician who is running for mayor . . .?

[RadicalModerate]

Sorry: Left the smiley face off the end of that last post and there is no edit function in this sector of the site.
=)